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Macau received 585K foreign visitors in 1Q24, reaching 68% of 2019 levels
Macau is still working on bringing more international visitors to improve the pace of its recovery. In the first quarter of the year, the city received 585,000 international visitors out of a total of 8.9 million visitor arrivals. This means international visitors accounted for only about 6.6 percent of the total visitors.
Macau confident in attracting over 30M visitors this year
Macau’s Chief Executive, Ho Iat Seng, expresses his confidence that Macau will attract more than 30 million visitors this year.
Singapore bars individuals receiving criminal legal aid from accessing casinos
A new Singapore regulation effective since April 1 prohibits individuals receiving criminal legal aid from entering casinos, jackpot rooms, or accessing their Singapore Pools betting accounts while they are under representation.
Visitor mix for mainland Chinese increased for first time since 2019: UBS
Although Macau’s visitor arrivals in January have yet to return to 2019 levels, the visitor mix for mainland Chinese was high at 49 percent in January for the first time, six percentage points higher than the 43 percent recorded in January 2019, according to UBS.
Mainland China individual traveller scheme to Macau and HK expanded Â
The Chinese Central Government has announced plans to expand the current individual visit scheme for Chinese nationals to visit Macau and Hong Kong.
Macau visitor spending increased by 28.9 percent in 3Q23 compared to 3Q19Â
Macau visitor spending increased by 28.9 percent in 3Q23 compared to 3Q19, according to the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) of Macau. The total visitor spending (excluding gaming) rose by 5.8 times year-on-year to MOP 19.6 billion ($2.44 billion) in 3Q23, benefiting from a significant 8.2 times yearly increase in visitor arrivals.
Macau visitor arrivals were down 28.6 percent m-o-m in September
Visitor arrivals in the Macau SAR have decreased by 28.6 percent month-on-month from 3.22 million to 2.3 million in September 2023.
Macau welcomed 932,000 visitor arrivals during Golden WeekÂ
Macau welcomed over 932,000 visitor arrivals during the eight-day National Day Golden Week, averaging 116,000 visitors per day, a number exceeding previous government estimates.
Macau visitor arrivals reached a post-Covid high in August
Visitor arrivals in the Macau SAR have increased by 16.7 percent month-on-month to more than 3.22 million in August 2023, marking the highest monthly visitor arrivals so far this year.
Macau June visitor arrivals tally down 0.2 month-on-monthÂ
According to Statistics and Census Service (DSEC), total visitor arrivals to Macau grew by 480 percent year-on-year in June to 2,209,662. The figure drops slightly by 0.2 percent compared to May. It is the sixth month in which tourism numbers have passed 1 million since the pandemic forced the city to close its borders in 2020.
