The number of guests staying at hotel establishments in Macau dipped by 1 percent year-on-year to 7.2 million in the first half of 2025, mainly due to a significant decline in visitors from Hong Kong, according to the latest data released by the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC).
Guests from mainland China remained the majority, increasing by 0.8 percent year-on-year to 5.35 million. International visitors also rose, climbing 8.6 percent to 589,000. Notably, arrivals from South Korea, Japan, Malaysia, and India reached 169,000, 48,000, 44,000, and 41,000, respectively, with year-on-year growth of 13.3 percent, 16.1 percent, 7.3 percent, and 5.2 percent.
In contrast, the number of guests from Hong Kong fell sharply by 8.5 percent to 879,000, contributing to the overall decline in hotel guest numbers.
Despite the slight drop in total guest numbers, the average occupancy rate of guest rooms rose by 5.1 percentage points to 89.1 percent during the period. The increase was driven by higher occupancy rates across all hotel categories. Five-star hotels reached 92.5 percent, up 6.6 percentage points; four-star hotels hit 83.1 percent, up 2.7 points; and three-star hotels recorded 85.4 percent, up 4.4 points.
As of the end of June, Macau had 147 hotel establishments open to the public, four more than a year earlier. However, the total number of available guest rooms dropped by 3.8 percent to 45,000. The average length of stay remained unchanged at 1.7 nights.
In June alone, hotel guest numbers rose by 4.7 percent year-on-year to 1.2 million, while the average occupancy rate for the month stood at 88.4 percent, up 5.6 percentage points. The average length of stay in June was 1.6 nights.
International package tour visitors up 12.2%
The number of inbound package tour visitors totaled 963,000 in the first half of the year, marking a 2.3 percent year-on-year decrease. The decline was primarily driven by a 6 percent drop in tour groups from the mainland, which accounted for 813,000 visitors.
In contrast, international package tour visitors rose by 12.2 percent to 117,000, led by South Korea with 51,000 visitors, up 19.7 percent year-on-year.
In June, overall package tour visitor numbers dropped significantly by 27.5 percent to 99,000, mainly due to fewer group visitors from the Guangdong Province, many of whom opted to enter Macau individually under the expanded Individual Visit Scheme. However, international package tour visitors rose by 8.6 percent to 18,000 during the same month.
