NBA to stage first China Games in Macao since 2019; observers urge learning from Morey incident

Macao SAR government tourism office The National Basketball Association (NBA), one of US' most successful sporting exports, is set to stage two preseason match-ups between the Phoenix Suns and Brooklyn Nets at the Venetian Hotel in China's Macao...

Macau welcomes 300k-plus visitors in first 2 days of October Golden Week 

Macau logged an aggregate of more than 303,000 visitor arrivals during the first two days of the ongoing mainland Chinese holiday season commonly called ‘October Golden Week’. The update was given by Macau’s Public Security Police, the agency...

A tourist poses next to the NBA Championship trophy at the Venetian's NBA House in Macau

Macau gov’t forecasts full tourism volume recovery in 2025, long-term growth to 2030

Macau tourism authorities are projecting a near-full rebound in tourism this year, with officials expecting almost 39 million visitors — close to pre-pandemic highs — and further growth through the end of the decade, according to a government...

Suns defeat Nets in sold-out Macau game marking NBA’s China return

The Phoenix Suns beat the Brooklyn Nets 132-127 in overtime in a sold-out pre-season game in Macau on Friday as fans cheered the NBA’s return to China after a six-year absence. The first of two matches in Macau capped the NBA’s bid to mend fences...

SJM Macao Open 2025 tees off this October

October in Macao is the month for golf, as some of the biggest names in the sport flock to the city to compete in the prestigious SJM Macao Open 2025, taking place from 16-19 October at the scenic Macau Golf & Country Club. Title-sponsored by SJM...

Is Macao ready for the upcoming National Games?

With the National Games just 30 days away, Macao — a co-host city in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area — is preparing to stage popular events like table tennis and women's volleyball. China Daily sat down with two key figures to...

As E1 Powerboat Championship Puts Lagos on Global Tourism Map

Lagos hosting of Africa’s first E1 electric powerboat championship has positioned the State as a competitive destination for global tourism and sports investment, writes Charles Ajunwa After recording a huge success in last year’s Detty December,...

Does Macao need a proper Macanese museum? 

For a city of its size, Macao has a remarkably high concentration of museums. At last count, there were 30 museums packed into a land mass of just 33.3 square kilometres, with each one covering topics as diverse as race cars, history, art and...

South Korea Tourism X-ray

South Korea welcomed 16.37 million visitors in 2024, a figure representing 94% of the 2019 peak level and a 48.4% increase compared to 2023. Approximately 62% of visitors stated that their purpose was leisure or holiday activities. This marks a...

Macau hotels host nearly 1M mainland guests in record August

Macau’s hotel sector welcomed close to 1 million visitors from mainland China in August 2025, with hotel guest numbers exceeding 1.3 million overall during the peak summer travel season, according to the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC). DSEC...

Macau GGR up a modest 6% in September, affected by seasonality, typhoon

Home > Finance > Macau GGR up a modest 6% in September, affected by seasonality, typhoon 1st October 2025 | By Marjorie Preston Although Macau saw a year-on-year increase in gross gaming revenue last month, GGR was down 17.5% from August. Macau...

Singapore is named as one of the top holiday destinations in Asia in 2025

Call us biased, but we think Singapore’s a pretty neat spot for a holiday. The ever-growing tourist crowds at attractions like Singapore Oceanarium and Mandai’s new Rainforest Wild Asia can certainly attest to that. Earlier in the year, we were...

Macao’s average hotel occupancy rate rises slightly in August 

Hotels in Macao recorded an average occupancy rate of almost 93 percent in August, a rise of 1.5 percent year-on-year, according to the Statistics and Census Service. Five and four star hotels saw their occupancy levels hit 95.7 percent (+2.2...

Macau September gaming revenue rises 6% but falls short of expectations on typhoon impact

Macau’s casino revenue grew 6% in September but fell short of expectations as a super typhoon forced a temporary industry shutdown, dampening an already seasonally weak month. Gross gaming revenue (GGR) reached MOP 18.29 billion ($2.28 billion),...

Macau gears up for Golden Week, anticipates boosts in visitation, GGR

Macau tourism officials expect 150,000 visitors a day during the eight-day Golden Week holiday, spurring projections of increased gaming revenue. The Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) projects that 1.2 million people will visit the city for...

Macau gaming revenue misses estimate in post-summer slowdown

[MACAU] Macau’s gaming revenue rose 6 per cent in September, missing analyst expectations as visitation fell in a post-summer holiday slowdown in the world’s biggest gambling hub. Gross gaming revenue reached 18.3 billion patacas (S$2.9 billion)...

Digital payments add to joy of traveling in China

The eight-day National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival holiday saw a surge in inbound tourism, with foreign visitors increasingly embracing Chinese mobile payment tools as part of their travel experience, among other measures to this end, such as...

Viral video: China's mega jam on Beijing-Hong Kong route as millions flood roads to head home after 8-day holiday

China's massive traffic jam turned every driver’s worst nightmare into reality. The extensive traffic snarl, which followed the week-long Golden Week holiday, is making headlines, leaving millions stranded in the 24-hour traffic gridlock, the...

Tourism master plan adds 20 initiatives across six key areas

The Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) announced yesterday its second-phase review of the Macao Tourism Industry Development Master Plan, introducing 20 new action plans that will guide the city’s development as a “World Centre of Tourism and...