Information from the Statistics and Census Service indicated that the number of visitor and non-resident arrivals totalled 2,688,460 in July 2010. Total visitor arrivals rose by 23.2% year-on-year to 2,162,069. Same-day visitors (1,105,921) accounted for 51.2% of the total visitor arrivals, with 578,189 coming from Mainland China. Analyzed by place of residence, visitors from Mainland China increased by 34.0% year-on-year to 1,142,017 (52.8% of total visitor arrivals), with 477,119 travelling to Macao under the Individual Visit Scheme, up by 40.3% from July 2009. Visitors from Hong Kong (670,953), Taiwan, China (121,273), Japan (32,892) and the Republic of Korea (28,590) rose by 15.4%, 3.5%, 28.4% and 40.1% respectively. Total visitor arrivals reached 14,391,515 in the first seven months of 2010, up by 18.7% year-on-year. The majority of visitors were from Mainland China (7,649,559), Hong Kong (4,251,364), Taiwan, China (774,426) and Japan (234,167). Same-day visitors accounted for 51.8% of the total visitor arrivals, at 7,455,329 in the first seven months of 2010. Analyzed by mode of transport, visitor arrivals by sea totalled 5,922,856 in the first seven months of 2010, up by 22.0% year-on-year. Visitors arriving at the Outer Harbour increased by 10.1% to 3,693,648, with the majority coming from Hong Kong (51.8%) and Mainland China (24.1%); meanwhile, those arriving at the Provisional Ferry Terminal in Taipa rose by 51.3% to 2,024,079. Visitor arrivals by land increased by 17.5% year-on-year to 7,499,286 in the first seven months of 2010; those arriving through the Border Gate totalled 6,860,330 and the majority were visitors from Mainland China (78.9%) and Hong Kong (13.9%). Visitor arrivals by air rose by 9.1% year-on-year to 969,373 in the first seven months of 2010. Visitors arriving at the Macao International Airport went up by 9.9% to 957,078, with the majority coming from Taiwan, China (37.7%), Mainland China (30.0%) and Malaysia (7.4%).
