Visitors rise 15.9 pct to 3.4 million in April

Kumamon’s first post-pandemic visit to the supermarket in Macau’s New Yaohan department store in October last year caused me to look back at how and when I suddenly became connected to him, and that led me to go to interact with the mascot during his first-ever visit to Macau in March 2016 to promote food products from Kumamoto prefecture.I can’t remember exactly how and when I became aware of the existence of Kumamon, who was “born” in 2010, but I am clear that since 2016, or perhaps

The Macao Institute for Tourism Studies (IFTM) will increase its student intake by 13 percent in the 2023/2024 Academic Year, which will see around 650 places available across its bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees, IFTM President Fanny Vong Chuk Kwan told reporters yesterday.Vong made the remarks during IFTM’s Open Day, which was held at the Forward Building of its Taipa campus.Given Macau’s improving tourism situation, The Macau Post Daily asked if she expects more students to