Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge handles over 93 million passenger trips in seven years

GUANGZHOU, Oct. 22 (Xinhua) -- More than 93.34 million inbound and outbound passenger trips had been recorded through the Zhuhai port of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge as of Wednesday, seven years after the bridge opened to traffic. According...

Philippines to revive e-visa for Chinese tourists after 2-year suspension

The Philippines will revive its electronic visa programme for Chinese tourists next month, nearly two years after its abrupt suspension, as part of a broader push to boost lagging visitor arrivals and regain lost ground in the regional tourism...

Macau set to ‘light up’ by year-end with festival featuring three key areas

Beginning this Saturday, numerous light installations have appeared on Macau’s streets, evoking the annual “Light up Macao,” while the Government Tourism Office (MGTO) revealed that this year’s festival activities are currently in the...

Philippine tourism resilient as e-Visa programme to cover China from November: Maybank

The Philippines is set to revive the electronic visa (e-Visa) programme for Chinese nationals from November, in an effort to lure more tourists to the country. The Philippines’ Tourism Secretary Christina Frasco said in Tuesday remarks that she...

Dates set for 14th Macao International Travel (Industry) Expo

The Macao International Travel (Industry) Expo (MITE) will return for its 14th edition from 24 to 26 April 2026, continuing its role as one of the region’s key tourism trade platforms. Hosted at the Venetian’s Cotai Expo, the three-day event will...

Macau, Lusophone cohort completes first sustainable tourism diploma

Thirty-nine graduates – 23 from Macau and 16 from Mozambique, Cabo Verde and São Tomé and Príncipe – have completed the first cohort of the Diploma in Sustainable Tourism Practices, a programme run by the International Tourism Professionals...

17th UTM-UN Tourism Training Programme starts

The Macao University of Tourism (UTM) kicked off its four-day 17th UTM-UN Tourism Training Programme yesterday at MGM COTAI. Marking the 10th year of the programme, nearly 400 participants, according to a UTM statement, from 36 UN Tourism* member...

SJM strengthens Southeast Asia tourism ties with promotions in Indonesia and Malaysia

Macau casino operator SJM Resorts has stepped up efforts to attract Southeast Asian tourists, after taking part in the ‘Experience Macao Mega Sale’ events in Indonesia and Malaysia earlier this month, amongst a government-led push to expand...

Macau ‘margin pressure’ prompts CICC to trim 2025–26 EBITDA projections

China International Capital Corporation (CICC) has lowered its earnings projections for Macau’s gaming operators, trimming EBITDA forecasts for 2025 and 2026 even as it maintained a recovery outlook for revenue and raised its 2026 gross gaming...

Major travel and tourism tradeshow marks April 2026 for its 14th edition in Macau

The Macao International Travel (Industry) Expo – known among industry stakeholders as MITE – will return with its 14th edition from April 24 to 26, 2026 at The Venetian Macao’s Cotai Expo halls. It will feature three days of business matching as...

SJM Expanding Tourism Links in Southeast Asia

Successfully Concluded "Experience Macao Mega Sale" in Indonesia and Malaysia MACAU SAR - Media OutReach Newswire - 21 October 2025 - Providing full support for tourism trade initiatives, SJM Resorts, S.A. ("SJM") participated in the "Experience...

VIP baccarat makes third quarter gains in Macao’s casino sector

Macao’s gaming industry continued its upward trajectory in the third quarter of 2025, lifted by a sharp rebound in VIP play and sustained growth in mass-market gaming and tourism, Inside Asian Gaming reports. According to data released by the...

Creator Week Macau hopes to bridge East and West for the digital content industry

October has been a packed month for creator events around the world, and now it’s closing with Creator Week Macau, a festival, fan interaction, and business development/networking event that says it will be creators’ “gateway to the booming...

TODA Macau, USJ honour 39 Tourism Diploma Programme graduates

The International Tourism Professionals Development Association Macao (TODA Macau) and the private University of Saint Joseph (USJ) held a graduation ceremony on Friday for the first batch of 39 graduates completing the Diploma in Sustainable...

All we learned from FIBA 3x3 World Tour Macau 2025

MACAU - The FIBA 3x3 World Tour 2025 was turned on its head after Lugano (SUI) produced a barnstorming run to create history in Macau. Let's look back at the 14th stop on October 18-19. Lugano stun the world There is a new WT champ after Lugano...

‘Surprising’ gaming rebound occurs post-holiday: JP Morgan

By Anthony Rontas Cedeño Macau’s gross gaming revenue (GGR) for the first 19 days of October was at MOP14.85 billion (US$1.85 billion), as per a recent report from J.P Morgan. The brokerage believes that this figure implies that last week’s GGR...

Macau included in Trip.com, Live Nation deal to fuse travel and live music experiences across Asia

Online travel giant Trip.com Group has signed a multi-year strategic partnership with Live Nation Asia to combine travel and live music experiences across major Asian markets including Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Thailand, South Korea and...

The University of Macau has joined a UNESCO network for Portuguese cultural research

The University of Macau (UM) has officially joined a network established by the UNESCO Chair on Intercultural Dialogue on Heritages of Portuguese Influence (Patrimónios) at the University of Coimbra. This collaboration will strengthen UM’s...

No. 3 signal to be raised tonight as tropical cyclone Fengshen comes closer to Macao

Typhoon signal no. 3 will be hoisted between 6 pm and 8 pm tonight, according to Macao’s Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau. The advisory comes as tropical cyclone Fengshen edges closer to Macao. Forecasters say that Fengshen will be at its...

TODA and USJ honor 39 graduates in first sustainable tourism program

The graduation ceremony for the Diploma in Sustainable Tourism Practices Program was held last week, with 39 graduates who completed the program both offline and online simultaneously. The program, organized by the International Tourism...