The Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) has announced that tour groups will be allowed to resume operations from Saturday 2 September following talks with travel groups on Tuesday.
As reported previously by Inside Asian Gaming, local travel agencies had been asked to suspend tour group operations and visitors urged to reconsider any upcoming trips to Macau in the wake of last week’s devastating T10 typhoon, which left 10 people dead and multiple areas without power or water.
The MGTO collected said that most of hotels and guest houses have now had their power and water supply restored with other services concerned being restored progressively.
“After the catastrophe, MGTO regularly sends inspectors to patrol various ports of entry and tourist attractions for prompt awareness of the latest situation,” it said in a statement. “Major tourist attractions remain intact after the typhoon.
“Considering the conditions of roads around the city, conditions for hospitality and image of the city, as well as the factor of moderate visitor arrivals after the summer holiday, MGTO has discussed and reached a consensus with the [travel] trade to resume arrangements of tour groups to Macau starting from 2 September, in the hope that more time will be given for the city’s recovery, while members of the trade can take the chance to restore both their facilities and services.”
The MGTO added that it will now contact the China National Tourism Administration and its counterparts in Shenzhen and Hong Kong regarding resumption of tour groups to Macau and to facilitate corresponding coordination.
