Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that a total of 1,288 MICE events were held in the Macao Special Administrative Region (Macao SAR) in the first three quarters of 2026, with 962,000 participants & attendees, down slightly by 0.7% and 2.4% year-on-year respectively. Meanwhile, MICE-driven receipts of the non-gaming industries in the Macao SAR rose by 12.2% year-on-year to MOP4.15 billion in the first three quarters, bolstered by the increases in the number of non-local participants & attendees and the per-capita spending of MICE visitors in the first half of 2026.
There were 1,197 meetings & conferences held in the first three quarters, down by 19 year-on-year; meanwhile, number of participants rose by 19.8% to 177,000. Number of exhibitions remained unchanged at 45, with 778,000 attendees. The exhibitions brought together 4,254 exhibitors and 42,388 professional visitors, with international exhibitors and professional visitors increasing by 23.1% and 25.7% respectively. Number of incentives grew by 10 year-on-year to 46, with participants rising by 26.8% to 7,471.
In the third quarter of 2026, number of MICE events totalled 363, including 336 meetings & conferences, 16 exhibitions, and 11 incentives; participants & attendees numbered 467,000. MICE-driven receipts of the non-gaming industries in the Macao SAR amounted to approximately MOP1.71 billion in the third quarter.