Visitor arrivals number rises in Macau

The number of people that visited Macau in June increased 9.4 per cent year-on-year.

Macau.- According to information released by the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) from Macau, the number of visitor arrivals increased 9.4 per cent last month when compared to the same period in 2017.

June 2018 saw 1.8 million visitors from Mainland China visit Macau, which represents a 13.5 per cent increase year-on-year, while visitors from Hong Kong increased two per cent. Taiwan visitor arrivals also increased 7.8 per cent during last month operations. On the other hand, the number of Korean visitors in Macau decreased 13.4 per cent, along with those from Canada and Australia.

The international airport located in Macau reported this month that it experienced a rise of 20 per cent in passenger arrivals in the first six months of 2018, mainly to an increase in visitors from Mainland China.

During June operations, gross gaming revenue (GGR) increased 12.5 per cent year-on-year to US$2.8 billion. June’s results were the 23rd consecutive month of revenue growth in the gambling hub, after two five-year lows thanks to slow economic growth and a political crackdown that started in 2014. Official information shows that revenues increased to US$2.78 billion, even though the rise was lower than analysts expected (17 to 21 per cent growth).