Information from the Statistics and Census Service indicated that the number of visitor and non-resident arrivals totalled 2,764,508 in October 2010. Total visitor arrivals rose by 7.5% year-on-year to 2,092,343. Same-day visitors (1,143,513) accounted for 54.7% of the total visitor arrivals, with 627,649 coming from Mainland China. Analyzed by place of residence, visitors from Mainland China increased by 6.7% year-on-year to 1,124,061 (53.7% of total), with 479,516 travelling to Macao under the Individual Visit Scheme, up by 3.9% from October 2009. Visitors from Hong Kong (629,233), Malaysia (27,454) and Republic of Korea (21,931) grew by 14.0%, 5.9% and 59.8% respectively, while visitor arrivals from Japan (29,637) held stable as October 2009; however, those from Taiwan, China (98,674) decreased by 6.8%. Total visitor arrivals reached 20,680,922 in the first ten months of 2010, up by 16.0% year-on-year. The majority of visitors were from Mainland China (10,931,869); Hong Kong (6,237,149); Taiwan, China (1,090,555); Japan (341,558); Republic of Korea (271,161) and Malaysia (261,947). Same-day visitors accounted for 52.3% of the total visitor arrivals, at 10,810,551 in the first ten months of 2010. Analyzed by mode of transport, visitor arrivals by sea totalled 8,474,021 from January to October 2010, an increase of 20.0% year-on-year. Visitors arriving at the Outer Harbour increased by 7.5% to 5,268,282, 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 51.7% to 2,913,060. Visitor arrivals by land reached 10,846,794 in the first ten months of 2010, up by 14.6% year-on-year; those arriving through the Border Gate totalled 9,935,593 and the majority were visitors from Mainland China (78.9%) and Hong Kong (14.0%). Visitor arrivals by air increased by 4.2% year-on-year to 1,360,107. Visitors arriving at the Macao International Airport went up by 5.1% to 1,342,074, with the majority coming from Taiwan, China (37.7%); Mainland China (31.2%); and Malaysia (7.2%).
