Macau and Hong Kong have fully cleared the customs earlier. Today (15th), the Macau Tourism Bureau invited about 40 representatives of the Hong Kong tourism industry to visit Macau to understand the changes in Macau in the past three years.
Senna Helena de Senna Fernandes, director of the Macau Tourism Bureau, said that during the three years of the epidemic, many new attractions have been added, such as teamLab and the water park at City of Dreams Studios, which I believe will be attractive to a certain extent.
She pointed out that since the implementation of customs clearance, the number of people has increased significantly, reaching as high as 55,000 on weekends, which has returned to more than half of the pre-epidemic level.
▼On January 15, Macau Tourism Bureau invited representatives of Hong Kong tourism industry to visit Macau▼
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100,000 people entered Macau on the weekend before the epidemic
Macau and Hong Kong have fully cleared the customs earlier. Today (15th), the Macau Tourism Bureau invited about 40 representatives of the Hong Kong tourism industry to visit Macau. They visited the Macau Grand Prix Museum and the Ruins of St. Paul’s.
Senna Helena de Senna Fernandes, director of the Macau Tourism Office, said that it has been difficult for Hong Kong and Macau to travel in the past three years. The main goal now is to rebuild the communication between the two sides in a short period of time. This time, he specially invited the Hong Kong industry to visit Macau to help them understand the development and changes of Macau in the past three years.
As the Lunar New Year is approaching, Senna Fernandes expects an average of 47,000 tourist arrivals per day.
She said that since the implementation of inspection-free customs clearance, the number of people entering the country has increased significantly, reaching as high as 55,000 people on weekends, while the number of people entering the country before the epidemic was about 100,000 people, which is more than half of the level.
Asked if she will push hotel discounts Senna Fernandes: Make plans after the Lunar New Year
As for Macao launching a buy-one-get-one-free discount on ferry tickets to attract Hong Kong tourists, some Hong Kong people expressed their hope that hotels could also offer the same discount.
Senna Fernandes said that hotel discounts should be made after the Lunar New Year. At present, they will focus on transportation discounts. In addition, different chambers of commerce have also launched a series of consumption discounts, which I believe will be attractive to a certain extent.
She also pointed out that during the three years of the epidemic, many new attractions have been added, such as teamLab and the water park at City of Dreams Studios.
The new chairman of the Hong Kong Travel Industry Council, Mrs. Tsui Wang Meilun, who accompanied the delegation, believes that Macau's rapid introduction of different discounts can attract Hong Kong people to Macau.
She also believes that the market in the Greater Bay Area is a great business opportunity. She believes that in the future, the two places will travel to cities in the Greater Bay Area, and tourism products will be more abundant.
As for Hong Kong still requiring nucleic acid testing when traveling to and from the Mainland, Meilun Xu mentioned that the Hong Kong government will announce in mid-February, "I believe that sooner or later even nucleic acid testing will not be required."
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