Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that the number of visitor and non-resident arrivals totalled 2,443,847 in February 2010. Attributable to the long Lunar New Year holidays, total visitor arrivals surged by 24.4% year-on-year to 2,057,566. Same-day visitors (1,083,981) accounted for 52.7% of the total visitor arrivals, with 612,371 coming from Mainland China. Analyzed by place of residence, visitors from Mainland China soared by 38.1% year-on-year to 1,145,320 (55.7% of total visitor arrivals), with 579,345 travelling to Macao under the Individual Visit Scheme, up by 25.7% from February 2009 (461,061). Visitors from Hong Kong (612,750); Taiwan, China (100,133); and the Republic of Korea (27,608) rose by 13.2%, 9.8% and 74.2% respectively, while those from Japan (28,325) fell by 19.7%. The cumulative visitor arrivals totalled 4,104,122 in the first two months of 2010, up by 15.0% year-on-year. Visitors from Mainland China (2,276,980); Taiwan, China (215,806); and the Republic of Korea (57,910) increased by 27.9%, 10.9% and 68.6% respectively, while those from Hong Kong (1,157,353) and Japan (63,966) decreased by 2.5% and 4.7% respectively. Cumulative number of same-day visitors accounted for 51.8% of the total visitor arrivals, at 2,124,958. Analyzed by mode of transport, visitor arrivals by sea totalled 1,659,827 in the first two months of 2010, up by 11.7% year-on-year. Visitors arriving at the Outer Harbour increased by 6.2% to 1,068,924, with the majority coming from Hong Kong (51.9%) and Mainland China (25.4%); meanwhile, those arriving at the Provisional Ferry Terminal in Taipa went up by 22.9% to 519,386. Visitor arrivals by land increased by 16.7% year-on-year to 2,161,661 in the first two months of 2010; those arriving through the Border Gate totalled 1,971,759 and the majority were visitors from Mainland China (80.7%) and Hong Kong (12.8%). Visitor arrivals by air rose by 21.9% year-on-year to 282,634 in the first two months of 2010. Visitors arriving at the Macao International Airport increased by 22.9% to 278,706, with the majority coming from Taiwan, China (35.6%), Mainland China (32.7%) and Malaysia (6.7%).
