MGTO brings Macau Week to Guangdong
Guangdong Macau Week will be held from April 12 to 15 in the Guangdong cities of Guangzhou and Jiangmen. Macau SAR Chief Executive Chui Sai On will lead a delegation of government officials, tourism industry representatives, including members of the Tourism Development Council and Macau Grand Prix Committee, media and trade to take part in the event. Planned are a cultural performance for the opening ceremony, tourism seminars, travel marts, exhibitions showcasing Macau World Heritage with miniatures of the Ruins of St Paul’s, A-Ma Temple and Guia Lighthouse, the Macau Grand Prix, a booth highlighting the Macau Tourism and Cultural Activities Center, tourism products and Macau cuisine and information on Macau’s large-scale enterprises. A team of more than 130 performers, incl...
Guangdong Macau Week will be held from April 12 to 15 in the Guangdong cities of Guangzhou and Jiangmen. Macau SAR Chief Executive Chui Sai On will lead a delegation of government officials, tourism industry representatives, including members of the Tourism Development Council and Macau Grand Prix Committee, media and trade to take part in the event. Planned are a cultural performance for the opening ceremony, tourism seminars, travel marts, exhibitions showcasing Macau World Heritage with miniatures of the Ruins of St Paul’s, A-Ma Temple and Guia Lighthouse, the Macau Grand Prix, a booth highlighting the Macau Tourism and Cultural Activities Center, tourism products and Macau cuisine and information on Macau’s large-scale enterprises. A team of more than 130 performers, incl...
Macau steps up training for tourism professionals
Macau’s unprecedented development in recent years has increased demand for international standards that would play a part in positioning it as a world center of tourism and leisure, and as a result, even more importance has been placed on education and training for the tourism industry. As the University of Macau’s Dr. Amy So explains, “There are now more and more integrated resorts in Macau and in Asia, and it is very important for professionals in the field to have a more global perspective and greater awareness of international trends.” Higher education offered in universities in Macau is being stepped up, with a number of new courses available for students and practitioners in the field. A wide range of study programs is available, from PhD (University of Macau...
Director’s message
The SAR Government attaches great importance to service quality in the tourism industry and MGTO has been maintaining close communication with the trade and industry to improve the quality of service in tourism by encouraging and supporting education and training in related fields to both upgrade service and increase the number of well qualified candidates entering the work force. It is indeed encouraging to note that here in Macau institutions of higher learning are offering a wide variety of training programs and courses that provide opportunities not just to equip students with the resources they need to enter the field, but also to give professionals currently engaged in tourism ways to increase their skills and advance in their careers. We have made this very important topic the focus of this issue of Macau Travel Talk. We urge the travel trade to motivate personnel and we encourage the employees themselves to take advantage of these valuable training resources available here, b...
