Macau saw strong tourism numbers during the month of November, with visitor arrivals topping 2.83 million, some 97.3 percent of the same level registered in 2019.
According to data from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC), same-day visitation rose by 14.1 percent yearly, to 1.58 million, while overnight visitors totaled 1.28 million, up by 4.6 percent yearly.
The average length of stay, something both authorities and operators have been aiming to increase, remained stable yearly at 1.2 days. Overnight visitors, however saw a slight increase of 0.1 day, to 2.3 days.
Macau’s main source market, as expected, was mainland China, with numbers increasing by 11 percent yearly, to 1.96 million.
Those traveling under the Individual Visit Scheme (IVS) totaled 927,890, up by 6 percent yearly.
Visitation from the 10 newly-added cities to the IVS list was up by 8.5 percent yearly, to 40,440.
Visitation from Hong Kong, however, fell slightly by 0.8 percent, to 554,053. This, however still marked 97 percent of the levels recorded in November of 2019.
International visitation was up by 20.9 percent during the month, another key demographic that authorities aim to increase, topping 241,057.
Visitation from the Philippines was up by 22 percent, to 48,641, while that from Malaysia rose by 25.5 percent, to 20,716.
Visitation from South Korea increased by 61.1 percent yearly, to 48,584.
Surprisingly visitation from the United States increased by 18.3 percent yearly during the month, to 16,218.
During the first 11 months of the year, visitor arrivals totaled 31.88 million, up by 26.2 percent yearly.
