MACAU - The higher your star rating in Macau the higher your occupancy, it has been revealed.
Director of the Macao Government Tourism office (MGTO) Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes has declared that the top occupancies have been recorded in five-star properties and suggested this could be partly because of their sophisticated promotions.
According to lawmaker Lam Lon Wai, tourists tend to choose high-star hotels or affordable camping at Hac Sa Beach. Therefore, the government should offer tax benefits to those establishing low-star hotels to open up the grades of accommodation. He added that 17 budget hotels, offering 1000 keys, will open in the near future in Macau.
Government members also suggested the Taipa Ferry Terminal could be the location for developing tourism projects with cultural and creative products, performances and exhibitions, similar to the water supply project currently showing there.
Although 90% of commercial spaces in the building are occupied, the space in the terminal and the traffic through it (ferries sailing to and from Shenzhen have increased 14% since January 2019), make it ideal for tourism activities.