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Macau expecting to see over 5M border crossings during Chinese New Year

Macau is expected to experience between 5.04 to 5.36 million cross-border movements during the upcoming Chinese New Year period (January 28th to February 4th), with an average of 630,000 to 670,000 people entering and exiting daily, according to the Macau Public Security Police Force, the department responsible for immigration services.

This represents a 3 percent or larger increase compared to the same period in 2024, with peak traffic anticipated on the fourth and fifth days of the new year.

In a press conference outlining the upcoming measures for the holiday season, Lam Tong Hou, Public Relations Director at the Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO), noted that various government departments, tourism industry groups, and associations will organize a variety of celebrations during the Chinese New Year Golden Week. These events are expected to boost both visitor numbers and hotel occupancy.

As of January 16th, hotel bookings in Macau are nearing 80 percent occupancy. With Chinese New Year fast approaching, reservations are expected to continue growing.

It is also worth noting that, according to a recent survey by Morgan Stanley, the average daily rate for most hotels in Macau during the Chinese New Year period is expected to be 15-40 percent lower than in 2024, and 10-30 percent below the October Golden Week in 2024.

Macau visitors border crossing

New visa policy adds around 4,400 visitors daily

Lei Tai Fai, spokesperson for the Macau Public Security Police Force, stated that the new visa policy for Macau’s neighboring cities has already shown positive results.

Between January 1st and 21st, more than 91,000 visitors used the new visa to visit Macau. This includes over 18,000 visitors entering under the multiple-entry policy, and more than 73,000 under the one-entry-per-week policy, averaging around 4,400 visitors daily.

As reported earlier this month, over 66,000 multiple-entry visas have been issued for travel to Macau by residents of Zhuhai and Hengqin in less than two weeks.

China’s National Immigration Administration also reported that, since January 1st, 2025, Zhuhai residents have made 257,000 trips to Macau, representing a year-on-year increase of 26.1 percent in the first two weeks of the policy’s implementation.

Viviana Chan
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Viviana Chan is an editor, interpreter, and journalist. With over a decade of experience, she writes in English, Chinese, and Portuguese. Viviana started her career in Macau-based newspapers, where she became passionate about the region's social, financial, and cultural development. Her writing focuses on the economy, emerging industries, gaming development, political affairs, and cross cultural-exchange in the business and cultural domains. She is avid for news and eager to discover and cover stories that generate public relevance.

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