Overnight visitors spent more than four times as much on aggregate during the period than same-day ones. According to the official data, overnight visitors to Macau spent an aggregate of US$1.65 billion in the reporting period, and their per-capita spending stood at US$ 373; while the per-capita spend of same-day visitors stood at US$ 101.
Shopping remained the largest-single category for Macau visitor non-gaming spend in the second quarter, accounting for 46.3 percent of total outlay. Spending on accommodation and on food and drink completed the top three categories, accounting for respectively 27.8 percent and 18.7 percent of the overall spending during the quarter.
Macau saw 8.27 million visitors in the three months to June 30, up by 7.5 percent year-on-year. The aggregate tally of visitors to Macau for the first half of this year rose by 8 percent year-on-year to slightly above 16.81 million, of which nearly 70 percent were visitors from mainland China.
Annual aggregate non-gaming spending by visitors to Macau is expected to reach US$12 billion and US$14 billion by 2025, said the Macao Government Tourism Office in a 15-year master plan for the sector published in September last year.
Source: GMB / GGR Asia
