Macau logged an aggregate of more than 303,000 visitor arrivals during the first two days of the ongoing mainland Chinese holiday season commonly called ‘October Golden Week’. The figure increased to 163,932 on Thursday, pushing the aggregate for the first two days of the holiday period to 303,786. October Golden Week is a major festive break for mainland China consumers and a peak trading period for Macau’s casinos. This year’s October Golden Week holiday is to be one day longer than the same period in 2024. In the comparable period a year earlier – from October 1 to 7 – Macau welcomed 993,117 visitors, according to MGTO data.