Section: Ferries

Macau Government Regrets Taipa-Hong Kong Ferry Suspension

The Secretary for Transport and Public Works, Mr Lau Si Io, today expressed regret for the inconvenience caused to passengers by the suspension of ferry services between Taipa and Hong Kong. Mr Lau told reporters the Government would act accordingly to minimise the inconvenience, but he could not elaborate as the case was now before the

Cotaijet to Commence Night Sailings

Cotai Waterjets (Macau) Limited announced yesterday that it has received permission from the Macau and Hong Kong transportation departments to begin operating its Cotai Strip(R) CotaiJets(TM) with increased frequency and at night. Cotai Waterjets said the expanded service, which runs between the Hong Kong-Macao Ferry Terminal at Shun Tak Centre and the Taipa Temporary Ferry Terminal,

Mainland Chinese Visitors Increases by 10.6%

The latest Macau statistics indicates that visitor arrivals totalled 2,583,372 in August 2008, a year-on-year increase of 8.5%. Visitors from Mainland China (1,488,084) and Hong Kong (757,784) rose by 10.6% and 5.2% respectively, while those from Taiwan, China (112,454) decreased by 7.0%. Same-day visitors took up 52.6% of the total arrivals, at 1,357,855. The majority of

Macau Overtakes Hong Kong's Visitors Intake

In the first quarter of the year Macau received 230,788 more visitors than Hong Kong, according to official figures from the Hong Kong tourist office obtained by Portuguese news agency Lusa. According to the same figures, between January and March 2008, Macau received 7,506,309 visitors as compared with 7,275,521 visitors to Hong Kong. The Hong Kong tourist

Macau March 2008 Visitor Arrivals Up a Whopping 25.6%

Macau visitor arrivals reached 2,713,457 in March 2008, a year-on-year increase of 25.6%. Visitors from Mainland China (1,566,179), Hong Kong (743,250) and Southeast Asia (153,921) grew by 32.4%, 11.5% and 60.4% respectively. Same-day visitors accounted for 53.2% of the total arrivals, at 1,444,785. The majority of the visitors came from Mainland China and Hong Kong, which

Macau Visitor Arrivals for January 2008 Up by 16.3%

Despite blistery and snowy weather conditions, Macau still managed to increase visitor arrivals to 2,371,754 in January 2008, a year-on-year increase of 16.3%. Visitors from Mainland China (1,421,782) and Southeast Asia (109,738) grew by 23.0% and 58.2% respectively, while those from Hong Kong (581,860) decreased by 3.7%. Same-day visitors accounted for 52.3% of the total

Southeast Asia Visitor Arrivals to Macau Soared by 81.2%

The number of visitor arrivals to Macau reached 2,618,823 in December 2007, representing a year-on-year increase of 21.1%. Visitors from Mainland China and Hong Kong rose by 26.8% and 2.7% respectively, with those from Southeast Asia soared by 81.2%. Meanwhile, same-day visitors accounted for 50.6% of the total arrivals, at 1,324,030. The majority of the visitors

CotaiJet Ferry to Sail Again Soon (Update)

Update CotaiJet to resume sailings again on 20 January 2008! See CotaiJet site for more details. There has been a court ruling that rejected an application to suspend the services. The Macau Government expects ferry services between Taipa and Hong Kong to soon resume again. A statement released today by the Maritime Administration said the ferry company

Macau Receives Record Numbers of Christmas Visitors

Again Macau breaks new records with the arrival of about 779,000 vistors during the Christmas holidays, with at least thirty thousand Hong Kong people congesting the entry ways of Macau as most of them began their Christmas holidays on Tuesday. Information from the Chinese language Macau Daily newspaper showed that the number of arrivals reached 55,000

Ticket Touts at Macau Ferries Becoming a Pest

Ticket touts are increasingly working the ferry terminals between Hong Kong and Macau, cashing in on the tourism boom in the territory that has revealed the inadequacy of ferry services. The public recently complaint about both the lack of ferries and associated ticket scalpers, when Venetian Macao held the exhibition matches between tennis stars Pete Sampras