• About Us
  • The Team
  • Advertise with Us

The latest news on the gaming industry in Asia

() () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () ()
  • Home
  • Macau
  • Philippines
  • Singapore
  • Japan
  • Rest of Asia
  • World
  • Industry Talk
  • Trends & Tech
  • iGaming
  • follow
    • Facebook
    • Twitter
    • RSS Feed
    • LinkedIn

Feb independent trips from mainland to Macau a record

Mar 23, 2018 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck  


Feb independent trips from mainland to Macau a record

Visitor arrivals to Macau during February surged by 23.1 percent year-on-year, reaching 3.07 million. The figure is the highest monthly tally since August 2014, according to data released by the Macau Statistics and Census Service on Friday.

The statistics bureau attributed the growth in February visitor arrivals to the effect of the Chinese New Year holidays, which are based on the lunar calendar and fell in February this year.

The tally of visitors from mainland China – Macau’s largest single source market for tourists – was 2.29 million, rising by 37.3 percent compared to the prior-year period. The aggregate of mainland visitors travelling to Macau under China’s Individual Visit Scheme (IVS) leapt by 57.9 percent year-on-year to 1.40 million. The amount was a new single-month record since the implementation of the scheme in July 2003.

The number of same-day visitors was up by 32.6 percent compared to the prior-year period to 1.67 million in February, while the tally of overnight visitors was 1.40 million, grew by 13.3 percent year-on-year.

Average length of stay of visitors in February dropped by 0.1 day to 1.1 days, judged year-on-year, while the average length of stay of overnight visitors remained stable at 2.2 days and that of same-day visitors increased by 0.1 day to 0.3 day.

The statistics bureau said the reduction in the average length of stay of visitors in February was due to the increase in the proportion of same-day visitors by 3.9 percentage points year-on-year to 54.5 percent of visitor arrivals.

Overnight visitors to Macau are a segment generally regarded as of higher value to the local casino industry than day-trippers. But a number of investment analysts have said that Macau’s headline visitor numbers historically are not directly correlated to overall gaming demand, as gross gaming revenue in the Macau market has been typically skewed to high-end play.

The tally of February visitors from Hong Kong was 501,753, up by 0.1 percent year-on-year. The number of visitors from Taiwan and South Korea dropped by 8.4 percent and 13.4 percent respectively, to 79,670 and 76,439 in February.


  • tweet
Related articles
  • Macau ops sign contract extension, eye fresh public tender
    Macau ops sign contract extension, eye...

    Jun 23, 2022  

  • Macau gaming ops contract rollover signed today: CE
    Macau gaming ops contract rollover...

    Jun 23, 2022  

More news
  • Parisian quarantine hotel as Macau Covid cases near 300
    Parisian quarantine hotel as Macau...

    Jun 27, 2022  

  • Maybe new Macau mass Covid test, community spread still
    Maybe new Macau mass Covid test,...

    Jun 24, 2022  


Latest News

Parisian quarantine hotel as Macau Covid cases near 300

Parisian quarantine hotel as Macau Covid cases near 300

Jun 27, 2022  

Hotel rooms at the Parisian Macao casino resort (pictured in a file photo) have been allocated for Macau-government use as quarantine accommodation amid the city’s response to a Covid-19 outbreak....
Read More
Maybe new Macau mass Covid test, community spread still

Maybe new Macau mass Covid test, community spread still

Jun 24, 2022  

Blackstone clinches US$6.15bln takeover of Crown Resorts

Blackstone clinches US$6.15bln takeover of Crown Resorts

Jun 24, 2022  

Sign up to our FREE Newsletter

UB8V5.qr.16(Click here for more)

Pick of the Day


US$5.8 million

Amount that each Macau casino operator paid for the circa six-month extension of their respective contract



Most Popular

  • Maybe new Macau mass Covid test, community spread stillMaybe new Macau mass Covid test, community spread still June 24, 2022
  • Blackstone clinches US$6.15bln takeover of Crown ResortsBlackstone clinches US$6.15bln takeover of Crown Resorts June 24, 2022
  • Alvin Chau, Suncity trial set for September 2: courtAlvin Chau, Suncity trial set for September 2: court June 20, 2022
  • Okada Manila control dispute back in court: UniversalOkada Manila control dispute back in court: Universal June 22, 2022
  • Jeju still studying online gaming for its casinos: govtJeju still studying online gaming for its casinos: govt June 24, 2022
Copyright 2014-2022 TEAM Publishing and Consultancy Ltd / All rights reserved
  • Code of Ethics
  • Privacy Policy
  • Useful Links
  • Contact Us