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South China Morning Post
03-07-2025
- Business
- South China Morning Post
Woo Guangdong visitors under cross-border scheme, Hong Kong transport chief says
A highly anticipated cross-border driving scheme for Guangdong residents will provide a boost for Hong Kong's tourism-related industries, the transport chief has said, as she called on different sectors to offer a variety of tailored packages linked to hotels, restaurants and events to woo the new source of visitors. Advertisement Secretary for Transport and Logistics Mable Chan on Thursday noted the business sector's enthusiasm over the launch of the Southbound Travel for Guangdong Vehicles scheme, which will allow a daily quota of 100 vehicles to enter the city's urban areas via the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge. 'I am pleased to note the positive response from different sectors, especially the business industry including hotels, catering, retail, AsiaWorld-Expo, and business chambers. They are all very supportive,' she told the media, a day after announcing that the scheme would be launched in November, a month earlier than planned. 'The business sector is actually very quick-witted. Industry players can actively explore launching packages, such as parking combined with accommodation, exhibitions, or other activities and mega-events.' Chan stressed that packages tailor-made for Guangdong drivers would help improve supporting facilities and connections, and inform promotional strategies that would better capitalise on this new group of visitors. Advertisement 'With the package offerings which cater to Guangdong visitors, we can help disseminate relevant information and promote the scheme to the mainland. With our joint efforts we can make this good policy even better,' she said.
South China Morning Post
26-05-2025
- South China Morning Post
Hongkongers visiting Japan in April rise by more than 40%
The number of Hong Kong tourists travelling to Japan last month has increased by more than 40 per cent compared with last year, reversing the downward trend after two months. But tour operators on Monday were hesitant to link the increase to more Hongkongers wanting to visit the country ahead of a rumoured mega-earthquake in July, with one operator being 'cautiously optimistic' about tour demand in the coming summer peak season. The country welcomed 263,600 Hong Kong residents in April, a 42.9 per cent jump from the 184,460 visitors last year, according to data from the Japan National Tourism Organisation (JNTO) released on Friday. Hong Kong residents visiting Japan in February and March dropped by 5 and 9.9 per cent year-on-year, respectively, which the organisation attributed to major holidays such as Lunar New Year and Easter falling on different months this year. From January to April, the cumulative total of Hong Kong visitors reached 911,200, a 12.8 per cent increase from the same period last year. The JNTO attributed the rise in visitor numbers to the new route from Hong Kong to Komatsu in Ishikawa prefecture and the resumption of flights to Ishigaki in Okinawa prefecture.
South China Morning Post
15-05-2025
- Business
- South China Morning Post
Hong Kong witnesses 17% rise in long-haul visitors to city for April
Hong Kong witnessed an increase in the number of long-haul visitors coming to the city in April, with the level also increasing for the first four months of 2025 compared with last year, and is expected to continue growing in the coming months. The Hong Kong Tourism Board said on Thursday that the number of visitors from long-haul markets reached 343,023 in April, a 17 per cent increase from the same period last year. The figure also accounted for 8.91 per cent of the 3.84 million arrivals recorded for the month. Overall, the city welcomed 13 per cent more visitors in April compared with a year ago. The number of incoming travellers in the first four months of 2025 stood at 16.07 million, a 10 per cent increase from the same period in 2024. The number of mainland Chinese visitors heading to the city for the month reached 2.81 million, accounting for 73.17 per cent of arrivals and representing a 13 per cent increase year on year.
