Macau has received more than 32.5m visitors so far this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Macau.- The Public Security Police Force (CPSP) has reported that over 32.5 million people have visited Macau so far this year. The figure was up 25.7 per cent in year-on-year terms and stands at 88.1 per cent of 2019 levels, before the Covid-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cumulative cross-border trips, which include visitors and Macau residents, have exceeded 200 million, a 9.4 per cent rise year-on-year. The Border Gate checkpoint, which connects Macau to Zhuhai in mainland China, remained the busiest crossing, processing over 110 million trips, 52.7 per cent of all movements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes<\/strong>, the director of Macau\u2019s Government Tourism Office (MGTO), has said she was confident Macau will reach 34 million visits this year, with\u00a0an international visitor target of 2 million<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Last month, China\u2019s State Council approved new measures to make travel to Macau easier for Zhuhai residents and mainlanders living on Hengqin Island. Since May 6, several visa changes for mainland residents travelling to Macau have been in place. These include allowing multiple entries between Macau and Hengqin for groups of two to 40 people on a \u201cMacau-Hengqin tour.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Authorities in Hengqin have announced that five vacant buildings have met the criteria to be converted into hotels in an effort to boost tourism in the zone. Speaking at a recent seminar,\u00a0Su Kun<\/strong>, deputy director of the Guangdong-Macau In-depth Cooperation Zone executive committee, said over 10 applications for hotel conversions had been submitted but only five were approved. Among the operators involved are\u00a0H World Group Limited<\/strong> and\u00a0Hilton Hotels & Resorts<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\nFive buildings approved for hotel conversion in Hengqin<\/h2>\n\n\n\n