{"id":777018787,"date":"2024-09-05T09:51:36","date_gmt":"2024-09-05T12:51:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777018787"},"modified":"2026-04-22T06:25:38","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T09:25:38","slug":"sands-china-signs-mou-with-agoda-to-promote-macau-tourism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/sands-china-signs-mou-with-agoda-to-promote-macau-tourism","title":{"rendered":"Sands China signs MoU with Agoda to promote Macau tourism"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

They will create customised products aimed at high-value international guests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Macau.- Sands China<\/strong> has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)\u00a0with the digital travel platform Agoda<\/strong> with the intention of promoting leisure and business travel to Macau. The companies will aim to attract more international visitors by launching joint marketing campaigns and creating customised products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Macau received nearly 19.75 million visitors in the first seven months of the year. The figure was up by 37.1 per cent compared to the same period last year. Sands China operates five integrated resorts in Macau, including the Venetian Macao, The Parisian Macao, The Londoner Macao, and Four Seasons Macao.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

See also:<\/strong> Sands China contributes 24.5% of Macau GGR in Q2, analysts say<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Andrew Smith<\/strong>, senior vice president of Supply at Agoda, said, “At Agoda, our goal is to simplify travel booking and enhance convenience for our users. With just a click of a button, travellers can access everything they need from accommodations and flights; to food and beverage options; and activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We are excited that, through this partnership, we can provide visitors to Sands China’s properties the opportunity to experience the unique attractions of Macao and see the world for less.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kris Kaminsky<\/strong>, senior vice president of hotel operations, Sands China, added: “We are thrilled to have cemented this meaningful agreement with Agoda. As a leader in our industry, we believe with this partnership with Agoda we can make a positive impact on\u00a0Macao’s\u00a0tourism economy and further demonstrate Sands China’s commitment to supporting the various tourism initiatives and increasing diversification of visitor source markets.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

They will create customised products aimed at high-value international guests.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":777015964,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Sands China has formalized a Memorandum of Understanding with Agoda, a digital travel platform, to bolster leisure and business travel to Macau. This strategic B2B2C partnership aims to attract high-value international visitors through joint marketing campaigns and customized product offerings, thereby supporting Macau's tourism economy and diversifying visitor source markets.","focusai_entities":"Sands China, Agoda, Andrew Smith, Kris Kaminsky, Venetian Macao, The Parisian Macao, The Londoner Macao, Four Seasons Macao","focusai_location":"Macau","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (1.0), regulator (0.7), operator_casino (1.0), marketing_crm (1.0), investor_analyst (1.0), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (1.0)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Projected GGR Uplift?","query":"What is the projected uplift in international visitor GGR for Sands China's gaming verticals resulting from this Agoda partnership?"},{"label":"Market Share Impact?","query":"How will this B2B2C initiative impact Sands China's market share and competitive positioning against other Macau integrated resort operators?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[157,16338],"tags":[21680],"class_list":["post-777018787","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-news","category-east-asia-news","tag-sands-china"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777018787","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=777018787"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777018787\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777018803,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777018787\/revisions\/777018803"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/777015964"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777018787"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777018787"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777018787"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}