Macao Business Tourism Introduction

Macao is a city of diversified development, after a period of rapid and unprecedented infrastructure development, Macao has shaped into a promising business tourism destination among other top-notch Asian cities. Macao despite being only 33.3 km2 in size, Macao is home to an array of premier conference and exhibition venues, deluxe hotels, and resorts, attracting a growing amount of Business Tourism visitors and incentive travelers worldwide.

Business and incentive travelers can host different business exchanges and team building activities of all scales in Macao, while corporate clients and bleisure travelers may also opt for some relaxation at the city’s fully-integrated resorts, and enjoy a jous time with exciting entertainment and fun-filled activities the city has to offer.

Hotel Rooms

As of February of 2025, there is a total of 150 hotels premises offering approximately 48,000 hotel rooms to visitors in Macao. Among those, 28,000 rooms are located in the city’s five-star hotel and resorts.

In line with the MSAR Government's efforts to promote the joint development of tourism and emerging industries, and in conjunction with the elements of “Tourism+”, the Macao Government Tourism Office has launched the “Travel Stimulation Program” (“The Program”) which provides eligible applicants with appropriate support items, thus, to enhance the attractiveness of institutions/groups/tourists coming to Macao to organize "Incentive Travel", "Wedding Travel", "Educational Travel" and "Sports Travel" activities.

Based on the travel and consumption patterns of tourists, the Macao Government Tourism Office expands the coverage of the beneficiary groups of the "Travel Stimulation Program", enrich the structure of supporting projects, increase the flexibility of resource allocation and strengthen the efficiency of application services from May 2025, in order to enhance the attractiveness of the "Travel Stimulation Program" and expand the source of tourists.

Expand the entitlement of the "The Program", including:

"Incentive Travel": In addition to incentive and team building activities, the scope of application will be expanded to industry networking, corporate visits/inspections, corporate anniversary events/banquets, business travel for industrial and commercial enterprises, and corporate training, etc.;

"Wedding Travel": the scope of application will be extended to include weddings, wedding banquets, wedding photography travel, honeymoon travel, etc.;

"Educational Travel": In addition to study tours, teaching or academic activities, the scope of application will be expanded to students of all ages and teaching staff to participate in customized study tours, including special courses that combine study tours with travel scenarios, visits to scientific research institutions, language training and examinations, etc.

The scope of application of "Sports Travel" continues to be based on organizing sports events as an organizer, participating in sports competitions as a participant, and watching sports events as a spectator.

Teams with 25 non-Macao participants or more and a minimum stay of 2 consecutive nights in Macao are the prerequisites for application.

"The Program" provides eligible applicants with appropriate support items depending on the number of participants with complimentary Macao tourism information, experiencing Macao tours, tickets for tourism products, cultural experiences or food experiences to encourage visitors to experience and explore the local community for the facilitation of the community’s economic development.

Applicants are required to submit the required documents and event information to Macao Government Tourism Office at least 15 working days before the first day of the event. Eligible applicants are required to comply with the relevant terms and conditions in completing the application procedures by submitting all required documents and a post-event report after the activity.

Incentive Travel	Wedding Travel	Educational Travel	Sports Travel

For details, please refer to

• Program Outline
• Application Form and Support Items Form
• Report (Template)
• Questionnaire

Enquiry
Tel: (853) 8397 1037 / 8397 1008
E-mail: dtne@macaotourism.gov.mo