Macau welcomed 1.7 million visitors during the Chinese New Year holiday, with a daily average of 189,000 tourists, according to data from the Public Security Police.
Public broadcaster TDM noted that data corresponds to February 14th to 23rd.
According to the Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO), the nine official days of the holiday, which started on the 15th, saw a total of 1.55 million visitors – exceeding even its own estimates of between 1.4 and 1.5 million.
The peak visitation day was February 19th, the fifth day of the holiday, when a record 227,905 visitors entered Macau – a 4 percent yearly increase, the majority (93,266) arriving via the Border Gate.
Visitation topped 200,000 between the 19th and 21st, falling to 147,249 by the 23rd – the last day of the official holiday.
While the Border Gate handled some 603,529 visitors over CNY (with a daily average of 67,059), the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau bridge border saw a significant uptick in traffic, with 330,758 visitors entering – an average of 36,751 per day.
The Hengqin Port was the third most frequented border by tourists during the period, with 295,779 visitors.
The daily average over the nine days amounted to 172,699, a 5.5 percent yearly uptick.
Visitors from mainland China made up the majority of arrivals, at over 1.2 million, averaging 133,990 over the nine-day period – a yearly increase of 7.2 percent.
Visitors from Hong Kong totaled 250,898, with a daily average of 27,878 – down by 3.5 percent yearly.
