The average occupancy rate of Macau’s hotels and guesthouses fell by 6.3 percentage points year-on-year to 39.1% in June – the same month that the city’s first major COVID-19 outbreak emerged.
According to information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC), the occupancy rate for 5-star hotels fell by 12.2 points to 31.9%.
The total number of guests of hotel establishments also fell by 10.3% June went down by 10.3% year-on-year in June to 421,000, with mainland guests down 11.9% to 315,000 and local guests by 5.6% to 78,000.
For the first six months of 2022 combined, the average occupancy rate of guest rooms of hotel establishments decreased by 12.8 percentage points year-on-year to 37.6%, while the number of guests fell by 22.3% to 2,624,000. The average length of stay remained stable at 1.8 nights.
In June, visitors joining local tours totalled 1,800, representing a decline of 72.3% year-on-year. The DSEC said the number of Macau residents purchasing outbound services through travel agencies also dropped by 82.8% to 3,600.
