According to the government, the city recorded 77% decline in hotel occupancy rates during the month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Macau.- The impact of the Coronavirus crisis on Macau tourism has been revealed in alarming numbers published by the government. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to official reports, the average occupancy rate of guest rooms in Macau fell by 76.9 per cent in February, due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to statistics, there were only 157,000 guests in Macau\u2019s hotel and guesthouses in February, down 85.4 per cent year-on-year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
A total of 115 hotels and guest houses were operating in February, with available guest rooms down 3.8 per cent to 37,000. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The occupancy rate was a mere 15 per cent during the month. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The fall in occupancy rate was felt mainly by 5-star hotels, which plunged 84 percentage points to 10 per cent, while 2-star and 3-star hotels saw a smaller fall in occupancy rates with some of their rooms provided to non-resident workers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The pandemic also caused a sharp decline in the number of visitors on package tours, with only 200 package tour visitors in February.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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