Information from the Statistics and Census Service indicated that total visitor arrivals increased by 20.1% year-on-year to 2,417,765 in November 2011. Same-day visitors (1,317,503) accounted for 54.5% of the total, with 812,787 coming from Mainland China. Analyzed by place of residence, visitors from Mainland China surged by 33.2% year-on-year to 1,460,992 (60.4% of total), mostly from Guangdong Province (705,194), Fujian Province (88,413) and Zhejiang Province (55,047); Mainland visitors travelling to Macao under the Individual Visit Scheme totalled 561,070, up by 28.3% year-on-year. Visitors from Hong Kong (589,082), Japan (39,713), Malaysia (35,492) and Singapore (30,590) increased by 4.9%, 10.6%, 1.8% and 22.4% respectively; on the contrary, those from Taiwan, China decreased by 6.9% to 89,761. In the first eleven months of 2011, visitor arrivals reached 25,456,561, up by 12,2% year-on-year which had surpassed the annual total (24,965,411) of 2010. Visitors from Mainland China (14,680,367), Hong Kong (6,925,013) and the Republic of Korea (360,302) increased by 22.0%, 1.9% and 20.9% respectively, while those from Taiwan, China (1,129,425) and Japan (355,532) decreased by 4.8% and 5.8%. In the first eleven months of 2011, same-day visitors accounted for 53.9% of the total, at 13,722,712. Analyzed by mode of transport, visitor arrivals by sea totalled 9,979,965 in the first eleven months of 2011, up by 7.6% year-on-year. Visitors arriving at the Outer Harbour increased by 10.7% to 6,433,037, while those arriving at the Provisional Ferry Terminal in Taipa decreased slightly by 0.9% to 3,112,688. Visitor arrivals by land registered an increase of 16.9%, at 13,944,205 in the first eleven months of 2011, with 12,900,168 arriving through the Border Gate. Visitor arrivals by air increased by 3.0% year-on-year to 1,532,391. Visitors arriving at the Macao International Airport increased by 2.8% to 1,508,877, with the majority coming from Mainland China (37.9%); Taiwan, China (34.3%); and Malaysia (6.1%).
