MGM is actively supporting the Macao SAR Government’s efforts to revitalize community businesses by participating in initiatives that encourage visitors to explore Macau’s distinct communities. As part of the government’s “Tourism and Leisure Bus Program: Exploring the Charm of Neighborhoods”, MGM will launch a free shuttle service on Saturdays and Sundays starting April 25. Departing from MGM COTAI, the service will connect visitors with several districts across Macau, helping direct foot traffic into local districts and drive spending at small and medium-sized businesses. Through this initiative, MGM aims to make getting around the city easier for visitors while encouraging them to discover Macau’s historic neighborhoods and experience the city’s distinctive local culture up close.

At designated times, MGM will operate community shuttle routes serving the ZAPE district, Anim’Arte NAM VAN, Rotunda de Carlos da Maia, Iao Hon, Barra, Pagode do Bazar, and Patane. To support the program, MGM has also prepared promotional leaflets featuring sightseeing, dining, and retail offers available near each stop. These materials are designed to encourage visitors to discover local specialties, as well as Portuguese restaurants, neighborhood cafés, and gift shops near each stop, while experiencing firsthand Macau’s rich cultural mix and its appeal as a UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy. MGM hopes the program will give local merchants greater exposure, support business growth in the community, and extend the benefits of tourism to more small and medium-sized enterprises

MGM will also partner with merchants along the shuttle routes to offer riders dining perks and shopping discounts. More than 30 merchants are already participating, including Asia Technique & Computer Network Co., Ltd., Artsy Cake Studio, Baba’s Kitchen, Barra Cafe, Bread Station, Café Super Mario, Charming Gourmet Cafe, Choi Heong Yuen Bakery Macau (MGM COTAI, Border Gate, and Avenida de Almeida Ribeiro), D’light Dessert Cafe, Estabelecimento De Comidas Portuguesa Porto Exterior, Estabelecimento De Comidas Heng Wong Fat, FILL CAFÉ, Golden Mix Dessert (Patane), Healthy Life Pharmacy (Wing Neng and Wai Tak), Ho Ho Diner, Horizon Café, Kam Hou Seafood Hot Pots Court, Macau Chadong, October Fifth Bakery, O-moon Company Limited, Reesé Coffee (Tai Fung Plaza and Rotunda de Carlos da Maia), Restaurant Litoral Ltd., Tak Ut Hin, Tong Vu Seafood Hot Pot Restaurant (ZAPE and Grand Emperor Hotel), Va Luen, and 108 Tea Craft. MGM will continue expanding the network of participating merchants and offers in support of the broader effort to draw visitors into local communities.

As an integrated resort operator rooted in Macau, MGM has long supported government measures that strengthen the connection between tourism and local communities. The Company also continues to create new cultural and travel experiences for visitors, helping reinforce Macau’s position as a World Centre of Tourism and Leisure while working with community partners to support the development of appropriate economic diversification. For information on shuttle bus schedules and routes, please visit the “Tourism and Leisure Buses” mobile webpage: https://leisurebus.dsedt.gov.mo/.

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About MGM

MGM is an abbreviation for MGM China Holdings Limited (HKEx: 2282) and is a leading developer, owner and operator of gaming and lodging resorts in Greater China. We are the holding company of MGM Grand Paradise, SA which holds one of the six gaming concessions to run casino games in Macau. MGM Grand Paradise, SA owns and operates MGM MACAU, the award-winning premium integrated resort located on the Macau Peninsula and MGM COTAI, a contemporary luxury integrated resort in Cotai.

MGM MACAU is a Forbes Five-Star luxury integrated resort inspired by the arts with every element of the resort infused with creativity and style. MGM MACAU has approximately 600 guest rooms and suites and boasts a number of distinguishing features, including the architecturally stunning European-inspired Grande Praça, housed under a soaring glass ceiling. The POLY MGM MUSEUM spanning almost 2,000 square meters, is constructed in accordance with Chinese national standards for the exhibition of Grade-One cultural relics. MGM MACAU’s world class facilities also include conference and event facilities, spa, and seven signature restaurants and bars to fulfill any gastronomic craving. Our property is conveniently located on the Macau Peninsula and is directly connected to the luxury retail shopping complex, One Central.

Designed as the “jewelry box” of Cotai, MGM COTAI offers approximately 1,400 hotel rooms and suites, meeting space, high end spa, retail offerings, food and beverage outlets as well as the first international Mansion at MGM for the ultimate luxury experience.  MGM has joined hands with renowned Chinese filmmaker Zhang Yimou to set up the “Macau 2049” residency in MGM Theater. The Spectacle at MGM COTAI becomes the record holder of the largest free-span gridshell glazed roof (self-supporting) on January 19, 2019, making it the first architectural and structural GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ title for Macau, China. MGM COTAI is being developed to drive greater product diversification and bring more advanced and innovative forms of entertainment to Macau as it grows as a global tourist destination. MGM COTAI is the only mega complex and hotel in Macau to gain three-star certification in both Green Building Design and Operation Label, as well as the first hotel in the Greater Bay Area and second in Greater China to receive the certifications.

MGM China is majority owned by MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) one of the world's leading global hospitality companies, operating a portfolio of destination resort brands including Bellagio, ARIA, MGM Grand, Mandalay Bay and Park MGM. For more information about MGM Resorts International, visit the Company's website at www.mgmresorts.com.

For media enquiries, please contact:    

Serena Chin                                    

Director of Corporate Communications

MGM  

Tel: (853) 8806 3412

Email: serenachin@mgm.mo

Karen Lam

Assistant Director of Corporate Relations

MGM

Tel: (853) 8806 3421

Email: karenlam@mgm.mo