VISITOR NUMBERS DROP 24% Y-O-Y IN APRIL

Visitor arrivals rose by 15.2% month-on-month to 606,841 in April, yet the figure still represents a year-on-year drop of 23.7%, according to the Statistics and Census Service.

The number of overnight visitors (180,938) fell by 59.8% year-on-year, whereas the figure for same-day visitors (425,903) grew by 23.7%.

Although April’s increase was attributable to the easing of entry measures, Macau saw its inbound visitor arrivals decline, partly due to the Covid-19 outbreak in Shanghai.

The average daily volume of tourists in April tallied around 11,000, far less than the average daily arrivals February, which was 23,000.

Previously, Macao Government Tourism Office director Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes has noted that Shanghai remains Macau’s major source of visitors.

The Ching Ming Festival, also known as Tomb-Sweeping Day, is observed in April, which boosted tourism arrivals in pre-pandemic times.

Source: https://macaudailytimes.com.mo/visitor-numbers-drop-24-y-o-y-in-april.html