Macau could see on average per day, a lower visitor-arrival tally during the upcoming February Chinese New Year break, when compared to the Christmas-holiday daily average in the December 23 to 27 period inclusive, suggested the Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) director, Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes, in comments to local media on Saturday.
“We have estimated that on average, the [daily] visitor arrivals for this year’s Chinese New Year break could turn out to be a bit weaker than for the Christmas holiday period,” said the MGTO director.
Macau’s daily average visitor arrivals from December 23 to 27 inclusive – referred to by the MGTO as “Christmas” season – was 24,503. The tally marked a 15.5 increase when compared to that of November (i.e. 21,212) and a 30.5 percent increase when compared to October (i.e.18,774), according to MGTO data.
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Macau’s daily average tally of arriving visitors in the period December 31 to January 3 – referred to by the local tourism authority as the “New Year” holiday – amounted to 21,242; a decrease compared to the daily average during the Christmas festive period, and a decrease relative to the daily tally for the whole month of December.
January 1 to January 3 is a public holiday in mainland China according to the State Council. The next major Chinese festival will be the Chinese New Year holiday, which will run from February 11 to February 17.
Macau’s average December 31 to January 3 visitor data indicated 92.4 percent – or 19,629 arrivals daily – were from mainland China, said on Tuesday the Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO).