Macau’s MICE Event Participants up by 37.6% in 2Q26

Macau’s MICE event participants up by 37.6% in 2Q26

Latest data from Macau’s Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicates that the MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conventions, and Exhibitions) sector delivered a strong performance in the second quarter of 2026. Driven by a marked increase in exhibition attendees, alongside dual growth in non-local visitors and per-capita spending of MICE tourists, MICE events generated MOP$1.59 billion (US$197 million) in revenue for Macau’s non-gaming sectors duri…

MICE attendance, spending rise in 1H despite flat event numbers

Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that the number of MICE events held in Macau in the first half (1H) of this year remained broadly the same year-on-year at 918. Still, the number of participants and attendees at such events increased by 16% to 494,000. In the same DSEC release, it was noted that MICE-driven receipts in the non-gaming industries stood at about MOP2.43 billion in the same period, up 44.8% year-on…