During the first two days of October’s Golden Week, Macau recorded 304,217 tourist arrivals at various border checkpoints, according to the Public Security Police Force.
This figure contributed to the total number of border crossings, which surpassed 1.3 million in a two-day period.
Cheng Wai Tong, deputy director of the Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO), announced on Wednesday that Macau welcomed around 25 million travelers in the first three quarters of 2024. He anticipates over 8 million more in the upcoming quarter, putting Macau on track to meet the government’s target of 33 million arrivals set earlier this year.
From January to September, approximately five percent of these arrivals were foreign visitors, totaling at least 1.67 million.
Macau authorities are currently targeting 2 million foreign arrivals. Cheng also noted that hotel occupancy rates in the city are expected to exceed 90 percent by next Monday, when the seven-day Golden Week concludes.