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Macau visitor arrivals rise 11.3% in April, driven by same-day traffic

Macau recorded about 3.4 million visitor arrivals in April 2026, up 11.3 percent year-on-year, according to data from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC). The increase was mainly driven by same-day visitors, which rose 19.4 percent to about 2.1 million during the month.

Overnight visitors increased at a slower pace, rising 0.6 percent year-on-year to about 1.3 million. The average length of stay shortened by 0.1 day to 1.0 day, while the average stay of overnight visitors remained unchanged at 2.3 days.

Mainland China remained Macau’s largest visitor source market, with arrivals rising 13.1 percent year-on-year to about 2.4 million in April. Among them, visitors traveling under the Individual Visit Scheme increased 16.1 percent to about 1.2 million.

Arrivals from Hong Kong grew 3.1 percent to about 680,500, while visitors from Taiwan rose 32.2 percent to about 101,500.

International visitor arrivals reached about 254,100 in April, up 10.5 percent year-on-year. Visitors from the Philippines, Thailand and Singapore increased, while arrivals from Indonesia, Malaysia and India declined. South Korean visitors rose 9.1 percent to about 40,600, while arrivals from the United States increased 13.9 percent to about 15,300.

In the first four months of 2026, Macau received about 14.7 million visitors, up 13.1 percent year-on-year. Same-day visitors rose 20.1 percent to about 9.1 million, while overnight visitors increased 3.3 percent to about 5.6 million.

Viviana Chan
Viviana Chanhttps://agbrief.com/
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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