Number of visitors drops 24 pct y-on-y in April – Macau Business

The number of visitors to Macau fell by 23.7 per cent in April from the same month of last year, but rose by 15.2 per cent compared to March, due to the easing of anti-covid-19 measures to enter the SAR, it was announced today (Friday).

Last month, 606,841 visitors arrived in Macau, with the number of same-day visitors (425,903) rising by 23.7 per cent in annual terms, while the number of tourists (180,938) was down by 59.8 per cent, according to a statement from the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC).

The majority of visitors in April were from China (534,899), a decline of 26.8 per cent in annual terms, of which 118,589 were on an individual visa, he said.

Of those, 394,246 visitors came from the nine cities of the Greater Bay, of which 66.2 per cent came from Zhuhai, a Chinese city that borders Macau, he added.

Between January and April, 2,483,688 visitors arrived in Macau, 2 per cent less than in the same period last year, with the number of day-trippers (1,622,025) increasing by 39.4 per cent, but the number of tourists (861,663) fell 37.1 per cent.

Visitor refers to any person who has traveled to Macau for a period of less than one year, a term that is divided into tourist, who spends at least one night, and excursionist, who does not stay overnight.

Restriction and control measures against covid-19 led Macau, which in 2019 accounted for almost 40 million visitors, to close the border to foreigners and impose a mandatory quarantine on those arriving from areas considered to be at high risk.

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Number of visitors drops 24 pct y-on-y in April - Macau Business