Macau Government Tourist Office (MGTO) is promoting Macau at the Arabian Travel Market (ATM) 2014, the leading international annual tourism fair taking place in the Middle East, which opened today in Dubai and runs until Thursday.

To tap into the great potential of the Middle East visitor source market and expand Macau’s international visitors, MGTO is once again promoting the city’s appeal as a tourism destination at ATM. MGTO is showcasing Macau’s latest updates and tourism products with a 50 square meter booth at the key-event for the Middle East region, dedicated to the theme "Touching Moments Experience Macau".

Visitor arrivals from the Middle East to Macau have been increasing fast for the last few years. In 2013 Macau welcomed close to 15,000 visitors coming from the Middle East, a 5.5 per cent growth year on year, while for the first quarter of this year arrivals from the region already increased by 8 per cent, compare to same period last year.

This year on its 21st edition, the 4-day event, taking place at Dubai World Trade Centre, attracted 2700 exhibitors representing 83 countries and territories.