Inside Asian Gaming

IAG OCT 2022年10月 亞博匯 56 government. The only optimism might come if and when China gives up its “zero-COVID" policy, but he does not foresee any changes within this year. The Macau government has listed “exploring foreign source markets” as one of the requirements in its casino license public tender and reiterated that Macau needs to explore overseas markets rather than continuing to rely so heavily on mainland visitors. The former tour guide remains cautious about this policy as he believes a problem remains around flights into Macau. “Macau did not put too much effort into developing international flight routes [before COVID],” he said. “For the routes connecting Macau and major tourist destinations such as Japan, South Korea and Thailand, the flights are not as frequent and the tickets are more expensive than in Hong Kong. The airport of Macau is not attractive to international visitors at all. “Of course, foreign visitors can choose to fly to Hong Kong before coming to Macau, but how many do you think would do this?” Andy Wu, Chairman of the Travel Industry Council of Macau, told IAG that the current measure allowing foreigners to enter Macau without prior IN FOCUS