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Secretary-General of the UNWTO visited Macao Institute for Tourism Studies and attended the 15th IFTM-UNWTO training programme closing ceremony
On September 20, Zurab Pololikashvili, Secretary-General of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), led a delegation to the Macao Institute for Tourism Studies (IFTM) to attend the closing ceremony of the 15th IFTM-UNWTO training programme. The delegation, which included UNWTO Executive Director Natalia Bayona and Regional Department for Asia and the Pacific Director Harry Hwang, expressed their recognition and congratulations on the successful organisation of the training programme. IFTM President Dr. Fanny Vong, Director of School of Hospitality Management Dr. Clara Lei and Acting Director of the Global Centre for Tourism Education and Training Judy Wong welcomed the delegation.
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10th Global Tourism Economy Forum · Macao 2023 will commence on Thursday (21 September)
Promotional video for 10th Global Tourism Economy Forum · Macao 2023
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Commemorative postmark cancellation service of “Celebration of the 74th Anniversary of the Establishment of the People’s Republic of China”
To celebrate the 74th Anniversary of the Establishment of the People’s Republic of China, Macao Post and Telecommunications Bureau announces that a Temporary Post Counter will be set up at the Philatelic Shop of General Post Office, from 09:00 to 14:00 on 1st October 2023 to provide the commemorative postmark cancellation service for the “Celebration of the 74th Anniversary of the Establishment of the People’s Republic of China”.
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17th International Symposium on Persistent Toxic Substances & Health held at UM
The 17th International Symposium on Persistent Toxic Substances & Health is being held at the University of Macau (UM) from today (18 September) to 22 September. The symposium focuses on hot issues and emerging trends in international environmental chemistry and ecotoxicology. It aims to provide a platform for in-depth exchanges between global experts and researchers in the field of persistent toxic substances, and to promote international academic exchanges and cooperation in related fields.
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Visitor arrivals for August 2023
Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that visitor arrivals totalled 3,221,691 in August 2023, representing an upsurge of 872.2% year-on-year and a rise of 16.7% month-on-month. Same-day visitors (1,653,866) and overnight visitors (1,567,825) soared by 975.6% and 782.6% year-on-year respectively. Meanwhile, the average length of stay of visitors dropped by 1.6 days year-on-year to 1.2 days; the duration for overnight visitors (2.2 days) decreased by 3.2 days, while that for same-day visitors (0.3 day) went up by 0.1 day.
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CCAC invites ICAC of Hong Kong to send staff to Macao for providing training so as to enhance investigation capacity
The CCAC has been sparing no effort in fighting corruption. In order to further enhance the law enforcement capacity and skills of its investigators, it has specially invited the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) of Hong Kong to send staff to Macao to launch a “continuous training programme on anti-corruption work for the CCAC’s investigators”.
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