“Experience Macau” campaign wins in Seoul

MACAU – The Macau Government Tourist Office’s (MGTO) colorful campaign 'Experience Macau' was awarded the ‘Best City Tourism Promotion Campaign in the Asia-Pacific Region’ in the first edition of the Seoul Tourism Awards 2008.

MGTO’s multicolored campaign, launched worldwide last year, has been actively promoted in South Korea by MGTO’s representative office.

Organized by the Seoul Metropolitan City Government, the first annual Seoul Tourism Awards will celebrate the best of city tourism promotion in Seoul and cities around the Asia-Pacific region. MGTo’s award falls under the category of ‘Best Tourism Policy and Promotion’.

The awards ceremony will be held on June 27.

Macau welcomed 225,417 visitors from South Korea, a 38.5 percent year-on-year growth, making it the enclave’s seventh largest visitor source market.