We will have again the traditional tray race held in the afternoon, where waiters and waitresses will run down the stoned-path from the Ruins of St Paul’s to Senado Square carrying a tray with a bottle of beer on it. Last year over 80 participants, a record number, from 20 hotels and restaurants in Macau took part in the race. Crowds of visitors and local people were attracted and they cheered for the participants.
World Tourism Organization (WTO), in the third session of its General Assembly in Spain (September 1979), has decided to commemorate September 27 as “World Tourism Day” each year. This is the 26th year since the celebrations commenced in 1980.
The main purpose of “World Tourism Day” is to foster awareness among the international community of the importance of tourism and its social, cultural, political and economic values. Each year, World Tourism Organization selects a different theme for “World Tourism Day”.
