\nSJM Holdings CEO Ambrose So told reporters that the first few days of Golden Week had been “so-so.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Paired with a weakening economy, and Macau casinos are seeing their gaming wins declining. Year to date, GGR stands at $27.34 billion \u2013 a 1.7 percent decrease.<\/p>\n
Bridging Gap<\/b><\/h2>\n
The 34-mile bridge that transverses the Pearl River Delta and connects Macau to Hong Kong opened last December. Instead of air or ferry travel, people can now move freely between the two enclaves via automobile in roughly 35 minutes.<\/p>\n
The infrastructure is bringing many travelers to Macau during Golden Week. According to the MGTO, 36,280 people have arrived via the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau bridge. The $18.8 billion marvel is the longest sea crossing in the world.<\/p>\n
The border gate, the main entryway from the mainland into Macau, is responsible for the overwhelming majority of entrants. More than 293,000 travelers have came via the front gate \u2013 63.6 percent of all arrivals.<\/strong><\/p>\nThough Golden Week visitor arrivals are up 10 percent through three days, it’s short of what the MGTO predicted<\/a>. An official with the tourism office said the enclave would likely see a 15 percent surge in overall visitor numbers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Golden Week in Macau is seeing an uptick in visitor arrivals this year, as the Chinese Special Administrative Region (SAR) has welcomed 10 percent more travelers in the first three days compared with 2018. The Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) reports that 460,857 travelers have entered the enclave through the first three days of the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":116441,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,33810],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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