Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) takes part in Guangzhou International Travel Fair 2019 held from 21 to 23 February, to enhance Macao’s profile as a diverse travel destination and deepen cooperation among travel industry operators from Guangdong and Macao, embracing the occasion to expand visitor source markets and connections with the international travel trade.
Together with 41 industry delegates representing 21 enterprises including hotels, travel agencies as well as travel & MICE venue operators from Macao, MGTO participates in Guangzhou International Travel Fair 2019 currently held at China Import & Export Fair Complex in Guangzhou.
MGTO Director Maria Helenade Senna Fernandes and Head of Destination Marketing Department, Betty Fok, attended the opening ceremony together. This year, MGTO runs a 180-square-meter booth themed around the 20th Anniversary of the Establishment of the Macao Special Administrative Region and ‘Experience Macao Your Own Style’ to showcase the diversity of travel experiences offered by Macao, from the World Heritage Site, events and festivals to culinary delights, to delegates and visitors from across Mainland China and the world.
The booth promotes Macao’s two glamorous calling cards, the Historic Centre of Macao and the Creative City of Gastronomy, with Macao Tourism Mascot ‘MAK MAK’ bringing out a fresh image of the destination. The booth staff provides travel information and promotional materials for local visitors, while Macao industry delegates discuss business opportunities with their counterparts at the Fair.
Riding on the occasion, Director Senna Fernandes and MGTO delegates met with Vice Mayor of Guangzhou, Wang Dong, Director of Guangzhou Municipal Culture, Radio, Television and Tourism Bureau, Liu Yumei, and Commissioner for Tourism of Tourism Commission of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Joe Wong, among others, to deepen tourism exchange and cooperation between the three destinations.
