Macau Visitor Arrivals Rise 8.5% to 32.18 Million in First Three Quarters; MOP20 Billion Guidance Fund Launched
Visitor arrivals to Macau rose 8.5% year-on-year to 32,181,272 in the first three quarters of 2026, the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) announced on October 23. Same-day visitors rose 14.5% to 19,783,856 and drove the overall growth, while overnight visitors held stable at 12,397,416. The average length of stay shortened by 0.1 day to 1.0 day, with overnight visitors staying 2.3 days, unchanged.
By source, mainland visitors increased 10.7% to 23,884,916, including 13,153,979 under the Individual Visit Scheme, up 14.3%. Visitors from Taiwan rose 21.3% to 882,023, those from Hong Kong eased 0.3% to 5,464,916, and international visitors grew 3.4% to 1,949,417. September alone saw 3,216,535 arrivals, up 15.9%.
Also on October 23, the Macau SAR government held a signing ceremony for its government guidance fund, formally launching the fund with a first-phase size of MOP20 billion: MOP11 billion from the government's accumulated fiscal reserve returns and MOP9 billion from six integrated resort operators as the first social capital contributors. Managed by Macau Investment and Development Company, the fund targets emerging industries, industrial upgrading, technology commercialisation and tech start-ups, and supports joint development with the Hengqin cooperation zone and other Greater Bay Area cities.
Source: GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
Photo: 图：澳门旅游塔夜景。图片：Wikimedia Commons
