Monthly Tourism Highlights –January to August 2019

Visitor Arrivals 1. Visitor Arrivals ➢ Visitor arrivals of 3.62 million was recorded in Aug 2019 with 6.5% year-on-year growth. This has significantly shrunk compared with the 16.3% growth in Jul and is possibly because of the protest in Kong which reduced tourists’ intention in coming to Macao; Overnight Stay Visitors recorded a 5.7% year-on-year drop to 1.70 million arrivals. ➢ Average length of stay of visitors was 1.2 day in Aug, which was the same as last year; overnight stay visitors was up by 0.1 day to 2.3 days. ➢ Visitor arrivals of 27.44 million was recorded during Jan to Aug 2019, registering an increase of 18.0% compared with the same period of 2018. ➢ Among those, although overnight stay visitors increased by 5.7% to 12.90 million, same day visitors grew largely by 31.6% which led the proportion of overnight stay visitors dropped by 5.5 percentage point over year to 47.0%. ➢ For Jan to Aug, the average length of stay of visitors stood at 1.2 day and overnight visitors stayed 2.2 days, both was the same as 2018. % 2019 % 2019 Aug Visitor Arrivals to Change Jan to Aug Change Macao Jan to Aug 2019 Visitor Arrivals 3,623,116 +6.5% 27,437,982 +18.0%

Same Day Visitor 1,926,319 +20.2% 14,540,874 +31.6% Overnight Same Day Ratio % (53.2%) (53.0%) Stay Visitor Visitor Overnight Stay Visitor 1,696,797 -5.7% 12,897,108 +5.7% 47.0% 53.0% Ratio % (46.8%) (47.0%) 2. Visitor Arrivals by Mode of Transport ➢ As for the visitor arrivals by mode of transport in Jan to Aug 2019, majority of visitors arrived by land, amounted at 20.32 million, increase enormously by 48.4% over year and accounted for 74.0% of the total visitors. ➢ Hong Kong--Macao Bridge was the second largest port of entry, recorded 4.01 million of arrivals, took up 14.6% of the total. ➢ The major entry ports were Border Gate (52.0%), Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (14.6%) and Outer Harbour (9.6%). Visitor Arrivals by Mode of Transport during 2019 Jan to Aug

Visitor Arrivals % Change Distribution on Port of Entry Taipa Land 20,316,185 +48.4% Ferry Border Gate 14,278,190 +21.8% Terminal Outer Checkpoint of Cotai 2,018,196 +3.5% 6.9% Checkpoint HKZM Harbour Trans-Border Industrial Park 9,984 -2.0% of Cotai Bridge 9.6% Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge* 4,009,815 N/A 7.4% 14.6% MIA Sea 4,534,098 -38.5% 9.4% Outer Harbour 2,636,441 -39.0% Taipa Ferry Terminal 1,897,657 -37.7% Air 2,587,699 +18.1% Border

Macao International Airport 2,579,963 +18.3% Gate 52.0% Heliport of Outer Harbour 7,736 -34.8% Total 27,437,982 +18.0%

Inner Harbour was temporarily closed from 17 January 2016 * Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge has come into service from 24 October 2018 Source: DSEC 1

Monthly Tourism Highlights –January to August 2019

3. Visitor Arrivals by Major Source Markets Top Ten Major Source Markets during Jan to Aug 2019

% of Total Visitor Arrivals % Change Visitors Mainland 19,530,804 71.2% +19.1% Hong Kong 4,995,346 18.2% +21.8% Taiwan Region 727,511 2.7% +0.9% Republic of Korea 568,243 2.1% +3.4% Philippines 281,291 1.0% +43.2% Japan 221,493 0.8% +6.5% USA 139,350 0.5% +9.0% Malaysia 131,726 0.5% -3.9% Indonesia 125,223 0.5% +6.0%

Thailand 109,835 0.4% -5.4% ➢ Greater China markets (including , Hong Kong and Taiwan Region) continue to be the major source markets, occupied over 90% of the total arrivals. Mainland China, Hong Kong and Philippines registered a significant growth of 19.1%, 21.8% and 43.2% respectively.

