MGTO director appointed to PATA Board

Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes has been appointed to the Executive Board of the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) as a non-voting member. The decision to appoint the Director of the Macau Government Tourist Office (MGTO) was taken during the PATA Executive Board meeting in Bangkok, Thailand on June 19.
Stewart Moore, Chief Executive Officer of the company Earth Check, was also appointed to the board. In addition to the first nomination, Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes was appointed chairman of the PATA Nominating Committee.
“The addition of both Helena and Stewart add great experience and diversity to an already highly engaged and knowledgeable PATA Executive Board. I look forward to working with both of the them to further expand the Association’s activities in the responsible development of travel and tourism to, from and within the Asia Pacific region”, PATA Chairman Kevin Murphy said of the changes to the board.
However, this was not the only good news for Macau tourism. The Director of MGTO revealed on Wednesday that she expects the city’s hotel occupancy rate to improve in the coming months. In April, the general hotel occupancy rate stood at 79.8 per cent.
J.S.F.