Macau sees highest number of arrivals during Labour Day break

According to the Public Security Police Force, more than 160,000 entries were registered via the local international airport and the Hengqin Port during the second day of the Labour Day break in Macau.

Macau.- Macau is going through the long-awaited Labour Day break and results continue to be encouraging for the economic recovery after the Public Security Police Force reported a total of 299,000 entry and exits during the second day of the weekend.

The numbers set a new record for the city with the highest number of arrivals since the Covid-19 pandemic started, with more than 36,000 tourist entries.

Macau authorities had predicted a 20 per cent increase in daily visitors while the Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) reported Macau could see a hotel occupancy rate between 70 per cent to 80 per cent.

In March, a total of 622,000 tourists checked into Macau hotels & guesthouses, up 160.2 per cent year-on-year.

Macau’s gross gaming revenue (GGR) is also slowing increasing after registering a marked improvement in March, up 58 per cent year-on-year and up 13.6 from February.