Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that visitor arrivals decreased by 1.8% year-on-year to 2,540,070 in December 2014; same-day visitors accounted for 54% of the total, at 1,375,681.

Analysed by place of residence, visitors from Mainland China increased by 1% year-on-year to 1,638,854, coming primarily from Guangdong Province (654,325) and Fujian Province (70,404); Mainland visitors travelling under the Individual Visit Scheme rose by 6%, at 740,906. Visitors from the Republic of Korea (47,346) increased by 2% year-on-year, while those from Hong Kong (545,772) and Taiwan (78,150) decreased by 4% and 10% respectively. Long-haul visitors from the United States (14,859), Australia (9,563), Canada (6,501) and the United Kingdom (4,356) registered year-on-year decline.

The average length of stay of visitors decreased by 0.1 day year-on-year to 0.9 day in December 2014; overnight and same-day visitors had an average stay of 1.9 days and 0.2 day respectively.

For the whole year of 2014, visitor arrivals reached a record high of 31,525,632, up by 7.5% year-on-year; same-day visitors amounted to 16,959,949, sharing 54% of the total. Visitors from Mainland China (21,252,410), the Republic of Korea (554,521) and Japan (299,849) increased year-on-year, while those from Hong Kong (6,426,608) and Taiwan (953,753) decreased. Moreover, visitors from the United States recorded year-on-year increase; however, those from Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom registered decrease. In 2014, the average length of stay of visitors held stable as in 2013, at 1.0 day.