Chinese tourists spend slightly more

Tourists’ total spending in Macau (excluding gaming expenses) amounted to MOP15.93 billion in the third quarter of 2017, up by 8.8 percent year-on- year and 15.9 percent quarter-to-quarter.

According to information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC), total spending of overnight visitors (MOP12.99 billion) and same-day visitors (MOP2.94 billion) rose by 9 percent and 8.2 percent respectively year-on-year.

In the third quarter of 2017, per-capita spending of visitors was MOP1,926, up by 6.7 percent year- on-year and 7.8 percent quarter-to-quarter.

Per-capita spending of visitors from mainland China increased by 4.6 percent year-on-year to MOP2,197, while the average amount spent by those traveling under the Individual Visit Scheme (IVS) grew 11.8 percent, to MOP2,586.

Per-capita spending of visitors from Singapore, Japan, and Malaysia went up by 10.1 percent, 10.4 percent and 4.8 percent respectively year-on-year.

Regarding the type of spending, visitors’ spending lay mainly in shopping (46.4 percent), accommodation (26.7 percent) and food and beverage (19.3 percent).

Meanwhile, the proportion of visitors who were satisfied with the services of travel agencies (73.3 percent) registered a notable increase of 9.6 percentage points quarter-to-quarter.

A relatively low proportion of visitors were satisfied with the services of public transport (63.8 percent), down by 3.8 percentage points quarter-to-quarter.

On the other hand, 56.1 percent of the visitors commented that there were an adequate number of tourist attractions in Macau, up by 5.2 percentage points over the previous quarter.