Macao saw its number of visitor arrivals in package tours in the
first ten months of 2007 increase by 44.5 percent over the same
period of 2006 to 3,342,966, according to official statistics
issued on Wednesday.
Information from the government's Statistics and Census Service
(SCS) indicated that the National Day holidays have contributed to
the surge in visitor arrivals in package tours, as the number in
October 2007 reached 369,056, up notably by 70.8 percent year-on-
year. Visitors from the Chinese mainland recorded remarkable growth
of 65.3 percent compared with October 2006, amounting to
255,675.
However, the first ten months of 2007 also saw Macao residents
traveling in package tours dropped by 23.6 percent year-on-year to
170,777, according to the SCS.
Statistics also show that the Chinese mainland, Thailand and
South Korea were the three most popular tour destinations for Macao
residents.
The Macao Special Administrative Region has a population of
528,000
(Xinhua News Agency December 13, 2007)
