Hengqin to sell self-service travel products to Macao residents with 50% off

Tour of Hengqin will kick off on January 17 and last until May 2023. The first stop is Macao. Residents there will be invited to visit Hengqin and experience its cultural tourism projects, urban environment and support facilities.

The event can be found through Hengqin's cultural tourism platforms such as local scenic spots. They will serve independent travelling products and deliver catering coupons used in Hengqin.

Permanent residents and non-permanent residents of the Macao Special Administrative Region who have reached the age of 18, as well as non-local residents of Macao who signed up more than three months in advance, can participate in the activity through Macao travel agencies, and purchase tourism products with subsidies from the Guangdong-Macao In-depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin (Cooperation Zone).

Qualified consumers in Macao can purchase tickets for scenic spots, hotels and packages at contracted travel agencies to enjoy a 50% discount, and the remaining 50% discount will be subsidized by the government in the form of special funds.

Each qualified customer has the opportunity to purchase twice during the event at a discounted price, with a different use date for each purchase. All additional purchases will be made at the list price.

Hengqin's self-service travel products contain local scenic spot tickets, hotels and independent travel packages, including Chimelong Ocean Kingdom, Chimelong Circus, Xinqita Tower, Sumlodol Hengqin Camping Town, National Geographic Explorer Center, Lionsgate Entertainment World and other popular scenic spots in Hengqin, as well as multiple high-end hotels. Various combinations and discounts are available for tourists to choose from. Food and beverage coupons are also included with the purchase of self-service travel products.

Su Kun, deputy director of the Executive Committee of the Cooperation Zone, said that the Cooperation Zone fosters the coordinated development of Hengqin and Macao's cultural tourism industries through a series of supporting policies and measures. It is expected that in the first quarter of 2023, the Cooperation Zone will officially launch a three-year plan of action for the high-quality development of the cultural tourism exhibition industry, as well as other policies, to encourage the major players in the cultural tourism industry to actively construct the Cooperation Zone.

Li Ziwei, director of the Economic Development Bureau of the Cooperation Zone, revealed that 20 million RMB is planned to be invested in the activity, and about 40,000 people are expected to benefit.

Hu Jingguang, President of the Macao Tourism Council, stated that the Macao Tourist Chamber of Commerce, the Travel Agency Association and the Travel Industry Council will organize the industries of Macao and Hengqin to jointly examine the four islands of Zhuhai, in order to arrange and market a batch of "multi-stop" high-quality tour routes.

For details, please consult the travel agencies below.

Author | Pamela (intern)

Editor | Wing, Steven, James