Comparison between Major Short Haul and Long Haul Markets during Jan to Aug 2019

Short-haul Markets* Long-haul Markets

Visitor Arrivals % Change Visitor Arrivals % Change Total 7,416,553 +16.0% Total 490,625 +7.5%

Major Markets Major Markets

Hong Kong 4,995,346 +21.8% USA 139,350 +9.0% Taiwan Region 727,511 +0.9% Australia 58,936 +3.5% Republic of Korea 568,243 +3.4% Canada 50,963 +7.4% Philippines 281,291 +43.2% United Kingdom 40,219 +8.4% Japan 221,493 +6.5% France 25,011 -0.3%

*Asia excludes Mainland China

Note: From April 2015, DSEC has classified visitor arrivals by place of issue of travel document instead of using place of residence.

Source: DSEC ➢ In general, the short-haul markets recorded a double digit increase of 16.0%, growth was achieved in the majority markets including Hong Kong (+21.8%), Taiwan Region (+0.9%), Republic of Korea (+3.4%), Philippines (+43.2%)and Japan (+6.5%). ➢ For long-haul markets, the overall performance in terms of visitor arrivals increased by 7.5% year-on-year. Among those, USA, Australia, Canada and UK registered significant growth of 9.0%, 3.5%, 7.4% and 8.4% respectively.

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Monthly Tourism Highlights –January to August 2019

4. Mainland China ➢ During Jan to Aug 2019, visitors from Mainland China increased by 19.1% year-on-year to 19.53 million (71.2% of total visitors), among those, 9.25 million were overnight stay visitors, increased by 5.6%. ➢ Mainland visitors came mostly from the province (8.45 million), representing 43.3% of total Mainland visitors. Furthermore, Mainland visitors travelling to Macao under the Individual Visit Scheme (IVS) increased by 14.2% to 9.32 million, representing 47.7% of total Mainland visitors. ➢ During Jan to Aug 2019, the average length of stay of overnight Mainland visitors was 2.3 days, increase by 0.1 day. Top Ten Visitor Arrivals from Provinces and Municipalities of Mainland China during Jan to Aug 2019 Mainland China % Change IVS % Change Visitors

Guangdong 8,450,481 +22.4% 6,464,878 +12.6%

Hunan 868,246 +15.3% 114,972 +31.4%

Hubei 684,942 +24.1% 206,360 +19.4%

Guangxi 658,371 +31.3% 76,350 +5.6%

Fujian 651,609 +12.8% 177,459 +14.5%

Jiangsu 593,489 +30.4% 291,882 +32.8%

Zhejiang 590,133 +15.3% 268,157 +15.6%

Shanghai 527,476 +14.6% 491,076 +12.8%

Sichuan 436,523 +40.4% 134,287 +42.4%

Henan 390,051 +8.3% 59,291 -5.9%

Jan to Aug 2019 Mainland China Visitors by Province and % of IVS Mainland China Visitors (in thousands)

8,450 868 685 658 652 593 590 527 437 390

93.1%

76.5%

49.2% 45.4%

30.1% 30.8% 27.2%

15.2% 13.2% 11.6%

Hunan Hubei Guangxi Zhejiang Shanghai Sichuan Henan Guangdong

IVS Others Source: DSEC

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Monthly Tourism Highlights –January to August 2019

5. Hotels and Other Areas ➢ According to MGTO as of August 2019, there were 124 hotel establishments, providing 41,011 rooms, increased by 2.0% compared with the same period of 2018. ➢ As of August 2019, licensed by MGTO, there were 226 travel agencies (+0.0%), 1,961 tour guides (+3.3%) and 472 restaurants (+0.0%).

Number of Hotel Establishments and Rooms by Class as of Aug 2019

Categories of Hotel No. of No. of Establishments Establishments Rooms % of Rooms by Categories of hotel establishments Apartment 5 Stars 37 24,973 Hotel 0.5% 4 Stars 17 7,862 3 Stars 2 Stars 14.6% 2.5% 4 Stars 3 Stars 16 5,980 19.2% Guest House 2.3% Apartment Hotel 1 208

2 Stars 15 1,036 5 Stars Guest House 38 952 60.9% Total 124 41,011

Source: MGTO

______This report is published by Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO). Statistical data are drawn from Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) and MGTO. Reproduction of data is allowed provided the source is quoted. Disclaimer: Strenuous effort in content editing has been made for this report ensure the accuracy of this information. Please see Macao Tourism Industry Net http://industry.macaotourism.gov.mo & Macao Tourism Data plus http://dataplus.macaotourism.gov.mo for more detailed tourism related information .

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