The China Tourism Academy last week issued the “Big Data Report on Outbound Tourism in the First Half of 2023”, revealing that Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan were the top destinations for Chinese outbound tourists, making up 79.89 percent, among which Macau accounted for more than half of mainlanders’ top outbound travel destination.
According to the report, a total of 40.37 million mainland tourists visited outbound destinations in the first half of this year, with Macau accounting for 50.9 percent, ranking first, Hong Kong for 26.66 percent, ranking second, and Taiwan accounting for 2.33 percent, ranking fifth.
In addition, according to the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC), from January to June this year, the number of mainland visitors to Macau recovered to 52.7 percent of the same period in pre-pandemic 2019, which was faster than that of neighbouring areas.
A Macau Government Information Bureau (GCS) statement yesterday said it was pleased to see mainland visitors choosing Macau as a tourist destination. According to the statement, the government will continue to adopt a strategy of appropriate diversified economic development, utilising the high-quality tourism facilities and services that Macau has to offer, the statement said, adding that Macau will continuously optimise tourism infrastructure and services, striving to expand international customer sources and advance the tourism industry.
This photo taken at the beginning of this year shows tourists visiting Rua do Cunha and surrounding areas in Taipa. – Photo by Ginnie Liang
