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Macau.com Launches Tokyo-Macau Package Bookings Site, vivatours.jp

Macau.com
2008-10-09 14:26 1743

MACAU, Oct. 9 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Macau Prime Award-winner for Best Online Travel Agency, Macau.com and its Japanese platform Macau.com/jp ( www.macau.com/jp )launched Japan-Macau online travel package booking site www.vivatours.jp in collaboration with Japanese travel agency Sunworld Tours and 2007 New Airline of the Year award-winner Viva Macau Airlines.

(Logo: http://www.prnasia.com/sa/200712181232.jpg )

The vivatours.jp site features Japan-Macau travel packages featuring a different "best value" hotel each month. In October, vivatours.jp is offering 3 variations of online package reservations: "Macau Direct Package -- Basic", including hotel, airfare and breakfast; "Macau Direct Package -- Entertainment", including a ticket to the new Cirque du Soleil show, "Zaia"; and "Macau Direct Package -- Spa", including treatments at the Mandarin Oriental’s The Spa.

Macau.com CEO Christina Siaw explains: "With our new online package reservation service we bring Japan and Macau even closer. The flight from Narita to Macau on Viva Macau takes just 4 hours, and the hotel is 5 minutes away, so it is very convenient. Macau has so much to see and do: the first Cirque du Soleil permanent show in Asia; Asia’s largest casino; an increasing number of world-class spas; the world’s highest bungy jump; some of Asia’s largest shopping malls; and UNESCO world heritage sites including the oldest churches in Asia. Macau.com is very happy to partner with Sunworld, who has a long history and valuable experience in the Japan market, to provide online package reservations services at www.vivatours.jp. This is a big step forward for Japan-Macau ties!"

Sunworld Tours President Makoto Yamanouchi added: "Our collaboration with Macau.com and Viva Macau is a landmark event. Macau.com already provides the best travel information on Macau as well as online videos for the Japanese market and hotel and entertainment bookings at great rates. Sunworld is an experienced and fully licensed and bonded first-class JATA travel agency approved by Japan’s Ministry of Transport. Together we are able to provide Japanese customers with a reliable and efficient reservation service. The www.vivatours.jp site makes Macau travel reservations simple and easy: customers can select from the travel package banners and make their order. We look forward to further expanding Japan-Macau travel."

At the same time as the www.vivatours.jp site launch, macau.com/jp has uploaded the latest batch of online Macau videos with Japanese subtitles. Video partner Aomen.TV GM Campbell Mclean explains, "Among the newest videos are backstage scenes from the recent opening of the Cirque du Soleil "Zaia" show and the opening party of the Four Seasons Macau, as well as a special segment on the Macau Tower bungy jump. Next week we will upload the exclusive interview with Japanese star DJ Ozma and Club Royale during their recent Macau special performance. All of the videos are available in Japanese at http://www.macau.com/jp/modules/contents9/index.php?id=5."

ABOUT MACAU.COM & MACAU.COM/JP

Macau Prime Award winner for Best Online Travel Agency 2008, Macau.com is Macau’s leading online travel agency and destination marketing company. With a secure and technologically advanced online booking engine, Macau.com’s services are targeted at Macau-bound travellers coming from Mainland China, Hong Kong and high growth-tourist areas including Southeast Asia, Taiwan, Australia, Japan and Korea. In addition to online travel packaging, the Macau.com/jp team provides Japan-Macau travel package solutions via a network of Japanese travel agency partners. Website: http://www.macau.com/jp.

ABOUT SUNWORLD TOURS

With almost 30 years in the industry, Sunworld Tours has extensive experience in serving the Japan overseas travel market. Sunworld holds a first-class Japanese travel agency license according to the Japan Ministry of Transport, and is also a bonded member of the Japan Association of Travel Agents (JATA). Sunworld is also an authorized sales agent for Viva Macau charter flights from Narita to Macau. Sunworld has played a pioneering role in developing links from Japan to Macau, partnering with Macau.com to service one of the world’s hottest new destinations. Sunworld Tours takes pride in the satisfaction of our customers. Website: www.sunworldtours.co.jp.

ABOUT VIVA MACAU

Viva Macau, awarded CAPA New Airline of The Year 2007, is Asia’s newest international airline covering both regional and long haul routes. Viva Macau focuses on providing a network of air services from its home base, Macau -- the Las Vegas of the East -- and the booming Pearl River Delta of Southern China. The airline operates a fleet of wide bodied Boeing 767s and operates non-stop service to several points in Asia and beyond. The airline has a two-class cabin service -- Premium and Economy Class. It employs cabin and cockpit crew and ground staff from 28 different nationalities and has a management team with more than 200 years of combined airline experience. Viva Macau is innovative and fun, a flying experience that is ‘simply different’. Website: www.flyvivamacau.com.

ABOUT AOMEN.TV

Aomen.TV is the leading video portal and first-tier production company in Macau. Aomen TV publishes our expanding collection of up-to-date bilingual videos on Macau themes reaching audiences around the world: To date, their videos have been watched by over 1 million unique visitors at www.Aomen.TV . Aomen.TV also produces TV segments, advertorials and advertisements from 5 minutes to 20 minutes in length, distributed via Macau ferries, airlines and taxi TV screens in Macau. Aomen.TV’s expert production teams also provide custom videos and coverage of private events. Website: http://aomen.tv/

PRESS CONTACT:

Macau.com

Carrel N. T. Ieong

Tel: +853-2875-3126 ext. 851

Fax: +853-2875-3173

Email: cieong@corp.macau.com

VIVA MACAU

Janis Tse

Tel: +853-2871-8883

Fax: +853-2878-3128

Email: janis.tse@flymacau.com

Source: Macau.com
Keywords: Travel
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