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Travel To Macau And The Cotai Strip, China May 9th, 2008 Macau is a small peninsula region in China, southwest of Hong Kong. There are scheduled boat charters to and from Macau and Hong Kong throughout the day. It is an easy day trip from one place to the other.

In response to a drop in income from its Macau properties in the first quarter, Las Vegas Sands Corporation is sending in its top US managers to cut costs and win back lost VIP business. In the first quarter of the year, Sand’s lost US$2 million, down from a profit of almost US$40 million last quarter and almost US$91 million during the first quarter of 2007.

Last week’s announced slowing of casino development and fixing of commission rates for junket operators was welcomed by the director of Sociedade de Jogos de Macau (SJM), Dr Stanley Ho Hung-sun yesterday as necessary to stop the “cut throat” competition between operators. “I think it is excellent news for Macau in general.

Bangkok Airways will begin flights to Macau in July, becoming the third carrier to offer scheduled non-stop service on the fast-growing route between Bangkok and the former Portuguese colony. The Thai carrier is set to commence daily flights using a new twin engine Airbus A319, which is capable of carrying 120 passengers, on July 4.

Announced today, and available at stores, Conde Nast Traveler’s 12th annual May “Hot List” issue is the insider’s guide to the newest, hottest, sexiest hotels, restaurants, spas, and nightclubs opened all over the world in the past year.

Macao registered a record high of 26,992,995 visitor arrivals in 2007, up by 23% over 2006; visitors from Mainland China and Hong Kong accounted for 55% and 30% of the total respectively. Mainland visitors travelled to Macao under the Individual Visit Scheme totalled 7,165,203, up by 24%.

PBL Entertainment (Macau) Limited topped out the Hard Rock hotel and the main podium of its mega-project City of Dreams in Cotai, Macau today. City of Dreams will be a must-see integrated urban entertainment resort that will combine electrifying entertainment, stylish nightclubs, an amazing

JAY CHOU WORLD TOUR 2008 MACAO May 4th, 2008 at 8pm.  Only at the Venetian Macao Arena on the Cotai Strip. Ticket Information Macao Ticketing Box Offices The Venetian® Arena Box Office Kong Seng Hotline: Read the rest of this entry »

The 2nd Annual Asian Gaming Affiliate Marketing Conference for the far east will be held in Macau at the Venetian Hotel & Casino on 21-22 November 2008. Super affiliates and Casino Affiliate Programs with a desire to work with Asian affiliates will attend.

Currently in Macau there a total of 23 hotel projects under construction and another 23 waiting for approval around the city. Statistical data indicates that the 23 hotels under construction are expected to provide about 24,000 guestrooms.