The Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) said in a statement yesterday that the city’s government in cooperation with Beijing’s municipal government held a four-day “Macau Week in Beijing’” event, which ended on Tuesday, to attract the national capital’s residents to visit Macau after the COVID-19 situation in Macau has stabilised.
According to the statement, the event was held in Wangfujing Street, with various themed zones such as a Macau cultural heritage zone, Portuguese-speaking countries’ products zone, and a hotel and resort zone. The statement noted that the issuing of Individual Visit Scheme (IVS) travel permits for all mainlanders resumed on September 23, adding the government hoped that the event could promote Macau as a safe tourist destination.
The statement said that during the event, the co-organisers invited social media influencers to hold livestream acitivies, adding that at its peak there were one million viewers. The statement also pointed out that the event’s nine livestream videos attracted 75 million views.
‘Gathering at Dusk’ in Largo do Senado extended
The statement also said that the “Gathering at Dusk in Senado Square” event has been extended until October 25, adding MGTO hoped that the event could welcome Beijing tourists with “delicious food”.
The statement noted that the event started on September 19 and until Monday (September 28) it attracted over 3,600 visitors. The statement said that all booths had followed the Heath Bureau’s guidelines and did COVID-19 prevention work.
This undated handout photo released by the Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) yesterday shows two pedestrians looking at an installation complete with Macau’s official tourism mascot, Mak Mak, in Wangfujing Street in Beijing.
