Macau’s hotel sector welcomed close to 1 million visitors from mainland China in August 2025, with hotel guest numbers exceeding 1.3 million overall during the peak summer travel season, according to the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC).
DSEC data show that 991,000 hotel guests came from the mainland in August, a 2.4 percent increase compared to the same period last year. International hotel guests also grew significantly, climbing 20.3 percent year-on-year to 87,000, with notable gains from Thailand, Japan, Korea, Singapore, and Malaysia.
In total, hotels across Macau hosted 1,303,000 guests in August, marking a 3 percent annual rise. The surge in hotel occupancy came as Macau welcomed over 4.2 million visitor arrivals during the month, setting a new monthly record for inbound tourism during the summer holiday period.
Hotel occupancy rates remained strong. The average occupancy rate for guest rooms reached 92.9 percent in August, up 1.5 percentage points year-on-year. Occupancy at five-star hotels stood at 95.7 percent, while four-star hotels recorded 88.2 percent. Three-star hotels saw a slight decline, with occupancy dropping 0.9 percentage points to 89.9 percent. The average length of stay was unchanged at 1.6 nights.
As of the end of August, Macau had 147 hotel establishments providing accommodation, three more than the previous year, with available guest rooms rising 1.3 percent to 45,000.
For the first eight months of 2025, Macau’s hotels recorded an average occupancy rate of 89.8 percent, an increase of 4.3 percentage points compared to the same period in 2024. Total hotel guest numbers edged up 0.1 percent to 9.79 million, while the average length of stay stood at 1.7 nights.
Meanwhile, the number of inbound package tour visitors declined. August recorded 162,000 package tour visitors, down 18.8 percent from a year earlier, though the figure was 7.4 percent higher than July. Mainland China package visitors fell 24 percent year-on-year to 142,000, while international package tour arrivals rose 30.2 percent to 14,000. For the January to August period, Macau received 1.28 million package tour visitors, 6.1 percent lower than a year ago.
