Inside Asian Gaming

IAG APR 2020年4月 亞博匯 14 亞博匯早報 BREAKFAST BRIEFS MACAU VISITOR NUMBERS PLUMMET IN MONTH AFTER CASINOS RE-OPEN 賭場重開一個月以來澳門訪客數銳減 ONLY 250,000 visitors arrived in Macau in the month after the resumption of casino gaming as entry restrictions continued to tighten amid the global COVID-19 pandemic. This is down 92% compared to average monthly visitor arrivals in 2019. Inside Asian Gaming has been collecting daily visitor arrival numbers provided by the Public Police Force since the outbreak of the coronavirus, with the figures showing a sharp decline from around 36,000 on 27 January to as low as 2,600 on 11 February in the midst of the 15-day closure of all Macau casinos. Tourist numbers slowly climbed upon the resumption of casinos on 20 February, reaching a high of 16,000 on 14 March, before falling again after the SAR government announced it was barring arrivals from overseas countries as of 18 March. By comparison, Macau averaged 108,000 visitors per day in 2019. Visitor arrivals plummeted 95.6% year-on-year in February to just 156,394, according to data from the Statistics and Census Bureau. Last month, same-day visitors and overnight visitors had tumbled by 96% and 95% respectively although the average length of stay increased by 1.8 to 2.8 days, mainly attributable to mainland visitors. In the first two months of 2020, visitor arrivals totaled 3,006,859, a drop of 56.9% year-on-year. 澳門 受全球新冠疫情影響不斷收緊入境限制， 在娛樂場重開一個月後，合共只迎來約25萬名 訪客。月均訪客人數較2019年按年跌92%。 《亞博匯》自新冠肺炎疫情爆發以來蒐集 每日由治安警察局提供的入境旅客人數，數據 顯示在旅客數字由1月27日的約36,000人急跌 至2月11日最低只有2,600人，當時正值全澳賭 場關閉15日期間。 賭場於2月20日重開後，訪客數字緩慢攀 升，至3月14日迎來賭場重開後最高的 16,000 人次，但數字在特區政府隨後宣佈禁止所有來 自海外國家的旅客入境澳門後再度下跌。而 在2019年，澳門每日的平均入境訪客人次達 108,000人次。 統計暨普查局的資料顯示，2月份入境旅 客同比大跌95.6%，至只有156,394人。 上月，不過夜和過夜旅客同比分別下跌 96%和95%，雖然由於內地旅客逗留時間增 長，令旅客平均留宿日數由 1.8日增至2.8日。 在2020年的首兩月，訪澳遊客數字共有 3,006,859人次，同比下跌56.9%。