Information from the Statistics and Census Service indicated that the number of visitor and non-resident arrivals totalled 2,950,450 in August 2010. Total visitor arrivals rose by 14.2% year-on-year to 2,357,689. Same-day visitors (1,241,104) accounted for 52.6% of the total visitor arrivals, with 671,216 coming from Mainland China.

Analyzed by place of residence, visitors from Mainland China increased by 20.3% year-on-year to 1,263,442 (53.6% of total visitor arrivals), with 590,271 travelling to Macao under the Individual Visit Scheme, up by 18.2% from August 2009. Visitors from Hong Kong (758,196) and the Republic of Korea (36,071) grew by 13.7% and 40.2% respectively, while those from Taiwan, China (115,757) and Japan (37,207) decreased by 8.1% and 0.8%.

Total visitor arrivals reached 16,749,204 in the first eight months of 2010, up by 18.0% year-on-year. The majority of visitors were from Mainland China (8,913,001), Hong Kong (5,009,560), Taiwan, China (890,183) and Japan (271,374). Same-day visitors accounted for 51.9% of the total visitor arrivals, at 8,696,433 in the first eight months of 2010.

Analyzed by mode of transport, visitor arrivals by sea totalled 6,906,509 in the first eight months of 2010, up by 21.3% year-on-year. Visitors arriving at the Outer Harbour increased by 8.7% to 4,292,910, with the majority coming from Hong Kong (52.4%) and Mainland China (23.9%); meanwhile, those arriving at the Provisional Ferry Terminal in Taipa surged by 52.6% to 2,373,071.

Visitor arrivals by land rose by 17.1% year-on-year to 8,742,028 in the first eight months of 2010; those arriving through the Border Gate totalled 7,983,534 and the majority were visitors from Mainland China (79.0%) and Hong Kong (14.0%).

Visitor arrivals by air increased by 6.4% year-on-year to 1,100,667 in the first eight months of 2010. Visitors arriving at the Macao International Airport went up by 7.2% to 1,087,040, with the majority coming from Taiwan, China (38.0%), Mainland China (30.7%) and Malaysia (7.1%).