Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that the number of visitor and non-resident arrivals totalled 2,565,038 in March 2010. Total visitor arrivals increased by 6.7% year-on-year to 2,011,099. Same-day visitors (1,055,902) accounted for 52.5% of the total visitor arrivals, with 553,692 coming from Mainland China. Analyzed by place of residence, visitors from Mainland China grew by 8.2% year-on-year to 1,057,395 (52.6% of total visitor arrivals), with 421,704 travelling to Macao under the Individual Visit Scheme, down by 5.8% from March 2009 (447,465). Visitors from Hong Kong (569,466), Japan (41,815) and Malaysia (37,238) rose by 4.4%, 17.6% and 2.1% respectively; besides, visitors from the Republic of Korea (25,243), India (10,197) and Vietnam (8,232) also registered notable increases. However, those from Taiwan, China (114,409) decreased by 4.0%. Visitor arrivals totalled 6,115,221 in the first quarter of 2010, up by 12.1% year-on-year. Visitors from Mainland China (3,334,375); Taiwan, China (330,215); and Japan (105,781) increased by 20.9%, 5.2% and 3.0% respectively, while those from Hong Kong (1,726,819) decreased slightly by 0.3%. In the first quarter of 2010, same-day visitors accounted for 52.0% of the total visitor arrivals, at 3,180,860. Analyzed by mode of transport, visitor arrivals by sea totalled 2,469,347 in the first quarter of 2010, up by 8.4% year-on-year. Visitors arriving at the Outer Harbour increased by 4.8% to 1,583,672, with the majority coming from Hong Kong (51.4%) and Mainland China (24.9%); meanwhile, those arriving at the Provisional Ferry Terminal in Taipa went up by 14.9% to 788,410. Visitor arrivals by land increased by 14.7% year-on-year to 3,213,932 in the first quarter of 2010; those arriving through the Border Gate totalled 2,941,489 and the majority were visitors from Mainland China (80.0%) and Hong Kong (13.0%). Visitor arrivals by air rose by 15.1% year-on-year to 431,942 in the first quarter of 2010. Visitors arriving at the Macao International Airport increased by 15.7% to 426,580, with the majority coming from Taiwan, China (35.9%); Mainland China (30.2%); and Malaysia (7.8%).
