Macau’s average hotel occupancy rate rose by 1.3 percentage points year-on-year to 90.4 percent in the first half of 2026, despite a decline in the number of guests.
Five-star hotels recorded the highest occupancy rate at 93.8 percent, up by 1.4 percentage points from the same period last year, according to the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC).
The occupancy rate at four-star hotels increased by 4.3 percentage points to 87.4 percent. Three-star hotel occupancy fell by 1 percentage point to 84.4 percent.
Hotel establishments welcomed 7.13 million guests during the six-month period, down by 1.1 percent year-on-year. Guests from mainland China, Macau’s largest source market, declined by 2.5 percent to 5.21 million.
The number of guests from Hong Kong also fell by 2.5 percent to 857,000.
International hotel guests increased by 12.3 percent to 662,000, accounting for approximately 9.3 percent of the total.
Thailand recorded the strongest growth among the international markets listed by DSEC, rising by 43.5 percent to 54,000 guests. Visitors from the United States increased by 27.8 percent to 34,000, while Indian and South Korean guests rose by 16.1 percent and 13 percent, respectively.
However, hotel performance weakened in June. The average occupancy rate fell by 2.6 percentage points year-on-year to 85.8 percent, while the number of guests declined by 8.6 percent to 1.1 million.
International guests still increased by 3 percent during the month to 94,000.
Macau also received 845,000 inbound package-tour visitors in the first half, down by 12.6 percent year-on-year. Package-tour visitors from mainland China fell by 16.7 percent to 681,000.
