Sanford C. Bernstein Ltd has predicted Macau could return to April and May visitor levels by October’s Golden Week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Macau.- Analysts at\u00a0Sanford C. Bernstein Ltd<\/strong>\u00a0have suggested\u00a0Macau could return to April and May visitor levels by October<\/strong>, after a decline during August amid local Covid-19 cases<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n According to the\u00a0Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO),\u00a0<\/strong>760,000 tourists arrived in Macau<\/a>\u00a0in April and 866,063 in May thanks to the\u00a0Labour Day break<\/a> \u2013 the\u00a0highest monthly tally\u00a0<\/strong>since January 2020, previous to the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For the last week of August, analysts reported that average daily border movement in both directions by visitors was about 35,000 instances, up 7 per cent when compared to the previous week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The MGTO has predicted the\u00a0city could receive 25,000 visitors<\/strong>\u00a0per day during the\u00a0October Golden Week<\/a>. This year, the October Golden Week will be held during the first seven days of October. Last year, the\u00a0number of visitors<\/a>\u00a0entering the city surpassed 20,000 a day on average.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Macao Government Tourism Office director Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes <\/strong>said: \u201cThe October Golden Week is a very important period as everyone is hoping to achieve a better business performance.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n In June, the\u00a0MGTO<\/a>\u00a0predicted the city could receive between\u00a07 and 8 million visitors this year<\/strong>. That compares to previous forecasts of between\u00a06 and 10 million arrivals<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMacau could receive between 7 and 8 million visitors this year<\/h2>\n\n\n\n