[Now News Channel]Macau’s tourism industry is recovering, and many tourists still visit following the Lunar New Year. The local tourism bureau pointed out that the industry will consider increasing the quota of foreign workers in the face of manpower shortage, and will promote it with Hong Kong in the future.
The Ruins of St. Paul’s in Macau on the weekend is full of people coming and going, and many people also return with a full load.
There were also long queues at nearby snack shops and souvenir shops, and the staff kept busy and were busy restocking.
Staff of the souvenir shop: “(Business) is very good, shopping like hell, there are so many people every day, since the opening, it is almost 90% of what it was before 2019.”
After the “return to normal” in Macau, various activities and promotions were launched to attract tourists, including the “buy one trip, get one return” transportation discount, which attracted more than 160,000 Hong Kong people to visit during the Lunar New Year period.
The Macao Tourism Bureau stated that the current market is obviously buoyant, and all walks of life are thriving, but it is also facing a shortage of manpower just like Hong Kong.
Senna Helena de Senna Fernandes, Director of Macau Tourism Bureau: “Housekeepers are the most lacking in hotels. In the past few years, the occupancy rate of hotels has been low, and some foreign workers have left. Now they are trying to recruit. Although the industry has made a lot of preparations, it is estimated that they will not be able to open ) came quickly, and some catch up with the progress. This is a headache, but it is a “happy headache”. If there is a need to expedite the approval of foreign labor quotas for certain types of work.”
She also said that with the launch of large-scale promotional activities in Hong Kong, the two places will strengthen exchanges, and they can “shoot together” in the future.
Senna Fernandes: “We are actually very happy. We often say that we want to make big cakes. Many times, when customers go to Hong Kong, they will also come to Macau. In the future, we will go out together for promotion as before, and then we will do joint promotion.”
At present, except for Jinba, which has an overnight flight, the ships between Hong Kong and Macau have not yet resumed overnight travel. The Tourism Bureau pointed out that it was related to the shortage of crew, and it is believed that the shipping company will adjust the schedule according to the situation.
