Section: Tourism

Macau On Target For 30 Million Visitors in 2008

Macau received 7.5 million visitors in the first quarter of 2008, which was a rise of 17.9 percent against the same period of 2007. The number of visitors from mainland China was 4.38 million, which was a rise of 22.6 percent, while the number of visitors from Hong Kong and Southeast Asia rose 3.3 and 63.3

Macau March 2008 Visitor Arrivals Up a Whopping 25.6%

Macau visitor arrivals reached 2,713,457 in March 2008, a year-on-year increase of 25.6%. Visitors from Mainland China (1,566,179), Hong Kong (743,250) and Southeast Asia (153,921) grew by 32.4%, 11.5% and 60.4% respectively. Same-day visitors accounted for 53.2% of the total arrivals, at 1,444,785. The majority of the visitors came from Mainland China and Hong Kong, which

Macau Has Record 27 Million Visitor Arrivals for 2007

Macao registered a record high of 26,992,995 visitor arrivals in 2007, up by 23% over 2006; visitors from Mainland China and Hong Kong accounted for 55% and 30% of the total respectively. Mainland visitors travelled to Macao under the Individual Visit Scheme totalled 7,165,203, up by 24%. Visitor arrivals in package tours rose notably by

Air Macau to Add More 2008 Olympic Games Flights

Air Macau will add an extra flight day on the route from Macau to Beijing starting March 31. Fei Hongjun, general manager of Air Macau said that this additional service will be helpful for development of business, trade and tourism of Macau and Beijing and will provide more options for tourists during the 2008 Olympic Games. The

Macau Package Tour Arrivals for January 2008 Up by 22.8%

Macau saw 388,796 visitor arrivals in package tours in January 2008, up by 22.8% from a year earlier. Visitors from Mainland China (282,506), Hong Kong (22,604) and Taiwan, China (18,079) recorded year-on-year growth of 21.4%, 13.2% and 5.8% respectively. In January 2008, the number of Macao residents traveling in package tours rose by 27.7% year-on-year to

Macau Visitor Arrivals for January 2008 Up by 16.3%

Despite blistery and snowy weather conditions, Macau still managed to increase visitor arrivals to 2,371,754 in January 2008, a year-on-year increase of 16.3%. Visitors from Mainland China (1,421,782) and Southeast Asia (109,738) grew by 23.0% and 58.2% respectively, while those from Hong Kong (581,860) decreased by 3.7%. Same-day visitors accounted for 52.3% of the total

During Chinese New Year Macau Hotel Occupancy Up By Record 23%

Macau welcomed almost 720,000 visitors during the Chinese New Year “Golden Week” holiday (Lunar New Year Eve to 6th day of Lunar Year), a slight growth of 0.45% over the same period in 2007. More than 390,000 or 54% of the arrivals were from Mainland China, a growth of 1.03%. During the period, an average

Macau Hotel Occupancy Rate Soars to 83.0%

Considering the fact the Venetian Macao Hotel rooms were fully booked during the Chinese Lunar New Year during which the average daily room rate was US$360 compared to the US$222 average for last year, it was no surprise to hear Bill Weidner, president and chief operating officer of Las Vegas Sands boasting “So much for

Package Tours to Macau Up by 33.6%

Visitor arrivals in package tours reached 431,655 in December 2007, up notably by 33.6% year-on-year. Visitors from Mainland China (292,812) and Taiwan, China (27,935) surged by 28.3% and 130.0% respectively compared with December 2006; however, visitors from Hong Kong (36,462) dropped by 3.4%. For the whole year of 2007, visitors arrived in package tours jumped

Air Macau Launching More Scheduled Flights to Japan

Air Macau announced that it will launch scheduled flights to Fukuoka, Okinawa, Nagoya and in 2009 to Hokkaido, in Japan, following the lifting of restrictions imposed by the Japanese authorities. David Fei, the executive director of Air Macau, also said that the airline would have a daily flight to Osaka as of May and that it