Survival at the bottom，Becoming a keyword in the global tourism industry，Macau is no exception。

The bustling Cotai Strip has become a bit strange now，Venetian、Studio City、Entertainment venues such as Sands City Center are not as glorious as they used to be，Guanye Street is no longer "popular"，There are no tourists with eight or nine shopping bags in each hand。This is a scene in Macau during this year’s National Day Golden Week。

September 23，The National Immigration Administration officially announced the resumption of processing visas for mainland residents to travel to Macau。It is exactly one full moon today。

According to data released by Macau Tourism Bureau，A total of 58,345 tourists visited Macao in the first three days of the National Day Golden Week，Down 87% compared to previous years.2%，Among them, mainland tourists accounted for 55,089 visitors，Also down 86% year-on-year.1%。

But the data is also displayed，The total number of tourists visiting Macao from October 1st to 8th was more than 15.60,000 people，Among them, mainland tourists account for as high as 93.1%，The number of tourists in Macau gradually rebounded during the late Golden Week，And it is gradually increasing。Increase in the number of tourists，While driving the recovery of Macau’s tourism market，It also stabilized the confidence of many businesses in the tourism market。With the further opening up of Macau tourism，And the Macau government’s new development plan，Macau tourism will gradually become diversified。

October 22，Professor Wu Zhicai, director of the Guangdong Tourism Strategy and Policy Research Center of South China University of Technology, told the 21st Century Business Herald reporter: "Recently，The Ministry of Culture and Tourism issued regulations，Inbound and outbound group travel and airport and wine services will not be resumed for the time being。There is no exit channel for mainland tourists who want to travel to Macau，And Macau’s largest tourist market is the mainland，In addition, the arrival of the off-season of autumn and winter tourism，These factors make the current tourism situation 188bet online sports betting in Macau uncertain、There are uncertainties，We have to wait for the opportunity for future development。”

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SaSa沙沙、Lailai Supermarket、New Yaohan，These affordable shopping malls in Macau that are usually popular among mainland tourists，Always known for its discounts。

The former Gongbei Port，You can see many tourists carrying pink "SaSa" shopping bags。The “hand-chopping battlefield” of these mainland tourists，There are fewer tourists now。In Macau shopping malls, you can find imported snacks such as potato chips，Up to tobacco and alcohol、Famous watches and other products are offering discounts to varying degrees。

“Duty-free tobacco and alcohol are one of the most popular product categories with discounts，Prices range from 20% to 30% off，Extra large red fonts commonly used on supermarket shelves indicate the discount rate。Take 1000ml French Napoleon wine as an example，Price discounted from HKD 1,700 to HKD 1,190，30% discount。"Ms. Zhang (pseudonym), who traveled from Guangzhou to Macau during the National Day holiday, told the 21st Century Business Herald reporter。

"Generally speaking，We all go to buy some medicine、Skin care products、Cosmetics, specialties and clothes，Like SaSa、New Yaohan and other places we often go to purchase。Most daily chemical products in Macao are produced abroad，The price is much cheaper than domestic specialty stores，There are often discounts。" said Luo, a student from a university in Zhongshan。Once upon a time，She travels to Macau twice a year，Even if the endorsement is restored now，She still expressed little intention to go。

Located in the hinterland of the Pearl River Delta in Guangdong，Macau tourism attracts many mainland tourists every year，College students are a group that cannot be ignored。Zhuhai is close to Gongbei Port，Guangzhou、Shenzhen、Foshan, Zhongshan and other places，All within one hour’s reach from the intercity。

Large group of college students，I come here every year，Go to major stores in Macau to “buy, buy, buy”，Browse famous attractions to increase the flow of people in the surrounding area。They even go together together，Send shopping to family members in northern cities。

“In the past, it was no exaggeration to have classmates in our circle of friends every weekend、Friend goes to Macau to ‘check in’，It’s easy to find someone to help with purchasing，It is almost impossible to see anyone going to Macau now。” Student Luo said。

