Information from the Statistics and Census Service indicated that total visitor arrivals increased by 12.1% year-on-year to 2,545,718 in December 2011. Same-day visitors (1,354,407) accounted for 53.2% of the total, with 811,723 coming from Mainland China. Analyzed by place of residence, visitors from Mainland China increased by 23.5% year-on-year to 1,482,380 (58.2% of total), mostly from Guangdong Province (689,956), Fujian Province (91,425) and Hunan Province (55,194); Mainland visitors travelling to Macao under the Individual Visit Scheme (IVS) totalled 572,841, up by 15.8% year-on-year. Visitors from Singapore (41,767), Japan (40,491) and the Republic of Korea (38,505) went up by 19.9%, 12.3% and 14.0% respectively; on the contrary, those from Hong Kong (657,910); Taiwan, China (85,737) and Malaysia (40,626) decreased by 1.5%, 18.9% and 1.5% respectively. Visitor arrivals set a new record of 28,002,279 for the whole year of 2011, up by 12.2% from 2010. Visitors from Mainland China (16,162,747), Hong Kong (7,582,923) and the Republic of Korea (398,807) increased by 22.2%, 1.6% and 20.2% respectively, while those from Taiwan, China (1,215,162); and Japan (396,023) decreased by 6.0% and 4.2%. Same-day visitors accounted for 53.8% of the total, at 15,077,119. Mainland visitors travelling to Macao under IVS increased by 20.1% from a year earlier to 6,588,722 in 2011. Analyzed by mode of transport, visitor arrivals by sea totalled 11,020,999 in 2011, up by 7.6% year-on-year. Visitors arriving at the Outer Harbour increased by 10.3% to 7,124,903, while those arriving at the Provisional Ferry Terminal in Taipa decreased slightly by 0.3% to 3,422,313. Visitor arrivals by land registered an increase of 16.9%, reaching 15,299,600 in 2011, with 14,160,602 arrivals through the Border Gate. Visitor arrivals by air rose by 2.9% from 2010 to 1,681,680. Visitors arriving at the Macao International Airport increased by 2.8% to 1,655,973, with the majority coming from Mainland China (38.2%); Taiwan, China (33.6%); and Malaysia (6.2%).
