The Macau Metro Monitor, June 22, 2012
VISITOR ARRIVALS FOR MAY 2012 DSEC
Macau visitor arrivals decreased by 6.5% YoY to 2,146,542 in May 2012. The average length of stay of visitors decreased by 0.1 day YoY to 1.0 day.
Analyzed by place of residence, visitors from Mainland China decreased by 4.2% YoY to 1,271,540, coming mostly from Guangdong Province (616,540), Fujian Province (58,585), Hunan Province (48,807) and Zhejiang Province (48,607). Mainland visitors traveling under the Individual Visit Scheme (IVS) fell by 0.9% to 526,279. At the same time, visitors from Hong Kong (540,435); Taiwan (78,834); and the Republic of Korea (31,292) decreased by 11.8%, 23.2% and 2.1% respectively, while Japanese visitors (33,655) increased by 17.6%.
WYNN SCORES ONE VICTORY IN LEGAL SAGA AGAINST OKADA Macau Business, AP
WYNN won a small ruling, sending back to Nevada state court its breach of fiduciary duty lawsuit against Kazuo Okada. Okada had in March moved the case to federal court, arguing that the underlying issue was whether he had violated U.S. law by allegedly paying bribes to foreign officials.
