Macau's Events Attendance Reaches 96% of 2019 Levels
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- Macau's gaming tourism area hosted over 245 MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, and Exhibitions) events in the third quarter of 2023, a 231% increase from the previous year.
- Several new hotels are opening or being signed across Asia, including the Four Seasons Hotel Suzhou in China, the first TRIBE NATION hotel in China, and Mandarin Oriental's Villa Mayavee in Phuket
- Mohegan Inspire Entertainment in South Korea begins a soft opening of its non-casino areas, and Indian Hotels Company announces its sixth Ginger brand hotel in Kerala, India.
Macau’s Statistics and Census Service said the gaming tourism area hosted more than 245 MICE events in 3Q23, up 231% compared to the same period last year, which was a very easy comp. The number of participants and attendees totaled 545,000. There were 221 events held in 3Q23 for meetings and conferences with the number of participants at 48,000, while exhibitions in 3Q23 attracted 2,549 exhibitors and 21,000 professional visitors. In the first three quarters of 2023, a total of 757 MICE events were held with a total of participants and attendees at 1,220,000. The two indicators recovered to 70% and 96% of the levels in the same period in 2019, respectively.
The all-new Four Seasons Hotel Suzhou is now accepting reservations ahead of its anticipated opening in the coming weeks. The hotel is set on a private garden island on Jinji Lake, accessible via a private bridge. The upcoming opening marks another collaboration for Four Seasons with
