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...

‘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...

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...

Macau Golden Week casino revenues fall 5% Y-o-Y, JP Morgan trims October forecast

Macau’s casino sector is facing fresh headwinds after October’s Golden Week revenues came in weaker than expected, prompting JPMorgan analysts to cut their monthly and quarterly gaming forecasts. Golden Week gross gaming revenue (GGR) fell 5%...

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...

Macao SAR's tourist price index falls in Q3

MACAO, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- Macao's Tourist Price Index (TPI) dropped by 0.82 percent year-on-year in the third quarter of 2025, data from the Special Administrative Region (SAR)'s Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) showed on Thursday. The...

Rising aviation fees may hamper tourism

New travel charges are expected soon Rising aviation service fees in Thailand, including airport charges and the proposed 300-baht tourism tax, could potentially hinder airlines already posting thin profit margins, derailing efforts to restore...

Macao is ‘a hard place to stay’: Ballad of a Small Player director Edward Berger

Don’t tell local tourism officials, but Oscar-winning Hollywood director Edward Berger thinks Macao is “a hard place to stay.” The acclaimed filmmaker spent several weeks in the SAR last year with Colin Farrell and Tilda Swinton, making the...

OPINION – Macau’s Investment Funds Law: a structural advance for economic diversification

By Rui Proença, Partner at MdME The enactment of Macau’s Investment Fund Law (Law No. 11/2025), effective 1 January 2026, marks a significant milestone in the development of the SAR’s financial regulation. Replacing the 1999 framework, the new law...

Macau casino operators pledge $15 million to sponsor Grand Prix as city pushes sports tourism

Macau’s six casino operators will jointly contribute MOP120 million ($15 million) to sponsor this year’s Macau Grand Prix, as the Chinese gambling hub steps up efforts to diversify its economy through sports tourism. Galaxy Entertainment, Melco...

Can Hong Kong’s southbound travel policy for motorists be a tourism driver?

Shenzhen resident Angela Lyu was excited about the recent news that Guangdong motorists will be able to drive and stay in Hong Kong for three days under a cross-border travel scheme, but balked at the prospect of high parking fees and a required...

Michelin Guide draws criticism from foodies who question revered fine dining Bible deals with tourism boards

For the past 124 years, the Michelin Guide has wielded massive power and influence over the restaurant world - but foodies are now calling its credibility into question. Getting a star (or better yet, three) from the revered firm, an expert in the...

Macao sees tourism boom during National Day, Mid-Autumn Festival holidays

MACAO, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- Macao's tourism market thrived during the combined National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival holidays, with festive events lighting up the city and visitor arrivals surging. According to the Public Security Police Force of the...

Hong Kong, Macao, Guangdong present joint initiative to boost tourism

An exclusive lunch for media and travel trade professionals took place at The Peninsula London on October 16, with the event held in the hotel's opulent St George Ballroom. The gathering was organised on behalf of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao...

Macau Golden Week visitation up 15% over 2024

An estimated 1.14 million tourists, or about 143,000 a day, visited Macau for the annual Golden Week celebration in early October. Visitation to Macau for early October’s Golden Week celebration was up an estimated 15% over 2024, although the...

Macau youngster Padric Lei explores trends through art in solo exhibition

There are still two days left to view Padric Lei’s (李珀豪) solo exhibition entitled “Trends In flux” at the Pavilion of Exhibitions and Artistic Shows for Young People in Praça do Tap Siac (塔石廣場), with the local artist traversing through time and...

Macau’s October GGR outlook cut to 3–6% growth amid weak holiday showing: JP Morgan

JP Morgan has significantly revised down its October gross gaming revenue (GGR) forecast for Macau following a lackluster Golden Week performance, with analysts now projecting growth of just 3-6 percent year-on-year compared to their previous...

Macau casino average daily GGR at US$100mln in first 12 days of October: Jefferies

Average daily casino gross gaming revenue (GGR) in Macau for the first 12 days of October stood at MOP804 million (US$100.4 million), according to brokerage Jefferies Hong Kong Ltd, citing industry checks. That represented a year-on-year decrease...

Xinhua News | Over 5.5 mln border crossings recorded in Macao during National Day holiday

Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) government's Public Security Police Force (CPSP) said that during China's National Day holiday, the Macao SAR recorded more than 5.536 million border crossings, averaging about 692,000 crossings per day....