Hotels are currently more than 60 percent booked out over Christmas and New Year, but the figure is expected to rise rapidly in the coming days.
Macao hotels
After pandemic-related delays, Galaxy Macau’s Phase 3 has a formal opening, boasting two new luxury hotels and a state-of-the-art convention centre.
Down more than 10 percentage points month to month, Macao’s hotel occupancy rate for September was back where it was near the start of the year.
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.
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Last month’s visitor totals reversed three consecutive months of decline – and hotels were able to benefit from the influx.
While fewer locals are choosing to stay in Macao’s hotels – now they can easily leave the city – guests from mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan are stoking the supply of accommodation.
Some 17 out of 25 hotels surveyed in a Morgan Stanley report are fully booked for the May Day Golden Week, but a lack of staff is preventing them from matching pre-Covid levels.
The lack of workers is leaving many hotels struggling as tourists return on a wave of post-pandemic travel, Bloomberg says.
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