Mon, 02/20/2012 - 15:17 — Anonymous by Zoe Li, Hong Kong EditorCirque du
Soleil announced earlier this month it is pulling its show "Zaia" out of
Macau due to disappointing ticket sales. The end of "Zaia" is seen as more
proof that Macau is not quite Las Vegas, even as its gambling revenue
consistently surpasses the American city's. Cirque du Soleil's senior
director of public relations, Renée-Claude Ménard, said to The Gazette:
"We knew the (Macau) market was not shifting from 'gaming only' to a
'destination' market ... we knew it would become an issue at some point in
time." "Zaia"'s last show is on February 19, after completing only three
and a half years of its 10-year contract with the Sands Macao. Visitors to
Macau largely focus on gambling and stay for an average of only 1.5 nights, a
short time compared to Las Vegas visitors' 3.6 nights. This affords little
time for Macau visitors to do anything more than gamble. read more
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