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Philippines top Macau int’l visitor market, visitation at 68% of FY19 levels in 1Q24
Macau's international visitor arrivals have already recovered to 68.2 percent of 2019 levels, with 584,026 foreign tourists received in the first quarter of 2024. The Philippines led the charge, with over 110K tourists.
Macau CNY Golden Week visitation fully recovered to 2019 levels
Macau received 1.52 million visitors from the 9th to the 18th, while all the city’s checkpoints recorded over 5.8 million border crossings.
Macau CNY visitation stronger than 2019, surpassing 1M in six days
Macau has surpassed expectations with its Chinese New Year (CNY) tourist arrivals, reaching over 1 million visitors in just six days.
Visitors from outside Greater China made up only 4.2 percent of total Macau visitation in 1H23
Visitors from outside Greater China made up only 4.2 percent of the total 14.4 million visitors that entered the Macau SAR between January and July, according to data published by the Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO)
Macau playing catch-up to Hengqin in post-COVID visitation: expert
Even though the world's largest gaming hub Macau recovered strongly in the first half of the year, it still needs to catch up with neighboring Hengqin or Zhuhai, according to an industry insider.
Macau gaming-related crime rose 24% in 1Q23 following the surge in visitation
Gaming-related crimes in Macau rose by 24.4 percent yearly to 158 in 1Q23, according to the latest statistics released by the Secretary for Security on Thursday.
Macau tourism industry needs to simplify visa-free policy to boost one-city, multi-destination visitation
The Macau tourism industry needs to take advantage of the current visa-free policy from Macau to Greater Bay Area (GBA) to boost one-city, multi-destination visitation, according to an aviation expert. Authorities are also aiming to boost regional connectivity, including a luggage throughput scheme with the Hong Kong airport.
MGTO: Macau February daily visitation averaging 56k, hotel occupancy at 75.5 percent
Macau’s February tourism is proving even better than the record-beating figures recorded in January, with an average of 56,208 daily visitors (1st to 19th) and 75.5 percent hotel occupancy (1st to 16th).
Macau visitation fell 31.5 percent in 4Q22 y-o-y
Macau's visitor arrivals in the fourth quarter of 2022 fell by 31.5 percent yearly, to 1.36 million, despite a surge in visitors joining local tours.
Macau likely to see less visitation but IRs urged to retool to non-gaming
Macau is likely to see less punters, as the city has doubled down on its bet to revamp its image from Asia’s gaming capital into a tourism hub. After the success of Chinese New Year, authorities are now confident in the tourism reboot – especially with such strong numbers coming from Hong Kong.
