Information from the Statistics and Census Service indicated that total visitor arrivals increased by 17.8% year-on-year to 2,166,627 in September 2011. Same-day visitors (1,145,615) accounted for 52.9% of the total visitor arrivals, with 665,447 coming from Mainland China. Analyzed by place of residence, visitors from Mainland China surged by 39.3% year-on-year to 1,246,256 (57.5% of total), mostly from Guangdong Province (625,475), Fujian Province (82,364) and Hunan Province (47,262); Mainland visitors travelling to Macao under the Individual Visit Scheme totalled 449,098, up by 31.7% year-on-year. On the contrary, visitors from Hong Kong (582,025); Taiwan, China (101,047); Japan (35,623) and the Republic of Korea (26,677) decreased by 2.7%, 0.6%, 12.1% and 9.5% respectively; however, visitors from Singapore (23,118) registered a notable increase of 36.2%. Total visitor arrivals reached 20,662,153 in the first three quarters of 2011, up by 11.2% year-on-year. Visitors from Mainland China (11,752,830), Hong Kong (5,777,244) and the Republic of Korea (302,530) went up by 19.8%, 3.0% and 21.4% respectively, while those from Taiwan, China (943,742); Japan (283,224) and Malaysia (221,402) decreased by 4.9%, 9.2% and 5.6% respectively. In the first nine months of 2011, same-day visitors accounted for 53.6% of the total, at 11,072,005. Analyzed by mode of transport, visitor arrivals by sea totalled 8,163,927 in the first nine months of 2011, up by 6.7% year-on-year. Visitors arriving at the Outer Harbour increased by 10.2% to 5,232,459, but those arriving at the Provisional Ferry Terminal in Taipa decreased by 2.3% to 2,586,404. Visitor arrivals by land went up by 15.8% to 11,248,602 in the first nine months of 2011, with 10,403,084 arriving through the Border Gate. Visitor arrivals by air rose by 2.0% year-on-year to 1,249,624. Visitors arriving at the Macao International Airport increased by 1.8% to 1,230,713, with the majority coming from Mainland China (37.6%); Taiwan, China (35.0%); and Malaysia (5.8%).
