Hotel occupancy in 2023 went up by 43.1 percentage points year-on-year to 81.5% amid economic recovery following border reopening in January 2023.
Data from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) shows that the rates for 2-star (85.1%) and 5-star hotels (82.5%) were relatively high, demonstrating growth of 36.3 percentage points and 48.3 percentage points respectively.
In 2023, the number of guests soared by 165.4% year-on-year to 13,573,000, which recovered to 96.2% of the level in 2019. Guests from mainland China (9,844,000), Hong Kong (2,219,000) and Taiwan (256,000) jumped by 154.6%, 876.3% and 559.8% respectively.
The 2023 year closed with a provisional total of 28.23 million visitors, signifying a 71.6% recovery when compared to the 2019 year-end tally of 39.41 million visitors.
The government has also reported a strong recovery at the end of 2023 due to the recent influx of foreign visitors, particularly in November over two weekends of the Macau Grand Prix and other events. In December 2023, foreign visitors reached about 93% of 2019 numbers.
In December, the average occupancy rate of guest rooms hiked by 43.1 percentage points year-on-year to 85.9%, with the rates for hotels of various star ratings and economical accommodation establishments all exceeding 80%.
Meanwhile, for the whole year of 2023, the number of visitors arriving on package tours totaled 1,276,000, and that of Macau residents purchasing outbound services through travel agencies rocketed by 796.3% year-on-year to 418,000.
Government data shows that in December 2023, there were 160,000 visitors arriving on package tours. A total of 53,000 Macau residents purchased outbound services through travel agencies, an uplift of 808.5% year-on-year. Staff Reporter
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