Macau receives 390,422 tourists during Dragon Boat Festival
The three-day festival attracted an average of 130,140 visitors per day.
Macau.- The Public Security Police has reported that 390,422 tourists arrived in Macau during this year’s Dragon Boat Festival from May 31 to June 2. That’s an increase of 13.88 per cent in year-on-year terms. Average daily visitation was 130,140.
The Border Gate land crossing with Zhuhai, in the neighbouring province of Guangdong, received nearly 45.5 per cent of visitors at 177,765. Some 74,934 visitors crossed the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge (19.2 per cent of arrivals). The crossing at Hengqin Island recorded 62,366 arrivals (16 per cent), Taipa Ferry Terminal 22,925 (5.9 per cent) and Macau International Airport 21,078 (5.4 per cent).
Macau received 12,955,456 visitors in the first four months of the year. That’s an increase of 12.9 per cent when compared to last year. Same-day visitors (7,578,976) grew by 23.4 per cent while overnight visitors (5,376,480) rose by 0.8 per cent. The cumulative average length of stay of visitors shortened by 0.1 day year-on-year to 1.1 days in the first four months. The duration of stay for same-day visitors (0.2 day) remained unchanged, while that for overnight visitors (2.3 days) increased by 0.1 day.
