Visitor Arrivals for November 2010

Information from the Statistics and Census Service indicated that the number of visitor and non-resident arrivals totalled 2,685,800 in November 2010. Total visitor arrivals rose by 6.5% year-on-year to 2,013,188. Same-day visitors (1,064,673) accounted for 52.9% of the total visitor arrivals, with 570,220 coming from Mainland China. Analyzed by place of residence, visitors from Mainland China increased by 7.9% year-on-year to 1,096,865 (54.5% of total), with 437,375 travelling to Macao under the Individual Visit Scheme, up by 13.5% from November 2009. Visitors from Hong Kong (561,395), Japan (35,897) and Republic of Korea (26,832) grew by 10.8%, 4.6% and 77.2% respectively, while those from Taiwan, China (96,432); Malaysia (34,855) and Singapore (24,987) decreased by 16.5%, 8.2% and 8.3% respectively. Total visitor arrivals reached 22,694,110 in the first eleven months of 2010, up by 15.1% year-on-year. The majority of visitors were from Mainland China (12,028,734); Hong Kong (6,798,544); Taiwan, China (1,186,987); Japan (377,455); Republic of Korea (297,993) and Malaysia (296,802). Same-day visitors accounted for 52.3% of the total visitor arrivals, at 11,875,224 in the first eleven months of 2010. Analyzed by mode of transport, visitor arrivals by sea totalled 9,276,803 from January to November 2010, an increase of 18.6% year-on-year. Visitors arriving at the Outer Harbour increased by 7.4% to 5,813,792, with the majority coming from Hong Kong (52.8%) and Mainland China (22.9%); meanwhile, those arriving at the Provisional Ferry Terminal in Taipa increased by 46.6% to 3,142,408. Visitor arrivals by land reached 11,929,366 in the first eleven months of 2010, up by 14.2% year-on-year; those arriving through the Border Gate totalled 10,945,157 and the majority were visitors from Mainland China (78.9%) and Hong Kong (14.0%). Visitor arrivals by air increased by 2.2% year-on-year to 1,487,941. Visitors arriving at the Macao International Airport went up by 3.1% to 1,468,009, with the majority coming from Taiwan, China (37.5%); Mainland China (31.4%); and Malaysia (7.3%).