Macau recorded more than 227,943 visitor arrivals on Thursday, February 19th, the fifth day of the Chinese New Year holiday break, marking a new record for single-day arrivals in the city.
During the day, authorities implemented several crowd control measures in major tourist areas. In the evening, a parade, drone, and fireworks displays were held, which are believed to have been among the factors attracting inbound visitors.
Data from the Public Security Police show that more than 750,000 cross-border movements were recorded that day. Most travelers entered through the Border Gate, followed by Hengqin Port and the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge.
Macau recorded a total of 779,566 visitor arrivals in the first five days of the Lunar New Year Golden Week. This represents an average of approximately 155,913 visitors per day. Authorities expect visitor arrivals to remain at high levels in the coming days.
Earlier, the Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) projected between 1.4 million and 1.5 million visitor arrivals over the nine-day holiday period, averaging between 158,000 and 175,000 per day.
The Public Security Police Force also projected between 6 million and 6.21 million cross-border trips from February 15th to 23rd, with daily movements averaging more than 670,000. The authorities had earlier forecast February 19th as one of the peak days for visitor arrivals.
