Casting to be the Asian ‘World Heritage’ Tourist Trade Centre --- Macau’s Dream & Concept

Macau’s tourism industry has been Asia’s focus in the recent years. Every year, the city attracts over 30 million visitors; amongst them, 90% are from the Asian regions while the number for those from Europe and America is taking a double-digit growth.

The Historic Centre of Macao, having been inscribed on the World Heritage list, is being taken care delicately by various sectors of Macau and aroused the world attention. The city’s historic value is further highlighted by the tourism sector. Integrating the conservation of world heritage with tourism has been nowadays an ideal pattern for the industry.

Macau has enjoyed its advantage as a free port and duty-free paradise for over a century. Geographically located in the centre of Asia with South China on its north and facing the South East Asia, Macau covers a tourism circle of 3 billion populations within just 5-flying hours.

Macau does witness the achievement of world heritage conservation. The city has also made an excellent demonstration on the integration of world heritage with tourism industry. Undoubtedly, Macau can be built as the tourist trade centre for World Heritage in Asia.

The ‘World Heritage Travel Expo’ is organized based on such ideal with reality to affiliate the market situation. The exhibition’s vigorousness was clearly shown in its first edition in 2008. Exhibitors from 15 provinces and cities of P.R. China and some ten countries and regions like the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Korea etc. along with the 12,000 trade visitors gave positive comments on the exhibition and expressed their continuous participation in 2009.

 

Macau --- Asia’s First Priority Destination for Leisure Travel

For over a hundred years, Macau has been a free port and low-tax city. Macau has aroused the world’s attention in the recent years when the gaming and tourism industries keep blooming. The city has also been one of the most favorite travel destinations when a number of super luxury resort hotels being open and the ‘Historic Centre of Macao’ being inscribed on the World Heritage List. As many as 30 million visitors are attracted every year.

Macau is located in the centre of Asia with its north facing to the speedy economic growing South China and south to the steady economic recovering South East Asia. Macau covers a tourism circle of 3 billion populations within just 5-flying hours.

With the natural geographical advantage, the long history of free port, the recent booming of leisure and conference culture as well as the Government’s support and motivation, Macau enjoys a unique condition to be Asia’s exchange centre of leisure travel. The first edition of <World Heritage Travel Expo>, being held in Macau in 2008, did show the city’s potential of this issue.