{"id":19856,"date":"2021-07-05T14:33:01","date_gmt":"2021-07-05T14:33:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=19856"},"modified":"2026-04-23T17:55:58","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T20:55:58","slug":"macau-occupancy-rate-could-reach-80-during-summer-holiday-period","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/macau-occupancy-rate-could-reach-80-during-summer-holiday-period","title":{"rendered":"Macau occupancy rate could reach 80% during summer holiday period"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Macau hopes the summer holiday months of July and August will see an improvement for the tourism and gaming sectors after a weak June.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Macau.- The Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO)<\/strong> director Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes has said she believes Macau may see an average nightly hotel occupancy rate of between 70 per cent to 80 per cent<\/strong> during the summer holiday months of July and August.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That would be a marked improvement after a weak June<\/strong>, which saw the average hotel occupancy rate drop below 50 per cent, mainly due to the rise in Covid-19 cases in the Guangdong province<\/a>. In May, the average room occupancy rate for five-star hotels in Macau had been 67.1 per cent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Macau\u2019s Gross Gaming Revenue (GGR)<\/a> <\/strong>also <\/strong>fell in June after months of improvement, registering a decline of 37 per cent to MOP$6.54bn ($817.3m)<\/strong>, from MOP10.45bn (US$1.31bn)<\/strong> in May. However, the number represents an increase of 813 per cent from June 2020, <\/strong>when the city registered GGR of MOP$716m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Macau will also launch the \u201cStay, Dine and See Macao\u201d<\/strong> initiative to let Macau residents book government-subsidised staycations at hotels and guest houses. It ran a similar initiative during the Labour Day break<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Macau seeks to ease restrictions with Hong Kong<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

With the summer holiday break approaching, the Macau government<\/a> is reported to be planning to allow quarantine-free inbound travel <\/strong>to visitors coming from Hong Kong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some 51 hotels have expressed an interest in the plans. One of the key matters being discussed is the possibility of allowing access to casino floors<\/strong>, most likely with limits on visitor numbers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Authorities are also considering an application system for those who wish to visit Macau<\/strong>. Visitors must have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19 <\/strong>at least 14 days before travel would be allowed to enter Macau. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Visitors will also need to present a negative Covid-19 test taken within 48 hours<\/strong> and a negative result from a test taken upon arrival in Macau.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They will also have to present the Macao Health Code, <\/strong>the government document that classifies health status by colour: red, yellow, and green. A blue colour may be added for those arriving from Hong Kong. This may prohibit access to bars, parties and karaoke clubs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Macau hopes the summer holiday months of July and August will see an improvement for the tourism and gaming sectors after a weak June.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":19857,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Macau anticipates a recovery in its tourism and gaming sectors for July and August, projecting 70-80% hotel occupancy after a weak June saw GGR decline 37% to MOP$6.54bn due to COVID-19 in Guangdong. The government plans to ease travel restrictions for vaccinated visitors from Hong Kong, potentially allowing casino access with strict health protocols, aiming to bolster GGR and economic activity.","focusai_entities":"Macao Government Tourism Office, Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes","focusai_location":"Macau, Hong Kong, Guangdong province","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (0.9), compliance_legal (0.8), operator_casino (1.0), investor_analyst (0.9), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"GGR Recovery Projections?","query":"What specific GGR growth projections are anticipated for Q3 and Q4, assuming the proposed Hong Kong travel corridor and casino access limitations are implemented?"},{"label":"Regulatory Framework Impact?","query":"How will the proposed Macao Health Code and vaccination requirements impact the operational efficiency and customer journey within Macau's integrated resorts, particularly concerning B2C licensing and compliance?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[157,16338,158],"tags":[23906],"class_list":["post-19856","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-news","category-east-asia-news","category-slider-home","tag-macau-casinos"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19856","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/176"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19856"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19856\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19887,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19856\/revisions\/19887"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19857"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19856"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19856"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19856"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}