The APEC Tourism Ministerial Meeting is an opportunity for its host city Macao to showcase its "world-class tourism facilities and reception capacity", said Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes, director of the Macao Tourist Office.

The city will also display its "unique culture that has integrated Eastern and Western features", she said.

In 2005, Macao's historical center was included in the UNESCO World Heritage list, making it the 31st designated World Heritage site in China.