Except student groups，Mainly buying luxury accessories、Tourists who spend money 188bet online sports betting in high-end restaurants and stay in high-end hotels，It is also the main force in restoring its economy。

In order to impress this group of people with spending power，The Macau SAR Government launched the “Expanding Customer Sources、Prosperous Economy、Employment Guarantee Program，From September 1st to the end of December，Total 2 distributed through WeChat platform.900 million yuan in consumer coupons，To attract mainland tourists to travel and spend money in Macau。And cooperate with multiple businesses such as Air Macau，Provide air tickets to passengers、Hotel and consumption discounts，Will be implemented in phases。

From a variety of "hotel + attractions" packages，Multiple discount promotions at dining and shopping merchants，Many mainland visitors to Macao have gained a lot。On major hotel booking platforms，You can see hotel prices plummeting everywhere，Starting from RMB 126 at Broadway Hotel in Macau、Starting from 228 in Studio City, Macau，Before the epidemic，These mid-to-high-end hotels start from 400-500 yuan。

Although hotel bookings have increased significantly since late October，However, many practitioners from mid- to downstream suppliers have said，Although the demand is increasing，But the current number of individual visits is not very helpful to suppliers，Judging from the existing order volume，They get relatively small commissions。

"Dunhuang on the Sea" turns into "Gaming Desert"

Macau has experienced more than 400 years of fusion of Eastern and Western cultures，No major war damage has ever occurred during this period，Preserves the landscape and essence of Chinese and Western cultures to the greatest extent，Therefore, it is known as "Dunhuang on the Sea" by the world。

However, the new crown epidemic has brought an unexpected impact to Macau’s tourism industry，The gaming industry has suffered the most serious losses，Macau’s gaming development has seriously stagnated during this period，Want to “make a fortune、The number of tourists crossing the sea is also decreasing。

Mr. Chen (pseudonym) from Guangzhou told the 21st Century Business Herald reporter，September 23, the first day of Macau’s reopening，I went to Macau once from Gongbei Port，Most of the people who pass the customs are exported workers，Very few tourists seen，Compared with the crowds inside the Venetian in the past，Few tourists，The waiters who helped call taxis lamented that in the past, a taxi would come quickly，But due to the sharp drop in tourists，The number of waiting taxis is also decreasing now。

Macao’s return in 1999，In view of the characteristics of small land area and 188bet app download difficulty in developing industry，The Macau SAR government proposes to vigorously develop the gaming industry。Since 2006，Macau’s gaming revenue surpassed that of Las Vegas in the United States for the first time，Become the "World Casino"。

Since return，Macao’s economy continues to enter a stage of rapid growth，Gaming tourism as Macau’s leading industry，The proportion has also continued to grow: from 23% in 1991 to about 50% currently，The situation of “one dominant industry” in the gaming industry has not improved but intensified。

Suffering vulnerability and huge risks，Macau tourism is destined to become a gambling destination，Betting on defeat”。

According to data，Macau gaming revenue in April this year was 7.5.4 billion MOP，236 compared to the same period last year.2.5 billion yuan down 96.4%。Macau’s gaming revenue in June, July and August fell by 97%/94 respectively year-on-year.5%/94.5%。

Previously，Macau Melco Gaming Chairman Lawrence Ho has publicly announced that he will give up his salary this year，And reduce the salary of all company executives this year by 30%。He Youlong also said，The company will take some cost-saving measures in response to the current economic conditions，As understood，Since March this year, nine senior executives of Melco have voluntarily resigned one after another。

The epidemic has caused gambling giants to encounter an unprecedented "cold winter"，Sands China announced its second quarter results in July，Net income is 4，USD 7 million (down 97% year-on-year.8%），Adjusted EBITDA is a loss of 3.USD 100 million，Compared to the first quarter performance loss of 1.USD 6.6 billion，The situation has not improved，On the contrary, it aggravates the "severe cold"。

Although performance has been hit hard，Although it costs US$3 million in operating expenses (about 23.9 million patacas) to open the door for one day，But because of the huge cash on hand，The six major gambling companies can survive even if they have zero income for several months to several years，Practitioners in the industry are also quite calm。This year，Sands Macau bites the bullet and continues to invest，The new Londoner project is being transformed，The total investment is expected to reach 17.5 billion patacas，Sands Group said，We are preparing for foreign tourists to continue to come to Macau for gambling consumption，Receive guests with your best appearance。

Connecting Hengqin to the mainland, special tourism is “added to both ends”

Under the epidemic crisis, all parties have begun to seek new solutions.

