2018 GDP growth slows to 4.7 pct

Rising sea temperatures, overcrowding, pollution and tons of plastic rubbish are damaging the marine ecosystem to such an extent that authorities have no choice but to shut down their popular islands and dive sites to save the ocean.While the Philippines abruptly closed down its idyllic Boracay island last month for a six-month clean-up, Thailand’s Maya Bay, made famous by “The Beach” film starring Leonardo DiCaprio, will be off limits to tourists starting from next month to allow the

The Macau Institute for Tourism Studies (IFTM) hosted this year’s 5th annual Tourism Education Student Summit event (TEd Summit-2020) virtually yesterday. According to an IFTM statement, the full-day event was an opportunity for IFTM’s top 44 graduating BSc students to share their research findings with industry leaders and the community at large.“This unique event was an opportunity for some of the institute’s brightest stars to engage with industry in a discussion about the