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    Does anyone want to go to Macau...by any chance?

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    We used to go to Macau for big name rock concerts headlining some of the big hotels ie at The Venetian, using our Marriott platinum status to hang out for a weekend.

    We've still got a million points, which we'll make use of during this Christmas school holidays, for a bit of Gold coast theme park fun with the kids.

    We used to like going to Beijing twice a year, when we resided in Hong Kong, but these days the way things are, we have no plans to visit Mainland China in the indefinite future.

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    There are still a lot of restrictions on foreigners' visas, but some of my local friends are planning trips to Tibet and Yunnan

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    Quote Originally Posted by binance345:
    There are still a lot of restrictions on foreigners' visas, but some of my local friends are planning trips to Tibet and Yunnan
    I went to Yunnan (LiJiang) around 15 years ago... very nice place
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    Quote Originally Posted by Rob2020:
    I went to Yunnan (LiJiang) around 15 years ago... very nice place
    Tibet and Yunnan sound very exotic to me, but the quarantine free travel scheme in December will still not include these two places, I think they are expecting the scheme to be extended to all provinces next year.

    I really want to go, but it should be very difficult to apply for a visa with a non-HKSAR passport (although my wife is a holder of an HKSAR passport)

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    Quote Originally Posted by binance345:
    There are still a lot of restrictions on foreigners' visas, but some of my local friends are planning trips to Tibet and Yunnan
    Right, this is simply dropping the quarantine requirement. The existing visa requirements will continue to stand. So unless you already have a Chinese visa, or have Chinese nationality, then you won't be going to China even if there is no quarantine.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Skyhook:
    We used to go to Macau for big name rock concerts headlining some of the big hotels ie at The Venetian, using our Marriott platinum status to hang out for a weekend.

    We've still got a million points, which we'll make use of during this Christmas school holidays, for a bit of Gold coast theme park fun with the kids.

    We used to like going to Beijing twice a year, when we resided in Hong Kong, but these days the way things are, we have no plans to visit Mainland China in the indefinite future.
    In the early days of Macau opening up its casino market to major global casino operators, I wasn't all that interested in Macau. I've never had any desire for casino gambling. But that was essentially all that Macau offered back then. Not much else.

    In recent years though, Macau had moved to incorporate more variety in what they offered to visitors. They are following the Las Vegas model in creating more broadway-styled musical, magic and circus shows. That made me interested now in going to Macau, for the shows.
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    Quote Originally Posted by chuckster007:
    Even if QT restrictions are lifted, still cant go because we/I was NOT vaccinated with the MOTHERLAND approved SINOVAC so my APEC card is still useless and they wont approve new visa application if not vaccinated with SINOVAC.

    But if I had to go I would go to Qingdao or Nanjing to drink TSINGTAO beer
    What about Pfizer vaccination and home return permit holders ?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Coolboy:
    In the early days of Macau opening up its casino market to major global casino operators, I wasn't all that interested in Macau. I've never had any desire for casino gambling. But that was essentially all that Macau offered back then. Not much else.

    In recent years though, Macau had moved to incorporate more variety in what they offered to visitors. They are following the Las Vegas model in creating more broadway-styled musical, magic and circus shows. That made me interested now in going to Macau, for the shows.
    Yeah pretty much the same for us, my wife and I like live music, various theatrical shows and of course the Portugese food that was on offer. The Casino side of it never interested us either.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Morrison:
    What about Pfizer vaccination and home return permit holders ?
    If you have Chinese nationality and hold an HRP then you may enter China, regardless of whether you have to quarantine or not. Obviously if you went today you'd have to quarantine for 14+7 days, and once the quarantine-free program starts then you can go quarantine-free if you satisfy the program rules.

    As a Chinese national there are no requirements to take any vaccines, Pfizer or Sinovac.
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