According to preliminary statistics, Macao welcomed around 260 thousand visitor arrivals (non-resident employees and students excluded) during the seven-day Spring Festival Golden Week of Mainland China (24 to 30 January), down by 78.3% over the corresponding period of last year.
In response to the outbreak of novel coronavirus, the Spring Festival holidays of Mainland China has been extended to 2 February. The below preliminary statistics are based on the seven-day Spring Festival Golden Week (24 to 30 January).
During the Spring Festival Golden Week, visitors from the Greater China markets decreased by 79.4% year-on-year to 235,000, which accounted for 90.1% of total visitor arrivals. Among them, 149,000 visitors came from Mainland China, accounting for 57.2% of total visitor arrivals, a drop by 83.3%. The number of Hong Kong visitors reached to around 76,000 with a decrease of 66.7%, whereas visitor arrivals from Taiwan region diminished by 53.5% to 10,000. Meanwhile, international visitor arrivals dropped by 56.2% year-on-year to approximately 26,000 in total.
| Visitor arrivals | 2019 | 2020 | Percentage of difference |
| Spring Festival Golden Week | 1,201,912 | 261,069 | -78.3% |
The outbreak of novel coronavirus has impacted travel and led to a decrease of 78.3% in visitor arrivals during this year’s Spring Festival Golden Week, among which the major visitor source market – Mainland China has dropped by more than 80%, while visitors from Hong Kong, Taiwan region and international markets all reduced by half.
Up to date, the supply of all existing hotels and guest houses has reached a total of 41,148 rooms in Macao. Industry figures revealed that local hotel establishments (hotels and guest houses) registered an average occupancy rate of 52.9% during the Golden Week, which decreased 43.8 percentage points from last year.
According to figures provided by industry operators, five-star hotels recorded an average occupancy rate of 55.3%, down by 42.3 percentage points; four-star hotels registered 48.3%, dropped by 46.7 percentage points; three-star hotels 51.7%, down by 46.9 percentage points; two-star hotels 47.6%, down by 39.6 percentage points; guest houses 40.6%, dropped by 40.5 percentage points.
| Hotel establishments | Occupancy rate | Difference |
| Five-star hotels | 55.3% | -42.3 |
| Four-star hotels | 48.3% | -46.7 |
| Three-star hotels | 51.7% | -46.9 |
| Two-star hotels | 47.6% | -39.6 |
| Guest houses | 40.6% | -40.5 |
The average room rate of hotel establishments (hotels and guest houses) in Macao increased by 5.8% to 2,029.7 patacas during the Golden Week. For five-star hotels, the average room rate increased by 9.4% to 2,356.0 patacas; for four-star hotels, down by 5.3% to 1,514.2 patacas; for three-star hotels, down by 2.6% to 1,472.2 patacas; for two-star hotels, down by 22.2% to 999.2 patacas; for guest houses, down by 10.0% to 792.4 patacas.
| Hotel establishments | Room rate | Change rate |
| Five-star hotels | 2,356.0 Patacas | +9.4% |
| Four-star hotels | 1,514.2Patacas | -5.3% |
| Three-star hotels | 1,472.2Patacas | -2.6% |
| Two-star hotels | 999.2Patacas | -22.2% |
| Guest houses | 792.4Patacas | -10.0% |