Macau Narrows the Visitation Gap From 2019
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- Macau saw over 93,000 tourists come to the SAR on Saturday over the Easter weekend. Macau tourism officials continue to try to narrow the gap between current visitation and 2019.
- Macau average hotel occupancy was about 75% in March. Officials are expecting up to 90% occupancy during the upcoming Labor Day holiday.
- Accor has 56 operating hotels in India. They entered the country almost two decades ago in 2004. Accor’s vision is to have 200 in five years’ time.
Macau saw over 93,000 tourists come to the SAR on Saturday over the Easter weekend. Macau tourism officials continue to try to narrow the gap between current visitation and 2019, announcing plans to launch “Macau Treat”, a new version of its transport subsidy that will now encompass all international visitors coming to Macau from Hong Kong, staying at least two nights. The subsidy offers a free return ticket to the neighboring SAR on either the ferry or shuttle bus, set to run from April 10 to June 30.
Macau average hotel occupancy was about 75% in March. Officials are expecting up to 90% occupancy during the upcoming Labor Day holiday. Last Wednesday’s Ching Ming festival attracted over 74,000 tourists. This is all happening as Macau hotels continue to battle with a manpower shortage. This is particularly impacting 5-star hotels, operating well below capacity with reports operators are only providing half their overall rooms. Bloomberg covered this in an article saying the Macau Responsible Gaming Association said the lack of service staff is so severe that some hotels have reduced the frequency of maid services, cleaning rooms only after the guests check out. Macau’s hiring process for foreign workers has always been very slow and that is what is causing
