Tourism in Macau

Tourism is a major industry in Macau. It is famous for the blend of Portuguese and Chinese cultures and its gambling industry, which includes Casino Lisboa, Macau, Sands Macau, The Venetian Macao, and Wynn Macau.^[1]

Macau is known as the “Monte Carlo of the Orient” and the “Las Vegas of the East”, which is attributed to the large volume of casinos that are found within the city.^[2] In fact, Macau is the only location in China where gambling is legal, and as such, gambling tourism is the city’s greatest source of revenue, and, the greatest revenue from gambling generated in the world.^[2] Further to this, Macau also boasts a huge number of hotels, from budget to luxury, along with which comes a myriad of food options, activities and historical sights to explore. Given such a "densely populated small area, the flows of tourists to Macau have been impressive".^[3]

^ Harper, Damian (June 2017). China. Chen, Piera; Eaves, Megan; Eimer, David; Elfer, Helen; Harper, Daisy; Holden, Trent (15th ed.). Carlton, Victoria. ISBN 978-1-78657-522-7. OCLC 989510624.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ ^a ^b "Gaming Inspection, and Coordination Bureau. Macao SAR". www.dicj.gov.mo. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
^ Song, Haiyan; Witt, Stephen F. (2006-04-01). "Forecasting international tourist flows to Macau". Tourism Management. 27 (2): 214–224. doi:10.1016/j.tourman.2004.09.004. hdl:10397/1123. ISSN 0261-5177.

[:1-1] Harper, Damian (June 2017). China. Chen, Piera; Eaves, Megan; Eimer, David; Elfer, Helen; Harper, Daisy; Holden, Trent (15th ed.). Carlton, Victoria. ISBN 978-1-78657-522-7. OCLC 989510624.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

[:0-2] "Gaming Inspection, and Coordination Bureau. Macao SAR". www.dicj.gov.mo. Retrieved 2020-04-02.

[3] Song, Haiyan; Witt, Stephen F. (2006-04-01). "Forecasting international tourist flows to Macau". Tourism Management. 27 (2): 214–224. doi:10.1016/j.tourman.2004.09.004. hdl:10397/1123. ISSN 0261-5177.

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