Macau\u2019s tourism authority expects numbers to reach 60-70 per cent of pre-pandemic levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Macau.-\u00a0Cheng Wai Tong<\/strong>, a deputy director of Macau\u2019s Government Tourism Office (MGTO), has stated that the city aims to attract around 2 million foreign visitors this year (from outside of China).\u00a0According to public broadcaster TDM, he said overseas arrivals are expected to reach 60-70 per cent of pre-Covid-19 levels.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n In 2023, Macau received 1.46 million international visitors, 47.6 per cent of pre-Covid-19 levels. Total numbers including China reached 28.23 million<\/a>, 71 per cent of the 2019 levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The director of the\u00a0MGTO,\u00a0<\/strong>Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes<\/a>, previously stated that the city expects to attract 33 million visitors this year. The MGTO plans to allocate MOP235m (US$29.2m) towards promotional campaigns and incentives targeting overseas markets. The “My Treats for You” scheme offers discounts on various travel-related expenses. Authorities have carried out a roadshow in Tokyo, Japan<\/a>, and intend to conduct promotions in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Portugal and Spain.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Macau\u2019s tourism authority expects numbers to reach 60-70 per cent of pre-pandemic levels.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":26653,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Macau's Government Tourism Office (MGTO) projects international visitor arrivals to reach 60-70% of pre-pandemic levels in 2024, targeting 2 million foreign visitors and 33 million total visitors. The MGTO is allocating MOP235m (US$29.2m) for global promotional campaigns, including roadshows in key Asian and European markets, to stimulate this recovery.","focusai_entities":"Cheng Wai Tong, Macau Government Tourism Office, TDM, Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes","focusai_location":"Macau, China, Japan, Tokyo, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Portugal, Spain","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (0.7), operator_casino (0.95), investor_analyst (0.95), supplier_vendor (0.75), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"GGR Uplift Projection","query":"What is the projected GGR uplift for Macau's concessionaires if the MGTO achieves its 2024 international visitor targets, particularly from non-Greater China markets?"},{"label":"Diversification Strategy Alignment","query":"How do the MGTO's MOP235m promotional budget and targeted roadshows align with Macau's strategic imperative for economic diversification and non-gaming revenue growth?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[157,16338],"tags":[23906],"class_list":["post-777013823","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-news","category-east-asia-news","tag-macau-casinos"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777013823","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=777013823"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777013823\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777013849,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777013823\/revisions\/777013849"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26653"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777013823"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777013823"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777013823"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}