{"id":777010079,"date":"2023-10-12T08:15:38","date_gmt":"2023-10-12T11:15:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777010079"},"modified":"2026-04-22T17:12:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T20:12:09","slug":"mgm-china-launches-sightseeing-cruise-in-macau","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/mgm-china-launches-sightseeing-cruise-in-macau","title":{"rendered":"MGM China launches sightseeing cruise in Macau"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The cruise is part of MGM&#8217;s efforts to enhance its non-gaming offerings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Macau.-\u00a0<strong>MGM China<\/strong>\u00a0has unveiled a new cruise service that connects Barra Pier with Coloane. In a Facebook post on Tuesday (October 10), the company said the cruise will provide sea and land sightseeing opportunities, allowing guests to \u201cexplore the charm of the two World Heritage Sites of Macau from multiple perspectives and integrate the cultural tourism experience into the community\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Scheduled departures are at 2.00pm and 4.00pm daily, commencing from the Barra Pier. Departures from Coloane Pier are scheduled at 2.30pm and 4.30pm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The initiative coincides with the company&#8217;s project to\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/mgm-china-to-help-revitalise-macaus-barra-district\" target=\"_blank\">revitalise approximately 35,000 square meters of the Barra area of Macau<\/a>.\u00a0The government seeks to make a strong connection between the Barra district and nearby tourist attractions, such as the Ruins of St. Paul\u2019s, part of the historic centre of Macau. This is one of six ongoing partnerships between the government and gaming operators to enhance old neighbourhoods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thee initiatives align with the government\u2019s commitment to promote more diverse tourism. Under new gaming concessions, the six Macau casino operators have collectively pledged\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/macau-casino-operators-to-submit-2023-investment-plans-this-month\" target=\"_blank\">to invest a minimum of MOP108.7bn (US$13.48bn) in non-gaming initiatives<\/a>\u00a0and explore overseas markets.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>See also:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/mgm-china-added-to-hang-seng-sustainability-index\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MGM China added to Hang Seng sustainability index<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The cruise is part of MGM&#8217;s efforts to enhance its non-gaming offerings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":17968,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"MGM China has launched a new cruise service in Macau, connecting Barra Pier with Coloane, as part of its strategic non-gaming diversification efforts. This initiative aligns with the Macau government's urban revitalisation and tourism promotion goals, fulfilling a portion of the MOP108.7bn non-gaming investment pledged by concessionaires under new regulatory frameworks.","focusai_entities":"MGM China, Hang Seng","focusai_location":"Macau, Barra Pier, Coloane Pier, Barra, Ruins of St. Paul\u2019s","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (1.0), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (0.7), operator_casino (1.0), marketing_crm (0.8), investor_analyst (1.0), journalist_researcher (1.0)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Non-Gaming ROI","query":"What is the projected return on investment (ROI) for MGM China's non-gaming capital expenditures, and how will these initiatives impact the overall GGR\/NGR mix?"},{"label":"Concession Compliance","query":"How will the Macau government's regulatory bodies assess and enforce the MOP108.7bn non-gaming investment pledges across all six concessionaires, and what are the potential penalties for non-compliance?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[157,16338],"tags":[1618],"class_list":["post-777010079","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-news","category-east-asia-news","tag-mgm-china"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777010079","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/176"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777010079"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777010079\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777041153,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777010079\/revisions\/777041153"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17968"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777010079"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777010079"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777010079"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}