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IAG JAN 2023年1月 亞博匯 102 TRADE EVENTS M acau must cooperate with its neighboring cities in the Greater Bay Area to create a more diversified travel experience if it truly hopes toattract international tourists in the future, according to industry experts and representatives of Macau’s concessionaires. Speaking at the one-day MGS Summit industry event in November, Ben Toh Hup Hock, COO – Finance and Development for SJM Resorts S.A., explained that Macau still faced many challenges in achieving its goal of incentivizing more foreigners to visit – none more so than its modest 30 square kilometers of land mass. The problem can be addressed, however, by working with nearby cities to develop comprehensive tourism plans. “Macau [covers] about 30 square kilometers, so if we want to attract tourists to stay in Macau for seven nights it will be a bit difficult,” said Toh. “So we really need to work with neigboring cities such as Zhuhai and Guangzhou in the Greater Bay Area so we can link our travel and tourism resources and offer a more diversified travel experience to our tourists.” Toh noted that Macau has plenty of high-quality experiences to offer, with the six