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set25 Peninsula SJM Holdings Ltd says it will use to its advantage the regulatory changes in the Macau satellite casino sector – and its decision to redeploy satellite-venue tables to its downtown Grand Lisboa property and to an upgraded and expanded Casino Lisboa next door – to “consolidate a leadership position on the peninsula” of the city. That would result in the group “effectively increasing non-gaming spend and length of stay by customers, and better aligning the peninsula [property] portfolio towards the VIP and premium-mass segments” of gaming customers, said the company in commentary in its interim report published on Monday. In an August filing, the firm said its unit SJM Resorts Ltd had signed a promissory agreement with the group parent Sociedade de Turismo e Diversões de Macau SA (STDM) t o acquire a portion of Hotel Lisboa , for a total consideration of HKD529 million (US$68.1 million). At the time, SJM Holdings said “SJM Resorts intends to utilise the property to expand...

out25 Who are Macao’s three-peaters, and what do they mean for future tourism initiatives? Over a third of visitors from Hong Kong have come to Macao at least 3 times in the past 12 months, with those returning over 6 times outnumbering their mainland counterparts Innovative campaign programmes should encourage repeat visitors to explore lesser-known attractions to better distribute foot traffic more evenly, experts say https://macaonews.org/news/business/macao-three-peaters-future-tourism-initiatives-macau/ jun24 One of the Hong Kong government’s top tourism advisers – the leisure and entertainment mogul Allan Zeman – says the city is lagging behind Macao when it comes to attractions.  His comments will come as a stark warning to a Hong Kong tourism industry struggling to find its post-pandemic direction, with long-haul markets remaining sluggish and the domestic market shifting from affluent mainland Chinese travellers to penny-pinching day-trippers. In remarks  published ...

may25 A DICJ pretende elevar a gestão “inteligente” do sector do jogo, através da introdução de tecnologia informática, indicou a nova dirigente do organismo, Ng Wai Han   A nova directora da Inspecção e Coordenação de Jogos (DICJ), Ng Wai Han, está apostada em “elevar o nível de gestão inteligente do sector, por forma a que este se desenvolva de forma saudável”. Para isso, “serão introduzidas tecnologias informáticas” na área do jogo, indicou, na cerimónia de tomada de posse. Com uma vasta experiência na área da Administração Pública, designadamente no desenvolvimento da governação electrónica e na optimização dos procedimentos administrativos, Ng Wai Han dirigiu anteriormente os Serviços de Administração e Função Pública (SAFP). Na toma de posse, prometeu ainda que irá empenhar-se “na coordenação e supervisão da implementação efectiva dos elementos não jogo, no sentido de contribuir para a diversificação adequada da economia de Macau e para o desenvolvimento articulado de diferen...