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The Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) expanded the promotion at this year’s FITUR, one of the world’s biggest international tourism trade fairs, running from January 22 until 26 in Madrid, Spain. During and beyond the event, MGTO is also launching a string of initiatives targeting the European travel trade and consumers as part of the stronger efforts in 2025 to boost visitor arrivals from long-haul markets to Macao.
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In order deepen national consciousness, patriotism and the legal awareness of local secondary students, the “One Country Two Systems” Research Centre of Macao Polytechnic University (MPU) has been holding the series of lectures on “Constitution and Basic Law on Campus” in local secondary schools for 5 consecutive years. Recently, the lecture series, with topics on the Constitution, the Macau Basic Law and the Macao National Security Law, has been held in over 30 secondary schools with audiences of about 9000, and has received great responses.
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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that the inflation rate for 2024 was 0.74%, down by 0.2 percentage points from 0.94% in 2023. The Composite CPI for December grew by 0.23% year-on-year and 0.2% month-on-month. The average CPI-A and CPI-B rose by 0.7% and 0.79% year-on-year respectively in 2024.
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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that, following the stable economic recovery in 2024, the general unemployment rate and the unemployment rate of local residents for the whole year decreased by 0.9 and 1.0 percentage points year-on-year to 1.8% and 2.4% respectively. Median monthly employment earnings of the employed population and the employed residents were MOP18,000 and MOP20,500 respectively, both up by MOP500 year-on-year.
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Macao Polytechnic University (MPU) is committed to cultivating outstanding talents with an international perspective and continuously provides students with opportunities for exchanges and studies abroad, while strengthening the connection between Macao and international universities in the field of higher education. The Student Affairs Office of MPU held the 2025 Summer Programme Fair, inviting 11 higher education institutions from around the world to introduce their 2025 summer programmes, attracting about 2,200 participants and creating a lively atmosphere at the venue.
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Under the management of Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO), the Macao Grand Prix Museum (the “Museum”) will hold the “Spring Couplets Calligraphy Activity for the Year of Snake” to enrich museumgoers’ visits with festive joy. “A Racing Legacy – Drivers’ Collection Exhibition” and “VR F3 Pit Stop Challenge” are held at the Museum until February. Residents and visitors are welcome to the Museum during Chinese New Year.
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To cultivate talents in the field of cultural studies, the Macao University of Tourism (UTM) will launch a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Cultural Studies degree programme in the academic year 2025/2026 to promote the preservation and transmission of culture, and fostering the development of cultural endeavors in Macao and the nation. This initiative aims to bolster Macao's role as ‘a multicultural exchange and cooperation base with an emphasis on Chinese culture, while facilitating exchanges between Chinese and foreign civilisations.’ The new programme will be in effect after being published in MSAR Gazette.
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Capitalizing on the city’s competitive strengths and the series of favorable measures implemented by the Central Government for Macao, along with the concerted effort in the society, Macao’s tourism industry continues to fare well. In 2024, Macao registered over 34.90 million visitor arrivals (34,928,650), which surged year on year by 23.8% and reached 88.6% of the pre-pandemic 2019 levels. The volume of international visitors rose year on year by 66.0% to 2.42 million (2,423,093), which reached 79% of the pre-pandemic 2019 levels.
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Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) keeps “going global and bringing in”, as the key marketing strategy, in branding the destination with innovative and diverse approaches online and offline to widen the reach into visitor markets. In 2024, the Office progressed with an array of promotional initiatives in domestic, regional and overseas visitor markets. Special offers were launched for international visitors in partnership with industry operators. Roadshows were staged in visitor markets near and far. The mega roadshow series “Macao Week” was rolled out in the Mainland continuously. Incorporating a variety of promotions on different online platforms, the marketing endeavors engaged wide attention and participation in different visitor markets. In 2025, MGTO will strive to attract visitors from different parts of the world by strengthening and reigniting the momentum of various visitor markets as well as exploring potential ones around the world. The work will propel Macao’s development into a world centre of tourism and leisure.
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