Travel Agent - March 31, 2008 - (Page 40) DESTINATIONS CONTINUED FROM PAGE 39 Le Mistral, the hotel’s 24-hour restaurant, serves traditional French dishes, such as Confit Duck Leg and Pan-fried French Sea Bass Fillet. For dessert, diners are urged to try the Sofitel Macau Chocolate Surprise. Farther down the road, the Sofitel Macau at Ponte 16 plans to have its own spa. Agents with VIP requests can contact the hotel’s sales and marketing department (sales@sofitelmacau.com). I Resources Location: The Macau Special Administrative Region is part of the People’s Republic of China. Macao is off the southeast coast of China, 37 miles from Hong Kong and 87 miles from Guangzhou. The Venetian Macao Resort Hotel at night Entry Requirements: U.S. citizens will need a valid passport and visa. Visas can be obtained from the Immigration Services through Embassies/Consulates of the People’s Republic of China. Visas for a period of 30 days are also available on arrival in Macao at Immigration Services. For further information, call the Macau Immigration Services of Public Security Police Force at 853-2872-5488 or visit www.fsm.gov.mo. Getting There: Macau International Airport is located on Taipa Island. Here, it is possible to book direct flights to several destinations in the region and then make connecting flights to the U.S., Asia and Europe. Visitors from the U.S. traveling to Macao via Hong Kong have a number of options. High-speed catamarans, jetfoils and ferries make frequent roundtrip journeys between Hong Kong and Macao. TurboJET (www.turbojet.com.hk) journeys will take one hour. Trips are made between the Hong Kong Ferry Terminal (in the Shun Tak Centre at Sheung Wan) and the Macau Ferry Terminal (in the Outer Harbour). First Ferry (www.nwff.com.hk) has catamarans offering roundtrip sailings to and from Macao and Kowloon, arriving at the China Ferr y Terminal in Tsim Sha Tsui. The journey takes about one to one-and-a-half hours. Cotai Strip CotaiJet (www.cotaijet.com.mo) runs ferry service between Hong Kong Macau Ferr y Terminal and Macau Taipa Temporar y Ferr y Terminal. Travel time is approximately one hour. There is also regularly scheduled helicopter ser vice between Hong Kong and Macao, a 20-minute flight, operated by Heli Express (www.heliexpress.com). Can you see yourself at the Beijing Games? SO CAN WE – AND IT’S NOT TOO LATE! It is not too late to plan your visit to the 2008 Beijing Summer Games, to be held August 8 to August 24. The Beijing Summer Games will be by far China’s most prominent international celebration. Cartan Tours has more experience in Summer Games Travel Programs than anyone – and it shows, in a wider selection of Travel Programs and exceptional service. Your perfect Beijing Summer Games Program begins with Cartan. Let Cartan create it for you. Call 800-818-1998 or visit www.Cartan.com for further details. CST# 2045087-40 Currency: The Pataca (MOP) is Macao’s official currency. At press time, U.S. $1 equaled MOP $8.01. Language: Chinese and Portuguese are the official languages; Cantonese is the most widely spoken. Contact: Macau Government Tourist Office Phone: 853-2831-5566 Tourist Hotline: 853-2833-3000 E-mail: mgto@macautourism.gov.mo Website: www.macautourism.gov.mo Interested? Request #006. 40 | TravelAgent March 31, 2008 http://www.fsm.gov.mo http://www.turbojet.com.hk http://www.nwff.com.hk http://www.cotaijet.com.mo http://www.heliexpress.com http://www.Cartan.com http://www.Cartan.com http://www.macautourism.gov.mo
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