Information from the Statistics and Census Service indicated that total visitor arrivals increased by 9.4% year-on-year to 2,295,551 in May 2011. Same-day visitors (1,258,741) accounted for 54.8% of total visitor arrivals, with 731,926 coming from Mainland China. Analyzed by place of residence, visitors from Mainland China rose by 16.8% year-on-year to 1,326,627 (57.8% of total), mostly coming from Guangdong Province (678,832), Fujian Province (77,161) and Zhejiang Province (46,622); those travelling to Macao under the Individual Visit Scheme totalled 531,167, up by 18.0% year-on-year. Visitors from Hong Kong (612,851) and the Republic of Korea (31,975) increased by 3.9% and 26.2% respectively, while those from Taiwan, China (102,664); Japan (28,628); Malaysia (26,754) and the Philippines (26,009) decreased by 1.2%, 22.2%, 11.0% and 7.2% respectively. Total visitor arrivals reached 11,065,180 in the first five months of 2011, up by 7.2% year-on-year. Visitors from Mainland China (6,276,332), Hong Kong (3,100,898) and the Republic of Korea (164,270) increased by 13.7%, 3.0% and 22.8% respectively, while those from Taiwan, China (488,626); Japan (152,442) and Malaysia (129,030) decreased by 10.5%, 9.9% and 11.5% respectively. In the first five months of 2011, same-day visitors accounted for 54.7% of the total, at 6,048,948. Analyzed by mode of transport, visitor arrivals by sea totalled 4,360,577 in the first five months of 2011, up by 2.5% year-on-year. Visitors arriving at the Outer Harbour increased by 6.4% to 2,861,733, with the majority coming from Hong Kong (54.0%) and Mainland China (24.5%); meanwhile, those arriving at the Provisional Ferry Terminal in Taipa decreased by 6.8% to 1,312,193. Visitor arrivals by land went up by 12.5% year-on-year to 6,035,257; those arriving through the Border Gate totalled 5,583,463 and the majority were visitors from Mainland China (80.6%) and Hong Kong (13.4%). Visitor arrivals by air decreased by 5.3% year-on-year to 669,346. Visitors arriving at the Macao International Airport went down by 5.5% to 659,276, with the majority coming from Mainland China (36.7%); Taiwan, China (33.7%); and Malaysia (6.6%).
