The application for tourist visas for mainland residents to visit Macao has resumed

The COVID-19 epidemic overseas is relatively serious this year. Friends who want to travel cross-border may have their plans in vain. In addition, the epidemic situation in Hong Kong and Taiwan is also relatively serious. It is not recommended that everyone travel unless necessary. However, Macau is a good choice now, and visas can also be applied for, so prepare your luggage and go together!

The application for tourist visas for mainland residents to visit Macau has resumed

On the afternoon of September 22, according to the official Weibo of the National Immigration Administration, the epidemic situation in the mainland and Macau continues to improve overall. Next, the entry-exit management departments of public security organs across the country will resume processing visas for mainland residents to travel to Macau from September 23. However, they will not accept visas for those who live in areas with a moderate or high risk of the epidemic or those who have traveled to areas with a moderate or high risk of the epidemic within 14 days before the application. Application for entry and exit documents and endorsements for persons with a history of traveling to Macao. Applicants are requested to make an appointment online to submit their application to the immigration service window of the public security organ, pay close attention to the epidemic situation in Macao and relevant announcements from the National Immigration Administration, and arrange their travel plans reasonably.

Macau subsidizes tourists to reduce transportation costs

In order to compete for the Macau tourism market during the National Day holiday, several major airlines have recently offered significant discounts on air tickets. The reporter learned that in order to attract tourists, the Macau SAR government began to launch various air ticket, hotel and consumption discounts through Internet e-commerce on September 1. Last week, Fliggy directly expanded the momentum of its tens of billions of subsidy activities to Macau. When booking Qantas tickets on Fliggy, two people can place an order and one person is free. Tickets for popular attractions in Macau are also buy one and get one free. Tickets in core business districts The hotel can get an instant discount of 500 yuan. According to Fliggy’s public data, on the first day of the launch of the 10 billion Macau subsidy campaign, the number of related searches for Macau destinations on the Fliggy platform increased by more than 570, with users born in the 1990s being the most enthusiastic. It is worth mentioning that in September this year, the average hotel price in Macau was nearly 40% lower than last year. Among them, hotels such as the Venetian, Parisian, MGM, Studio City, and City of Dreams are the most popular, while tourist attractions such as Macau Tower, Gondola, Parisian Tower, TEAMLAB, and Figure 8 Ferris Wheel are the most popular.

Currently, tourism companies in Macau have already begun to prepare for recovery. At the beginning of June, MGM Macau opened its flagship store in Fliggy; at the end of June, the Macau Tourism Bureau joined hands with Fliggy and Alipay to launch a tourism recovery plan, through live broadcasts, pre-sales of travel packages, city selection, etc. Hoarding customers for Macau tourism restart. Macau Tourism Director Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes even dropped into the Fliggy live broadcast room to cheer for Macau tourism companies. Data shows that the average annual growth rate of tourists to Macau in the past three years has been as high as 75%. In previous years, the summer vacation in July and August, as well as Christmas and Spring Festival in December and January were the traditional peak seasons for Macau tourism. The full resumption of Macau visa processing before the National Day holiday is undoubtedly a major benefit for Macau tourism.

Mainland my country is a low-risk area, and normal travel is allowed during the National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival

As of September 21, 215 countries and regions around the world have reported more than 3,094 confirmed cases of new coronavirus pneumonia. There have been 10,000 cases, and the cumulative deaths have exceeded 959,000; in the past week, an average of more than 280,000 new confirmed cases have been reported globally every day.

Mainland my country has reported no confirmed cases of local infection or asymptomatic infections since August 21. Since August 29, the mainland has been a low-risk area.

In the key risk warning, the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention proposed that during the National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival in 2020, travel within my country needs to focus on preventing the new coronavirus. At present, all parts of my country are low-risk areas for the COVID-19 epidemic and normal travel is allowed. During travel, you must comply with the relevant requirements of the COVID-19 prevention and control work at the travel destination. Also prepare hand sanitizer, disinfectant wipes, masks and other items. When you develop fever symptoms or other illnesses that make it unfit to travel, you should postpone or cancel your trip.

During travel, try to avoid going to closed places and crowded places, and reduce gatherings. Pay attention to keeping distance from others, washing hands frequently, and wearing masks in closed and crowded places.

How to prevent COVID-19 during travel?

1. During travel, when taking airplanes, trains and other means of transportation, you must abide by order and crew management requirements, wear masks throughout the process, and perform good hand hygiene. And keep the receipt properly for inquiry.

2. Queue up in an orderly manner during play, try to keep a distance of more than 1 meter, and wear masks in closed places and crowded places. When dining in a restaurant, it is recommended to sit apart or on the same side, and keep a distance of more than 1 meter from other people.

3. If symptoms such as fever, fatigue, dry cough, etc. occur during the journey, you should immediately go to the nearest medical institution to cancel or suspend the trip.

4. After returning from travel, continue to monitor your personal health and observe yourself for 14 days. If you feel unwell, seek medical treatment promptly and proactively inform the doctor of your travel history.

5. If you are returning from overseas travel, you should follow the requirements of the latest version of my country's new coronavirus prevention and control plan, implement 14 days of centralized isolation medical observation, customs nucleic acid testing at the port of entry, and centralized isolation of late-stage nucleic acid at the place of entry. Testing and nucleic acid testing after the home quarantine period expires.