Macau Tourist Arrivals Continue to Rise

The number of tourist arrivals in Macau rose by 17.8% year-on-year to 3.580 million in December 2025, easing from an 18.1% increase in the previous month. Same-day visitors climbed 23%, while overnight visitors jumped by 10.9%. Meanwhile, the average length of stay of visitors held steady from a year earlier at 1.1 days, with the duration of stay for overnight visitors decreasing to 2.1 days. By source market, arrivals from Mainland China grew by 22.6% to 2.51 million, with those travelling under the Individual Visit Scheme rising by 32.7%. In addition, visitors from Taiwan increased by 22.4% to 86.3 thousand, while those from Hong Kong grew by 3.1% to 652.1 thousand. In 2025, international visitors increased by 13.7% to 2.755 million. For the January-December period, total visitors went up by 14.7% to 40.1 million.

The number of tourist arrivals in Macau increased by 18.1% year-on-year to 3.345 million in November 2025, following a 10.8% rise in the previous month. Same-day visitors climbed by 31.5%, while overnight visitors rose by 2.1%. Meanwhile, the average length of stay of visitors shortened by 0.2 day year-on-year to 1.0 day. Visitors from the Chinese mainland increased by 21.9% to 2.397 million, with those travelling under the Individual Visit Scheme up by 36.1% to 1.262 million. Visitors from Hong Kong and Taiwan went up by 5.4% and 27.1%, respectively. In addition, increases were seen in the number of visitor arrivals from the Philippines (2.3%), Indonesia (23.1%) and Thailand (49.4%). In the first eleven months of 2025, the number of visitor arrivals rose by 14.4%.

The number of tourist arrivals in Macau increased by 10.8% year-on-year to 3.47 million in October 2025, following a 9.8% rise in the previous month. Same-day visitors climbed by 17.6%, while overnight visitors rose by 1.7%. The average length of stay of visitors held steady from a year earlier at 1.1 days, with the duration of stay for overnight visitors rising by 0.1 day to 2.4 days. By source market, arrivals from Mainland China grew by 12% to 2.53 million, with those travelling under the Individual Visit Scheme rising by 22.6%. In addition, visitors from Taiwan grew by 34.2% to 92.17 thousand, while those from Hong Kong fell by 1.0% to 584.77 thousand. Meanwhile, international visitors rose by 22.9% to 260.94 thousand. For the January-October period, total visitor arrivals went up by 14.1% to 33.14 million.