2013-06-13 — /travelprnews.com/ — A joint delegation of Macau Government Tourist Office (MGTO), Tourism Administration of Guangdong Province and Tourism Administration of Guangzhou Municipality visited Portugal this week to meet a number of local tourism officials and trade executives for promotion of Macau and multi-destination tours. MGTO also participated in “Festas de Lisboa” to raise the destination’s profile and encourage visits from Europe to Macau.
The delegation visited Lisbon, Portugal from June 10 – 13, with members including MGTO Director Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes, Vice Director of Tourism Administration of Guangzhou Municipality, Zhou Ze Jian, Head of Division of Affairs on Tourism of Hong Kong, Macau & Taiwan of Tourism Administration of Guangdong Province, Mao Cheng, Head of Destination Marketing Department of MGTO, Betty Fok and Head of Tourism Product and Events Department of MGTO, Isabel Augusto.
During their visit in Portugal, the delegation had the opportunity to meet the President of Tourism of Portugal , Frederico Costa, President of Portuguese Association of Travel Agencies (APAVT), Pedro Costa Ferreira and other local trade partners. During a dinner cohosted by MGTO and APAVT on June 11, local media and trade partners were updated about the latest tourism development of Macau and Guangdong as well as multi-destination tours to Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau, with the delegation’s aim of expanding long-haul markets and fostering market diversification.
Following the dragon dance performance last year, MGTO led a lion dance team to join the Popular Street Marching Parade in Lisbon this year. The parade took place on June 12 as one of the most popular events of the Portuguese traditional festivity – “Festas de Lisboa”. Comprising 10 lions, the Macau lion dance team presented a lively performance along Avenida da Liberdade – the central avenue in Lisbon, fascinating European visitors with Macau’s unique cultural gem. Their show in the parade marked one of the exchange activities between MGTO and the organizer of Festas de Lisboa.
The lion dance team also presented two shows at Lisbon’s famous integrated indoor arena, Atlantic Pavilion on June 8 and 9 consecutively.