In this file photo taken on Aug 24, 2017, the Wynn Macau resort (left) and the Grand Lisboa hotel are seen in Macao. (PHOTO / AFP)
MACAO – A total of 1,104,000 guests checked in Macao's hotel establishments in May, leaping 140.3 percent year-on-year, the Macao Special Administrative Region's statistics department said on Wednesday.
The latest Statistics and Census Service report showed that the number of guests from the Chinese mainland and the HKSAR jumped by 133.0 percent and 818.3 percent year-on-year to 793,000 and 199,000, respectively
The latest Statistics and Census Service report showed that the number of guests from the Chinese mainland and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region jumped by 133.0 percent and 818.3 percent year-on-year to 793,000 and 199,000, respectively.
The average occupancy rate of guest rooms in May rose by 44.6 percentage points year-on-year to 78.9 percent, showed the report.
The number of visitors arriving on package tours totaled 79,000 in May. Meanwhile, a total of 35,000 Macao residents purchased outbound services through travel agencies, an uplift of 987.9 percent year-on-year.
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A total of 130 hotel establishments offered accommodation services to the public in May, an increase of nine year-on-year. Besides, the number of available guest rooms grew by 10.0 percent to 43,000, showed the report.