During the Christmas holiday period from December 23 to last Sunday, Macau’s hotel occupancy rate reached 70 percent and there was an average of 24,000 visitors per day, a statement by the Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) said yesterday.
According to the statement, comparing the number of visitors during the Christmas holiday period and from December 1 to 22, the daily average increased by 20.2 percent.
The statement underlined that the Christmas holiday period registered a 30.5 percent increase compared to October’s daily average of visitors.
The statement pointed out that on Christmas Day 27,755 visitors entered Macau, which was the second-highest figure recorded since the COVID-19 pandemic started at the beginning of the year. The statement also noted that the overall hotel occupancy rate reached 69.4 percent during the Christmas holiday period, and that three-star hotels recorded a 78.4 percent occupancy rate during that week.
The statement said that the average hotel room rate was 970.3 patacas, adding that for five-star hotel it was around 1,226 patacas and 624.1 patacas for four-star hotels. The statement added that the overall rate was lower than the Golden Week by 7.4 percentage points.
According to the statement, the government is cooperating with Tencent, Alibaba, Ctrip, Union Pay International and Air Macau to promote and offer discounts for mainland visitors.
The statement also said that MGTO also uses online platforms such as TikTok, Red, Weibo and WeChat to attract visitors. Meanwhile, the statement noted that MGTO also uses different platforms and media to promote Macau as a “safe city” as far as the novel coronavirus pandemic is concerned, aside from telling the public about the COVID-19 prevention procedures visitors are required to follow prior to entering the city.
Four visitors stroll down side line of Taipa’s Rua do Cunha on Monday. Photo: Prisca Tang
