Two cities offer distinct experiences and can benefit from sharing visitor flows, Macau Government Tourism Office chief says
3-MIN READ3-MIN1Wynna Wongin MacauPublished: 8:30am, 18 Jun 2026Hong Kong and Macau can complement rather than compete with each other in tourism development, officials and industry leaders in the gaming hub have said, as it continues its decades-long push for economic diversification.Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes, director of the Macau Government Tourism Office, said that the two cities had long worked together to attract overseas visitors and should continue building on that relationship rather than viewing each other as rivals.
“We should continue thinking about how to make better use of everyone’s resources and tell the Greater Bay Area story well,” she told reporters visiting Macau.
She added that Macau should work not only with the Hong Kong Tourism Board but also with the city’s wider tourism industry.
