The Macau Government Tourist Office (MGTO) has appointed well experienced congress industry manager and consultant Gary Grimmer as adviser for the development of business tourism in Macau.

Gary Grimmer, an Australian, is the Chief Executive Officer of his own management and consulting firm, Gary Grimmer & Company, which he founded after accumulating impressive credentials including being CEO for the Convention & Visitors Bureaux in Melbourne (Australia) and Portland (USA).

He is also the Chairman of ConventionWorks, a global network of companies that consult on the congress industry with offices around the world.

MGTO Director João Manuel Costa Antunes said Gary Grimmer will make a valued contribution in the course of putting Macau on the world’s business tourism map.

“Having in mind all his experience, know-how and contacts, the local business tourism industry will be able to benefit from the assistance of an international consultant of the level of Mr. Gary Grimmer, which presents all the credentials in the area of business tourism and knows very well both the international and Asian markets”, pointed out MGTO’s Director.

For the international business tourism consultant based in Melbourne, it is a “privilege” to be involved in the process of transforming Macau into a strong destination for meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions (MICE).

“Macau is unarguably the biggest story at the moment in Asia, in terms of all the development that is going on. It’s really undergoing a renaissance. I think the opportunity to be participating in the effort to develop the MICE industry in Macau is a really exciting opportunity”, he added, during a current visit to Macau for site inspections.

The new Macau business tourism adviser also conducts education programs for the International Congress & Convention Association (ICCA), the major international organization for the congress industry. In this role, he visited Macau a few times, the last being in April.

Until the end of the year, Gary Grimmer will have the mission of advising MGTO on the elaboration of a strategy to develop Macau as new business tourism destination.