The Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) said in a statement on Saturday that the number of visitor arrivals hit 23,362 on Friday, indicating the highest single-day record since the recent COVID-19 outbreak began on June 18.
According to the statement, from September 9 through Thursday, Macau recorded a total of 121,657 visit arrivals, with a daily average of 17,380, up 6.6 percent from the average daily of 16,299 on September 2-9 and 62.6 percent from the daily average of 10,690 last month.
The statement noted that the average occupancy rate of Macau’s 121 hotels grew 2.7 percentage points from 33 percent week on week to 35.7 percent between September 9 and Thursday, up 1.3 percentage points from 34.4 percent last month.
People with their suitcases on the way to the Barrier Gate bus terminus yesterday.
– Photo: MPDG
