Macau, 27th May: Earlier this week, Macau’s Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) released its MICE statistics for the first quarter of 2024. According to DSEC, a total of 307 MICE events were held in Macau in the quarter, compared with 234 events held in the first quarter of 2023. However, the total number of participants and attendees dropped 11.5%, down to 178,400.

Of the 307 events, 289 were meetings and conferences. There were 222 meetings and conferences held in the same period of last year. A total of 12 exhibitions were held during the quarter, which is two more than in the first quarter of 2023.