Macau recorded 1.14 million inbound visitor arrivals during the combined Macau SAR Establishment Day and Christmas holiday period from December 20th to 28th, according to figures released by the Public Security Police.
Total cross-border movements during the nine-day period reached 6.25 million, highlighting strong holiday travel demand.
Of the total, inbound passenger movements accounted for nearly 1.14 million trips, while outbound movements topped 1.13 million. Authorities said most travelers entered and exited the city through the Border Gate checkpoint, the Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge (HZMB) port, and the Hengqin port on the Macau side.
Among inbound travelers, the Border Gate remained the busiest checkpoint, handling more than 482,000 arrivals during the period. This was followed by the HZMB port with over 261,000 arrivals, and the Hengqin Macau port area with about 166,000. The airport recorded nearly 79,000 inbound passenger movements, while ferry terminals and other ports accounted for smaller shares.
The holiday travel surge comes as Macau’s tourism recovery continues to gain momentum. Police data show that as of 11am on December 27th, cumulative visitor arrivals for the year had reached 39.41 million, surpassing the city’s full-year total of around 39.4 million recorded in 2019, marking a new post-pandemic milestone.
Mainland Chinese visitors remained the dominant source market, accounting for 72.4 percent of total arrivals, followed by visitors from Hong Kong at 18.3 percent, Taiwan at 2.5 percent, and other regions at 6.8 percent.
Authorities said visitor numbers are expected to rise further ahead of New Year’s Eve, with additional police deployments already in place to ensure orderly border crossings and the safe operation of countdown events across the city.
