The tourism industry in Macau has recovered in 2023, returning 71.6 percent of its pre-pandemic levels in visitor arrivals.
According to data from the Statistics and Census Service, 28.2 million visitors were recorded in Macau, compared to 39.4 million in 2019, VisaGuide.World reports.
Macau also remains China’s main source market, representing 67.5 percent of the total, as more than 19 million visitors were recorded in 2023. In addition, the increase in visitor numbers reached 273.1 percent, while the number of visitors traveling under the Individual Visit Scheme was 10.6 million, increasing by 532.3 percent.
Some of the key developments in the tourism industry in China included Hong Kong, representing 25.5 percent of total visitors, reaching 7.1 million visitors, which is up by 1,301.5 percent compared to 2022 levels.
Moreover, Macau witnessed the return of international tourists in 2023, reaching 1.4 million arrivals in 2023, while the number of international visitors surged…
