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Construction of Peking-HK-Macau Airplane passengers down 7% in 2008
expressway underway
Macau International airport’s passenger numbers exceeded
December 30 kick-starts the construction of the yueyang-Xiangtan
5 million in 2008, down seven percent from 2007 figures,
section of the 176.07 km Peking-Hong Kong-Macau national multi-
according to statistics from Macau’s administration of
line expressway. The 13.87 billion yuan project that is expected to be
airports Ltd. (aDa). The sole airport in Macau also saw
completed in three years starts from Kunshan Town through to yueyang
the number of final destination passengers increase
county, Miluo county, Xiangyin county, Wangcheng, Changsha city
3.8 million in 2008, a 13 percent year-on-year increase.
county, Xiangtan county and Taling Town of Xiangtan county. It will serve
Major decreases were in transit passengers, mostly from
as an important part of the ‘five Vertical & Seven Horizontal’ expressway
Chinese mainland and Taiwan to 1.3 million passengers,
network in Hunan, relieving transportation pressure on the Peking-Zhuhai
a 39 percent decrease and airport cargo throughput by 44
expressway and improving overall transportation conditions.
percent year-on-year to 100,767 tons in 2008. The number
of takeoffs and touchdowns dropped by seven percent
November hotel occupancy rate down 6.6%
and airmail dropped by 11 percent year-on-year. Macau
International airport has a maximum annual passenger
In November 2008, Macau’s hotel occupancy rate dropped 6.6 percent to
capacity of six million.
79.2 percent in total, with four-star hotels leading at 85.3 percent, according
to the Statistics and Census Service (DSeC). In that same month, 567,812
guests checked into hotels and similar establishments, increasing by
Macau and HK collaborate
12.4 percent year-on-year. The majority of guests were from the Chinese
for joint tours to both cities
mainland at 48.4 percent and Hong Kong at 22.4 percent. Hotel guest Macau and Hong Kong tourism officials are working closely
numbers reached 5.9 million in the first 11 months of 2008, increasing 13.6 to develop and promote multi-destination itineraries targeting
percent year-on-year. Visitor-guests staying in hotels were at 43.2 percent of Southeast asia. With more regional low-cost carriers flying
the total number of tourists, up 0.8 percent compared to figures from 2007. to Macau, the city enjoyed strong growth in visitors from
Southeast asia. both cities are promoting themselves
Mandarin and Shun Tak sell hotel to STDM
overseas as attraction destinations for international
Mandarin Oriental International Ltd and Shun Tak Holdings Ltd have
companies to hold business meetings and incentive trips.
agreed to sell the Mandarin Oriental hotel to Stanley Ho’s flagship
raw data suggests Macau attracted more visitors than HK
company Sociedade de Turismo e Diversoes de Macau S. a. (STDM) for
last year at 27.6 million to 26.7 million respectively. However,
HK$1.6 billion. both former owners are selling their respective 50 percent
most of them were day-trippers with 52 percent in November
share of the 416-room hotel to the Macau-based STDM and the deal is
not spending the night there. 27.48 percent of Macau visitors
set to be completed by late May. Proceeds of uS$90 million will go to the
during that month also came from HK.
Mandarin Oriental group, which will replenish working capital. That said,
the sellers have the right to share any increase in the hotel site’s value HK and Guangdong to promote
above the sale price if the property is redeveloped or sold to a third party
monetary cooperation
in the future. Mandarin Oriental will continue to manage the hotel for two
after years of discussion, Hong Kong and Guangdong
years and the group will manage a 213-room hotel on the waterfront due
have finally agreed to set up a taskforce to promote
to open next year.
financial cooperation. a total of 21 taskforces ranging from
environment to transport have been formed under the
More UK travellers Guangdong-Hong Kong Joint Co-operation Conference.
according to the Macau Government Tourist Office, Macau is attracting both sides will work together on how to implement the newly
more britons who are looking for holiday destinations further abroad. In announced Pearl river Delta Development framework and
the last few years, uK tourists to Macau have experienced a double-digit how financial resources will be able to move freely in the
percentage growth, with overall tourist numbers from around the world up Pearl river Delta. To ease the global financial crisis, 1 billion
13.39 percent up until November 2008. The Las Vegas-styled casinos are yuan will be spent by the Guangdong government to ease
the biggest draw to tourists but Macau also offers many cultural attractions exporters’ woes. both sides agreed that the futures of Hong
due to its Chinese-Portuguese heritage. Historic buildings, relaxing Kong and Guangdong were inseparable and that pursuing
beaches, hiking trails, and shopping and spas provide further attractions. cooperation was the right direction.
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