Majority of arrivals from mainland China; Covid-19 blamed for year-on-year 28% drop.
Macao tourists
Most of May’s 600,748 visitors came from Greater Bay Area; numbers pale into insignificance compared to 3 million-plus for same month in 2019.
Latest figures show visitor numbers dropped 19.6% last month, 30.3% in annual terms, as city feels the pinch from Covid-19 and economic downturn.
Compared to the millions who flocked to Macao back in early 2020, last month’s total of 655,505 – more than 90% mainlanders – was a paltry result.
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