Marriott has opened the highly anticipated Londoner Grand, a Luxury Collection Hotel in Macao.

Home to one of the world’s earliest forms of fusion cuisine, Macao has its sights firmly set on sustainability and avoiding food wastage, important ingredients to not only promoting its stance on a worldwide problem but also boosting its tourism appeal.

The Venetian Macao and The Parisian Macao have become InterContinental Alliance Resorts, effective immediately, under a new agreement between InterContinental Hotel Group (IHG) and Sands China.

Down a narrow side street, a stone’s throw from Macao’s bustling Senado Square, a man selling congee – China’s ever-popular staple rice porridge – jumps out from behind a screen to serenade unsuspecting guests. While at first startling, his rendition of some favourite tunes soon attracts an admiring audience, a daily routine he has been doing for years. At the end of the impromptu performance, he adds that he likes to bring happiness to the faces of passersby, which roundly receives applause.

Macao is set to stage its largest array of art exhibitions as part of its year-long 20th anniversary celebrations as a Special Administrative Region of China (SAR).

With a total of 772 guest rooms, suites and villas, an executive lounge, a sky pool situated 130 meters above ground, the world’s most fashion-forward brands and retail options, an in-house Spa Butler concept, as well as VIP gaming and VIP villas on the top floors, Morpheus offers guests world-class experiences that exceed 5-star hotel standards.

For more intimate family gatherings, Macau’s most exclusive poolside experience awaits at Banyan Tree Macau’s full-service Cabanas. Situated in a private section of the Grand Resort Deck, each of the beautifully appointed Cabanas houses features such as cushioned lounges, private shower rooms, TV and complimentary Wi-Fi, allowing the little ones dip their toes in the expansive private pool as the big kids sit back and relax.