Macau, 16th August: Last week, Macau’s Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) reported its MICE statistics for the first half of 2024. Macau held a total of 702 MICE events in the first half, which represents 180 events more than the same period in 2023. However, the total number of participants and attendees dropped 29% year-on-year in the six-month period, down to 479,000.

Of the 702 events, 658 were meetings and conferences, up by 166 from the first half of 2023. The total number of participants at meetings and conferences increased by 4.6%, reaching 74,400 participants. A total of 26 exhibitions were held in the first half of 2024, which was two more than the same period last year. However, the number of attendees decreased by 33%, down to 398,900. The total gross area occupied by these exhibitions was 184,400 m2.