The Macau travel trade met today their counterparts at a big scale travel mart held in Taipei organized by the Macau Government Tourist Office (MGTO), which will be followed by another round in Taichung.

A delegation comprising of representatives from MGTO as well as more than twenty Macau hotels, carriers, travel agencies and others are in Taipei to participate in a travel mart that attracted a strong attendance of around 150 Taiwan travel trade.

The event held in Taiwan’s capital on Monday is topped with a gala dinner, attended by, among other guests, major tour operators, travel agents and MICE operators in Taiwan, along with local celebrities and elites who have visited Macau by invitation of MGTO.

On Tuesday the delegation will head to Taichung. At Taiwan’s third largest city, the Macau travel trade will have the chance to meet with around 100 partners, mainly from local travel agencies, similar to Taipei.

The MGTO representative office in Taiwan holds a major travel mart every year, this year extended to Taichung for the first time. By giving the Macau travel trade the opportunity for face-to-face meetings with their Taiwan counterparts, MGTO aims to provide more updated information, and increase interaction between both sides for further cooperation.

Being Macau’s third largest source of visitors, Taiwan is one of MGTO’s priority markets. Macau and Taiwan are just a short flight distance away, with three airlines linking the two places, operating a total of more than 30 flights a day.