Information from the Statistics and Census Service indicated that the number of visitor and non-resident arrivals totalled 2,991,102 in December 2010. Total visitor arrivals rose by 11.6% year-on-year to 2,271,301. Same-day visitors (1,164,316) accounted for 51.3% of total visitor arrivals, with 612,147 coming from Mainland China. Analyzed by place of residence, visitors from Mainland China increased by 18.8% year-on-year to 1,200,324 (52.8% of total), with 494,567 travelling to Macao under the Individual Visit Scheme. Visitors from Hong Kong (667,595) and Republic of Korea (33,775) increased by 10.9% and 49.0% respectively; however, those from Taiwan, China (105,747); Malaysia (41,256); Japan (36,052) and Singapore (34,839) decreased by 7.4%, 10.2%, 5.8% and 11.9% respectively. Total visitor arrivals reached 24,965,411 for the whole year of 2010, up by 14.8% year-on-year. The majority of visitors were from Mainland China (13,229,058); Hong Kong (7,466,139); Taiwan, China (1,292,734); Japan (413,507); Malaysia (338,058) and Republic of Korea (331,768); meanwhile, visitors from Republic of Korea and India soared by 62.0% and 57.3% in comparison with 2009. Same-day visitors accounted for 52.2% of total visitor arrivals, at 13,039,540. Analyzed by mode of transport, visitor arrivals by sea totalled 10,244,087 in 2010, an increase of 18.0% year-on-year. Visitors arriving at the Outer Harbour increased by 7.7% to 6,462,250, with the majority coming from Hong Kong (52.6%) and Mainland China (23.1%); meanwhile, those arriving at the Provisional Ferry Terminal in Taipa increased by 42.8% to 3,431,423. Visitor arrivals by land totalled 13,087,262 in 2010, up by 14.3% year-on-year; those arriving through the Border Gate totalled 12,024,061 and the majority were visitors from Mainland China (78.9%) and Hong Kong (14.0%). Visitor arrivals by air increased slightly by 0.9% year-on-year to 1,634,062. Visitors arriving at the Macao International Airport went up by 1.7% to 1,611,651, with the majority coming from Taiwan, China (37.1%); Mainland China (31.7%); and Malaysia (7.4%).
