The Macau Metro Monitor, February 13, 2013
DOUBLE-DIGIT GROWTH IN VISITORS DURING LUNAR NEW YEAR Macau Business
According to the Macau Government Tourist Office, since the Lunar New Year holidays started, on Sunday, the number of total visitor arrivals to Macau has been growing at a double-digit rate.
Yesterday, Macau welcomed close to 167,000 visitors, a significant growth of 28.4% YoY. Of those, over 114,000 came from the mainland, up by a staggering 35.8%. From Sunday (February 9) until Tuesday (February 12), Macau had already welcomed almost 478,000 visitors, an increase of 21.8% YoY.