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Beyond dazzling entertainment venues and glitzy lights, there is something for everyone with Macao’s multifaceted tourism offerings
Macao Grand Prix Museum
An ode to the street circuit racing event synonymous with Macao, the Macao Grand Prix Museum is now open during weekends and public holidays, with a full reopening set for June 2021.
The LEED gold certified museum stands at 16,000m
2 post refurbishment, and utilises zoning to enhance visitor experience and interaction.
From thematic displays of Macau Grand Prix (MGP) through the times; to deconstructed vehicular displays; to virtual reality racing; visitors will get to uncover much about the city’s revered motorsport culture.
In Macau and a senior official with the enclave’s tourism ministry has reportedly predicted that local hotel occupancy rates during next month’s five-day Labour Day public holiday could reach as high as 80%.
According to a Tuesday report from GGRAsia, Cheng Wai Tong serves as the Deputy Director for the Macao Government Tourism Office and he made the optimistic forecast based on the latest booking information from the city’s vast array of hotels including those tied to local casino resorts. The official purportedly also proclaimed that such an outcome from May 1 would represent the best result for the city since the start over 15 months ago of a downturn tied to the coronavirus pandemic.
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The average nightly occupancy rate for Macau hotels – including properties in casino resorts – could reach “70 percent to 80 percent” during the upcoming Labour Day break in May, indicated a Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) senior official on Tuesday, citing the latest hotel room booking data from the industry.
The holiday season encompassing Labour Day on May 1 was likely to “emerge as the best” for the Macau tourism “since the pandemic” started, early last year, said MGTO deputy director Cheng Wai Tong, in comments to the local media on the sidelines of a Tuesday event.
The latest forecast on average nightly occupancy for the Labour Day break is higher than that previously mentioned by a fellow MGTO official on Friday. That person said hotels might be “40 percent to 50 percent” full during the holiday period.