The Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) held its annual Tray Race on Friday afternoon as part of the celebrations for World Tourism Day, according to a statement released on the same day.
This year titled “Celebration of the 25th Anniversary of the Establishment of the Macao SAR 2024 World Tourism Day Tray Race”, the event saw a total of 225 contestants representing 34 local hotels and restaurants, racing from the Ruins of St. Paul’s down to Largo do Senado, all the while balancing a bottle of Macau Beer.
Wu Caiyuan from Studio City in Cotai took home the first prize in the male category, while the female category was won by Deng Lingzhi from The Londoner Macao, according to the statement.
Moreover, the statement said that for the Best Costume Awards, this year themed “100% Celebration” the male and female categories were presented to Tat Thuan from Galaxy Entertainment Group (GEG), and You Fei, Chan Hio Lam, Chu Sau Ling and Mak Mei Chan representing Hotel Central.
The statement added that this year’s new category, the Mascots Fun Run, comprised 18 mascots representing various government entities and different companies and organisations. The mascots set off from the MinM Plaza mall for Largo do Senado, with MGTO’s Mak Mak winning first prize, followed by Wynn Macau’s Wing Wing and Lei Lei, and GEG’s Wavey.
Meanwhile, the “Lucky Tourists” of the year were also welcomed at the local airport on Friday, each receiving souvenirs and electronic consumption cards, the statement said. Souvenirs were also distributed to visitors via MGTO’s Tourist Information counters
An introduction to the newly-launched Macao Tourism AI Chatbot, developed by MGTO, CTM and Baidu, was also provided to media at its Tourist Information counter at the local airport.
According to the statement, the chat bot is built on a large language model called Ernie and provides tourism-related information such as Macau’s history and culture, tourist attractions, entertainment and leisure, and tour routes. Traditional and Simplified Chinese, English, Korean and Thai are among the languages available in the first stage, and the chatbot can be used via MGTO’s destination promotion website and “Experience Macao” app.
This photo provided by the Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) on Friday shows participants during the “Celebration of the 25th Anniversary of the Establishment of the Macao SAR 2024 World Tourism Day Tray Race” as they make their way to Largo do Senado.
