Macau hotel occupancy remained above 90 percent in May, although average room rates eased year-on-year, according to data from Macau Hotel Association member hotels released via the Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO).
The city’s overall hotel occupancy rate stood at 91.7 percent in May 2026, down 1.7 percentage points from 93.4 percent in the same month last year. The average room rate declined 1.1 percent year-on-year to MOP1,386.9 ($171.6), compared with MOP1,402.6 ($173.6) in May 2025.
The figures showed a mixed performance across hotel categories. Five-star hotels reported an occupancy rate of 92.3 percent in May, down 2.4 percentage points from a year earlier. However, their average room rate was broadly stable at MOP1,555.7 ($192.5), marginally higher than MOP1,555.1 ($192.5) in the prior-year period.
Four-star hotels recorded the only year-on-year increase in occupancy among the surveyed categories, rising by 1 percentage point to 88 percent. Their average room rate fell 2.7 percent to MOP1,117.4 ($138.3).
Three-star hotels posted the highest occupancy rate in May, at 95.1 percent, although this was 2.4 percentage points lower than a year earlier. The segment also saw the sharpest room-rate decline, with average prices falling 6.7 percent year-on-year to MOP891.8 ($110.4).
For the first five months of 2026, overall hotel occupancy was largely stable at 93.5 percent, down only 0.2 percentage points year-on-year. The average room rate for the period edged down 0.2 percent to MOP1,369.0 ($169.4).
