The Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) expects to surpass the figure registered last year that was significantly down due to the Covid-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Macau.- The Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) is confident the Chinese New Year Golden Week will be better than the year before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Macao Government Tourism Office director\u00a0Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes\u00a0<\/strong>told Chinese Radio Ou Mun Tin Toi that authorities expect 40,000 visitors daily and revealed the government is planning several large-scale events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This year the Chinese New Year period will be between February 1 and February 3.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Last November, the MGTO<\/a> said the city could receive up to 10 million visitors in 2022 if Macau finally resumes the e-visa programme with China<\/a> and reopens borders with Hong Kong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lei Wai Nong, Secretary for Economy and Finance<\/strong>, has predicted that\u00a0GGR for 2022 will be MOP130bn (US$16.2bn)<\/strong>, half that seen before the Covid-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He said it would be crucial to ease travel restrictions with Hong Kong and mainland China if these numbers are to be achieved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Chief Executive of Hong Kong, Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor<\/strong>, said that an outbreak of Omicron variant Covid-19 cases in Hong Kong may hinder the city\u2019s chances of reaching a quarantine-free travel arrangement with mainland China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Authorities in China had previously announced the country was going to open its borders for travellers from Hong Kong<\/a> from December 19 while Elsie Ao Ieong U<\/a>, Macau\u2019s secretary for social affairs and culture, had said the travel bubble was going to apply only for those who had been fully vaccinated.<\/p>\n\n\n\nHong Kong-China travel bubble delayed due to Omicron cases<\/h2>\n\n\n\n