According to the temporary data released by the Macao SAR Government Tourism Office on the 16th, there were approximately 16.729 million inbound tourists in the first half of 2024, with an average of nearly 92000 visitors per day, an increase of 43.6% compared to the same period in 2023, and returning to the level of 82.5% in the same period in 2019, which overall meets the expectations of the Macao Tourism Office. In terms of international travelers, in the first half of this year, there were nearly 1.17 million international visitors to Australia, a year-on-year increase of 146.4%, returning to the same period in 2019 at 67.2%. According to data released by the Statistics and Census Bureau of the Macau SAR Government, there were 928000 group tourists entering the country in the first five months of this year, a year-on-year increase of 2.3 times. Among them, international group tourists increased by 14 times to 88000, indicating that group tours are still attractive to tourists. In terms of hotel occupancy, the average occupancy rate of hotels in Macau recorded 84.3% in the first five months of this year, an increase of 7.7 percentage points compared to the same period in 2023; The directory of hotel guests reached 6.135 million, an increase of 25% compared to the same period in 2023 and 6% compared to the same period in 2019. The Tourism Bureau revealed that a series of activities to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the Macao Special Administrative Region will be launched in the second half of the year, including the 32nd Macao International Fireworks Display Competition, 2024 World Tourism Day Tray Competition, 2024 Colorful Macao River, and fireworks performances to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the Macao Special Administrative Region. (New Society)