PATA summit to kick off next week

The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) Annual Summit 2024 is slated to take place at Grand Lisboa Palace from Wednesday to Friday, the Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) said in a statement yesterday.The event, held annually at different destinations, is set to gather around 400 tourism industry delegates from the Asia Pacific region for a string of meetings, several of which will also be attended by MGTO and other Macau PATA tourism industry members, while an international tourism

May 10, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Sands China hosts City Nature Challenge activities

Integrated resort (IR) operator Sands China said in a statement yesterday that it had organised activities last month that aimed to educate, inspire and raise awareness of the City Nature Challenge (CNC) among staff and the local community.Among the activities were two seminars by local scientist Leong Chi Man at The Venetian Macao on April 11. Attended by 120 participants, the statement noted that the seminars were about the importance of biodiversity and its relationship to the 17 UN

May 10, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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GEG launches Health Monitoring Stations for staff

Galaxy Entertainment Group (GEG) has recently set up Health Monitoring Stations in the back-of-house areas of its different properties for staff members in support of the Healthy Enterprise Programme organised by the Health Bureau (SSM) and the Macao Healthy City Committee, the integrated resort (IR) operator said in a statement yesterday. The statement said that the stations feature various health monitoring devices that enable staff to measure their own physical health parameters on site

May 10, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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SJM hosts Mother’s Day workshop

SJM Resorts said in a statement earlier this week that it organised a half-day parent-child arts and culture outing on May 4 for nearly 20 mothers and children from the Integrated Service Centre for Family Support – Source of Happiness and Energy, run by Caritas Macau, in the run-up to Mother’s Day.Mother’s Day will be celebrated this Sunday. The arts and culture outing was held at Grand Lisboa Palace (GLP) in CotaiThe statement noted that the event started with a parent-child workshop,

May 10, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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MGM hosts ‘World Reading Day’ celebration series

Integrated resort operator MGM has recently organised the “MGM World Reading Day Celebration Series” in the run up to the recently held World Reading Day, which is held annually on April 23.The series is supported by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) and the Macau Federation of Trade Unions (FAOM – Gung Luen in Cantonese).The statement said that the “MGM World Reading Day Celebration Series to Nurture Great Talent and Craftsmanship” was held at MGM MACAU, which also saw the

April 26, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Sands Lifestyle hosts four-hands Thai gourmet event

Sands Lifestyle presented a four-hands gastronomic Thai cuisine experience from April 11 to 13 at Michelin Selected restaurant The Mews at The Londoner Macao in collaboration with Bangkok’s fine-dining restaurant Khaan, according to a recent Sands Resorts Macao statement.Part of its Sands Celebrity Chef series, the event featured The Mews chef Nongnuch ‘Nuch’ Sae-eiw and Khaan’s executive chef and owner Sujira ‘Aom’ Pongmorn. VIP guests from across Asia were treated to nine-course

April 26, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Capella at Galaxy Macau to open mid-2025

Capella at Galaxy Macau is set to open in mid-2025, with the upcoming hotel being the latest edition to the sprawling integrated resort and the first of the Capella brand in the Greater Bay Area (GBA), the integrated resort (IR) operator announced in a statement yesterday.Galaxy Macau boasts nine hotels under one roof, the statement noted.GEG Vice Chairman Francis Lui Yiu Tung was quoted as saying: “We are honoured that the globally acclaimed Capella Hotels and Resorts has chosen to partner

April 26, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Revamped Hotel Central aims to boost people flow to historic centre

Interview by Yuki Lei        Having experienced Macau’s rise and decline for nearly a century, the revamped Hotel Central – once Macau’s first-ever flagship all-in-one entertainment and gambling centre on the city’s main thoroughfare – will have its soft opening next Tuesday, and the developer has told the Post he hopes that “the tallest, largest and the most important building on Avenida de Almeida Ribeiro” will boost people flow to the city’s historic

April 25, 2024 | BY admin

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Galaxy Macau unveils new Galaxy Kidz Edutainment Centre

Galaxy Macau has recently launched its newly designed Galaxy Kidz Edutainment Centre, which aims to become the “the ultimate party destination for children in the heart of the city”, the integrated resort (IR) operator said in a statement yesterday.The statement noted that the centre was designed by Manfred Yuen (阮文韜), a renowned young architect from Hong Kong. The upgraded centre is located on the second floor of the integrated resort and offers an “ideal venue” for special

April 19, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Melco presents Violin Prodigy Christian Li concert

The Melco Resorts & Entertainment presents – “Violin Prodigy Christian Li” Music Concert was held at the Macau Cultural Centre’s (CCM) Grand Auditorium on Saturday in conjunction with the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) and the Macao Orchestra.Wikipedia notes that 16-year-old Christian Li (李映衡) was born in Melbourne. He is the youngest to win the Junior Category of the Yehudi Menuhin International Competition for Young Violinists when he was just 10 years old.The statement noted

April 19, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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SJM hosts science-themed reading workshop

SJM Resorts hosted a family reading workshop on Sunday at the Macao Science Centre (MSC) in Nape ahead and in support of “4.23 Reading in the City”, with the event attended by nearly 60 parents and children, the integrated resort (IR) operator said in a statement on Wednesday.Workshop attendees came from the General Union of Neighbourhood Associations of Macau (UGAMM, commonly known as Kai Fong in Cantonese), Women’s General Association of Macau (commonly known as Fu Luen in Cantonese)

April 19, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Sands China launches ‘Summer Fiesta’

Sands China has recently launched its Summer Fiesta, being the latest initiative of its Community Revitalisation Series at the erstwhile Iec Long Firecracker Factory and Taipa Houses, the integrated resort (IR) operator said in a statement earlier this week.The statement noted that the former firecracker factory has been transformed into the “Iec Long Zoo”, which showcases “colourful and whimsical animal sculptures and the beauty of nature to create a joyful atmosphere”, while Love at

April 19, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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André Lui presents latest work in ‘Contemplating Still Life’ solo exhibition

The latest work by Macau scholar, architect and artist André Lui Chak Keong is on display in an exhibition entitled “Contemplating Still Life” in the basement of the Portuguese Bookshop until May 11.Still life, Wikipedia notes, depicts mostly inanimate subject matter, typically commonplace objects which are either natural such as flowers, dead animals and shells, or human-made including books, vases, and jewellery.The exhibition features a total of six of Lui’s still life paintings and

April 18, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Galaxy wins awards from 3 publications

Integrated resort (IR) operator Galaxy Macau has recently won awards from three trade publications, according to a statement from the company on Wednesday.The statement noted that the first of the awards was announced on February 22 when Galaxy Macau was ranked in ‘China’s Top 100 Hotels’ at the Travel + Leisure 2023 China Travel Awards, which was launched in 2007 by the Travel + Leisure magazine. It partners with Ctrip’s “Reputation Ranking” to evaluate hotels, destinations, and

April 12, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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