The territory saw its highest daily visitor arrival total since the start of the Covid 19 pandemic, with mainland Chinese visitors in the overwhelming majority.
Business
Some 5,000 workers arrived over the summer alone, with the overall total increasing by around 19,000 since the start of the year.
As it seeks to build up the non-gaming economy, Macao hopes to lure high calibre professionals to work in its emerging bond market and finance sector.
The company Macau Legend, which owns Macau Fisherman’s Wharf, is set to exit Cabo Verde and Cambodia by 2025.
Shopkeepers say there isn’t enough tourist traffic outside of the main sightseeing areas and add that visitors are spending less money than they hoped.
JP Morgan says the third-quarter result would have been even better without the stormy weather that swept Macao in September.
Analysts have been concerned about the bottom-line impact of the severe weather experienced in the month by Macao, which was battered by a typhoon and heavy rain.
Visitors to Macao surged by 17 percent between July and August, but average hotel occupancy rates stayed flat as most travellers chose to stay for a day only.
The first government land auction since 2008 was underwhelming, with two plots of land attracting just a single bid.