The 2025 Sands Shopping Carnival, held at the Venetian Macao casino resort from July 17 to 19, drew nearly 110,000 visits, according to property operator Sands China Ltd.
The event (pictured) ended one day ahead of schedule because of Typhoon Wipha descending on Macau.
Typhoon Signal No 8 was hoisted in the early hours of Sunday (July 20), a move that suspended public transport and halted operations on the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge, curbing the flow of visitors into the city. By 12.30pm that day the storm had been escalated to Signal No 10 as it came to within about 30 kilometres (18.6 miles) of Macau.
“This year’s carnival holds significant influence as it received an overwhelming response from local residents and tourists – the shortened three-day run attracted nearly 110,000 visits, close to the number for last year’s four-day event,” Sands China said in a press release issued on Monday.
The carnival is organised by Sands China and co‑organised by a local business trade group, the Macao Chamber of Commerce. The first edition was in 2020.
This year’s edition featured more than 580 booths, according to the press release. It took place at the Venetian Macao’s Cotai Expo.
Retail is an important component of non‑gaming revenue at the casino resorts operated by Sands China in Macau. The company’s principal malls are at its Cotai properties: the Venetian Macao; the Londoner Macao; the combined Plaza Macao and Four Seasons Macao; and the Parisian Macao.
Full‑year 2024 net revenue from those Sands China malls was US$492 million, down 3.9 percent from US$512 million in 2023 and nearly 7 percent below the US$529 million recorded in 2019.
