ADVERTISEMENT FEATURE MACAU
MACAU
What’s new in
BY ANDY HOSKINS In a region of the world rich in choice and diversity for the UK visitor, there’s one small destination that is currently punching well above its weight. For Macau, smaller in size than even neighbouring Hong Kong, is posting some impressive visitor
numbers during tough economic times. What's more, there’s a whole range of new product set to add to the mix in the year ahead. Visitor arrivals to Macau continue to go from strength to strength, with 18.5million people visiting the former Portuguese territory between January and August
this year, a figure up more than 10 per cent on the same period last year. And UK visitors have played their part too, with arrivals from these shores up almost four per cent.
While Macau’s unique Portuguese- Chinese heritage continues to be a key draw, its excellent and ever-growing accommodation portfolio and versatility have all helped to increase its impact in the competitive tourism sector. It is now regularly featured in multi-destination Far East itineraries as
well as being added to China and Hong Kong holidays, or paired with the likes of Thailand, Malaysia or Singapore. It even serves as an alternative stop-off option on the Kangaroo route down to Australia and beyond.
So what can visitors expect? Settled by the Portuguese in the 1500s, Macau became a Special Administrative Region of China in 1999. It is this unique cultural heritage that sets it apart from its Far Eastern neighbours.
Its UNESCO World Heritage listed Historic Centre is an assortment of more than 20 significant buildings and monuments. Highlights are the iconic Ruins of St Paul’s, the A-Ma Temple and
Left: A-Ma Cultural Village. Above: the futuristic skyline of 21st century Macau
22 November 2011 •
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