The Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) announced in a statement yesterday that it recorded 28,100 visitor arrivals on New Year’s Eve, the highest number in a single day since National Day on October 1, the first day of the National Day Golden Week holiday period.
In a separate statement on Saturday, MGTO said Macau recorded 18,000 visitor arrivals on Friday, up 49.2 percent from the daily average of 12,203 arrivals from December 1 to 29.
MGTO said it was a significant increase compared to December’s daily average of 12,000, reflecting visitors’ increased confidence in Macau and the expectation of a steady rise in arrivals during the international New Year and Chinese New Year (CNY) holidays.
MGTO also said that with the relaxation of Macau’s entry regulation for Hong Kong visitors, it has joined hands with the tourism sector to attract more Hong Kong visitors to increase their length of stay in Macau and boost their willingness to spend, thus helping Macau’s tourism and economic recover.
MGTO also said it would continue to provide its Highlight Tours in conjunction with Macau’s travel trade to launch a series of activities that will allow visitors to experience Macau’s history, cultural landscape and “tourism+” projects, taking high-spending travellers into the community and boosting visitors’ expenditure in the community.
MGTO also plans to organise a large-scale roadshow and set up booths at the upcoming Hong Kong International Travel Expo to promote Macau’s “tourism+” attractions. A raft of ongoing online and offline promotions, as well as tourism product offers, MGTO said, aim to attract repeat visits by Hongkongers.
In addition, MGTO said in yesterday’s statement that it will continue to organise exchange sessions and study tours for the MICE and incentive travel trade to promote its “Travel Stimulation Programme”, which aims to facilitate exchanges and cooperation within the trade, and to promote Macau as a destination for incentive and business travel.
Residents and visitors walk in Macau’s brightly illuminated main square, Largo do Senado, yesterday. – Photo: Yuki Lei
