27/01/2010 00:27:00
The Macau Government Tourist Office (MGTO) Interim Marketing Meeting, gathering 50 representatives around the world to discuss “strategies and tactics for this time of adversity”, kicked off their meeting here on Monday, with a welcome dinner attended by Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On.
Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Cheong U meeting with MGTO officials and representatives in the afternoon pointed out that the number of visitor arrivals to Macau has grown to 21 million in 2009 (from 7.5 million in 1999) and that “under the guidance of the Central Government’s policy and in line with the SAR Government’s policy direction, the diversification of tourism will be boosted with a higher and wider perspective and vision”.
Presenting the “Outline of the Plan for the Reform and Development of the Pearl River Delta”, Secretary Cheong U remarked that the plan “consolidates Macau’s position as an international tourism and leisure destination”.
The Government will “tune and advance the marketing promotional strategies while cooperating with the travel trade to improve the overall service quality of the tourism industry to achieve a healthy and moderately diversified development of Macau’s tourism industry, from which other related industries as well as the economy of the region will benefit,” he added.
Following visits to the newly opened hotels, the Mandarin’s House and the Macau Science Center the 50 MGTO representatives will cross the Lotus Bridge today heading to Guangzhou and Shenzhen for a 3-day visit aiming to show the development and tourism resources of Pearl River Delta region, and promote regional tourism. The group includes a delegation of MGTO management team led by director João Costa Antunes.
At present, there are 17 representation offices of MGTO around the world, Australia and New Zealand; Hong Kong, China; India; Indonesia; Japan; Mainland China; Malaysia; the Philippines; Singapore; South Korea; Taiwan, China; Thailand; Belgium; Germany; Portugal; United Kingdom and Ireland, United States.
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