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Macau hotels with highest occupancy in six years

Observador29 August 2026 at 11:01

Macau records the highest hotel occupancy in the past six years, with 90.6% of rooms booked through July. The Directorate of Statistics and Census Services of the Chinese semi-autonomous region announced this morning that hotels and guesthouses in the region reached this occupancy rate through July. This data represents a significant milestone for Macau's tourism sector, which has been recovering from consecutive declines in recent years. The information was made public through an official statement from the region's statistical authorities.

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