Hotels & Tourism
HKTB’s Hong Kong Summer Treats opens 20,000 staycation offers
The programme will start on 24 May.
HKTB’s Hong Kong Summer Treats opens 20,000 staycation offers
The programme will start on 24 May.
Hotel COZi Harbour View in Kowloon East on sale for over $3.1b
The 19,000-square feet property has 598 rooms.
HK visitor arrivals down 97.4% YoY in December
The tourism board attributes this to anti-epidemic measures involving border control.
Gov't allots $570m financial aid for the tourism sector
About $270m of the aid will be given as one-off cash subsidies to practitioners.
HK tightens arrival rules for travellers from Bhutan
The rules will be implemented on 19 January.
HK classifies Kyrgyzstan as 'high risk' country
Non-residents coming from the country to be barred entry.
HK bans inbound flights from 8 countries
The flight suspension mechanism will start on 8 January.
‘Spend-to-Redeem Local Tours’ registration postponed: HKTB
Spending receipts issued since 10 December will remain eligible.
Resumption of quarantine-free travel to Mainland on track: Lam
HK officials to meet with Mainland officials on planned travel resumption.
HK tightens rules for travellers from Mauritius and Sierra Leone
Non-residents who stayed in these counties within 21 days will be barred entry.
HK moves New Zealand to its list of ‘medium risk’ countries
HK residents and travelers from NZ will now have to undergo longer quarantine.
Could vaccine passports move the economic needle?
Some reflection is perhaps in order as we approach the second anniversary of COVID-19’s initial outbreak.
New round of ‘Staycation Delights’ kicks off
The HKTB has started collecting receipts worth at least $800, to redeem hotel discounts.
Gov’t extends $377m funding for hard-hit tourism sector
The new round of funding will benefit travel agents and their staff.
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As the pandemic anxiety in Hong Kong recedes amid the relaxation of social distancing rules, local business sentiment is improving, with the help of...
HKTB begins Free Tours Lucky Draw for vaccinated residents
Some 10,000 eligible residents may win a free tour.
Tourist arrivals crash by over 57% in June
The HKTB only recorded an average of 207 visitors daily.