Macau recorded just over 3.47 million visitors in October, up 10.8 percent from a year ago, according to data issued on Friday by Macau’s Statistics and Census Bureau.
The tally of same-day visitors to the city last month rose 17.6 percent year-on-year, to just above 2.10 million, while that of overnight visitors grew by 1.7 percent, to nearly 1.37 million.
The average length of visit “held steady” year-on-year, at 1.1 days, stated the statistics bureau.
The number of visitors from mainland China in October increased by 12.0 percent year-on-year, to 2.53 million, with those travelling under the Individual Visit Scheme rising by 22.6 percent from a year earlier, to 1.32 million.
International visitors totalled 260,944 last month, 22.9-percent higher than in October 2024.
Macau had seen “robust” visitor volume during the first eight days of October, the October Golden Week period, according to investment analysts. That was despite disruptions to the city’s transportation system and non-gaming services at casino resorts, caused by the passage of Typhoon Matmo in early October.
The city received just over 1.14 million visitors during the eight days of the Golden Week, with the daily average topping 143,000.
October Golden Week is a major festive break for mainland Chinese consumers and a peak trading period for Macau’s casinos. Mainland China remains the principal feeder market for the city’s tourism sector.
In the first 10 months this year, Macau recorded just over 33.14-million arrivals from all markets, up 14.1 percent year-on-year.
The aggregate number of visitors in the year to October 31 from the Chinese mainland increased 17.7 percent year-on-year, to nearly 24.11 million, showed Friday’s data.
International visitors totalled nearly 2.15 million in the January to October period, up 13.6 percent year-on-year.
Macau is expected to record about 39 million visitor arrivals in 2025, said in September the director of the Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO).
