Macau’s visitor arrivals in October increased by 13.7 per cent year-on-year to 3,135,358, recovering to 97.7 per cent of the level in the same month in 2019, according to data from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC).
The figure also represented a month-on-month growth of 24 per cent.
According to the data (pictured), visitors from mainland China increased by 16.1 per cent year-on-year to 2,263,443 in October, with those travelling under the Individual Visit Scheme (1,078,248) growing by 6.8 per cent. Visitors from Taiwan (68,701) rose by 28 per cent year-on-year, while visitors from Hong Kong decreased by 0.2 per cent year-on-year.
International visitors increased by 31.2 per cent year-on-year to 212,284 in October this year, back to 98.8 per cent of the October level in 2019.
Images: John Mukiibi Elijah, DSEC
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