In fact, for a long time，188bet online sports betting Macao’s economy and tourism industry rely on the mainland and Hong Kong markets，The proportion of the two is about 80% higher，In the future, Macao tourism should increase its efforts to develop tourists from other regions，Building a new tourism capital，Promoting Macao’s economic diversification。

Compare the many famous tourist attractions in the West，Such as the European principality Monaco、The Pearl of the Middle East, Dubai, etc.，Macau also has luxurious hotels、Convenient transportation、Special cultural landscape，But besides that, there are still many gaps。

With the further development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area，Macau’s positioning is also very obvious，Wu Zhicai pointed out，Macau will be built into a world center of tourism and leisure，Attract more international tourists，Radiate to more range。

Macau and Hengqin are separated by a river，The relationship becomes closer，Wu Zhicai also pointed out，Hengqin and Macao will gradually realize integration in the future，Using Hengqin as a bridgehead to connect Macau and mainland China。At present, customs clearance between the two places has been approved by the State Council to implement "cooperative inspection、One-time release” clearance mode，In the future, with the link between Hengqin and Macau light rail，The exchanges between the two places have become closer。

Also，Macau also cooperates with Hengqin in the traditional Chinese medicine industry，Explore a diversified economy。April 2011，The Guangdong-Macao Cooperation Traditional Chinese Medicine Technology Industrial Park has officially landed in Hengqin，The industrial park will pass through Hengqin、Macao Regional Cooperation，Utilize small-scale transformation of traditional Chinese medicine industry achievements，Preparing for large-scale production in the international market with medium-scale production。

Wu Zhicai told the 21st Century Business Herald reporter，The third direction of Macao’s future development，It is also a direction with unique potential，It is the "Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao Yachting Free Travel" that has been proposed for development many years ago。

“There are still many aspects of free yacht travel policy that have not been well established。But the future，If we want to realize the integration of maritime transportation in the Greater Bay Area，This will be a very large consumption potential。In the future, the entire Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Yachting Association will be connected as a whole，Pearl River and Xijiang、Dongjiang、Yacht docks in many cities along Beijiang and other cities，188bet sports betting app download Available for travel to Macau、Water transportation line for leisure vacation。"Wu Zhicai said。

Although it is the late autumn season in November，However, the current momentum of Macao’s tourism industry is still “heating up”，The industry is generally optimistic about the recovery of Macau tourism，But I think the process will be slow。Gao Kaixian, Chairman of the Macau Chinese General Chamber of Commerce, once said，This year’s COVID-19 epidemic has brought severe tests and huge challenges to the Macao SAR government and all sectors of Macao society，The future will be based on the current development status and industrial development needs of Macao，Add cultural and sports events，Utilize the human resources of Macao’s blend of Chinese and Western cultures，Promote Macau’s non-gaming elements to tourists from all over the world，Helping Macao’s economic recovery。

Wu Zhicai thinks，At present, Macau is also actively developing the “two ends plus” tourism model。Travel at both ends，Taking tourism as a strategic platform，Building tourism + exhibition、Travel+Sports、Travel + Culture and more modes，Do more integration，Form a tourism ecosystem，Make small Macau into a big tourism。Future，In addition to gambling in Macau、Outside shopping，There will be more sports competitions、Cultural exhibitions, etc.，Building a diversified consumption system。 

*Source of this article: 21st Century Economic Report, author: Tang Weike, Pan Zhanpeng, original title:《Full month after Macau resumes customs clearance: leading casinos continue to lose money，“Dunhuang on the Sea” is waiting for the opportunity to recover》.