A cooperation agreement was recently signed by MGM and Shandong’s leading hospitality group Shandong Hotel for a variety of joint projects that aim to deepen the “Tourism+” partnership between the two destinations, MGM said in a statement yesterday.
The statement noted that MGM was the main venue provider for the Shandong Week in Macau – “Friendly Shandong” Culture & Tourism Promotion (Shandong Week), an important event that resulted in the first tourism agreement between the Macau government and the Shandong provincial government.
The five-day event was organised by Shandong’s Department of Culture and Tourism; and the Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the northern province’s government. It was co-hosted by the Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) and the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC).
The statement said that Shandong Week’s key event, the “Culture and Tourism Seminar”, was held recently at MGM MACAU’s Grand Ballroom, which was attended by 200 guests including representatives of both governments and tourism industries. A “Letter of Intent on Cooperation” was signed by MGM and Shandong Hotel during the event, according to which both will jointly launch a range of “Tourism+” projects such as industry visits and themed events.
Moreover, the statement underlined that the collaboration arrangement also aims to “further elevate the industry standard and accelerate the mutual development of cultural tourism”.
MGM President, Chief Strategic and Financial Officer Kenneth Xiaofeng Feng was quoted in the statement as saying: “Both Macau and Shandong are destinations rich in culture and tourism resources. As MGM is a pioneer in cultural tourism, the company has long developed close ties with Shandong’s culture and tourism industries to bring about reciprocal advancement in cultural tourism”.
Feng also said: “The Shandong Week has taken us one step further in reinforcing cooperation with Shandong’s hotel industry, with the aim to jointly enhance overall competitiveness and expand source markets.”
The statement added that the Gourmet Exchange Programme was also held during Shandong Week, where the MGM culinary team and Shandong chefs co-designed a special menu integrating Shandong with Guangdong delicacies at MGM COTAI’s Vista restaurant. It was attended by representatives of both governments as well as the culture and tourism industries from both places, and MGM.
This undated handout photo provided by MGM yesterday shows guests of and participants in “The Culture and Tourism Seminar”, which recently took place at MGM Macau’s Grand Ballroom.
