Hotels & Tourism

Tourist arrivals up 11% to 5.3m in April

A continued recovery in Mainland tourism boosted monthly figures.

Hong Kong has the world's 16th most powerful passport

Passport holders can enjoy visa-free access to 169 countries.

Total visitor arrivals up 9.6% to 15.61m in Q1

Ongoing recovery in Mainland tourism buoyed headline figures.

Embattled Hong Kong hotels brighten up on tourism

Declining tourist arrivals almost pushed Henderson Land to exit the Hong Kong hotel scene.

Residents can now enjoy visa-free access to Antigua & Barbuda

Hong Kongers can visit the country for up to 30 days.

Ocean Park propelled by $30m government boost as Disneyland flounders

Finance Secretary Paul Chan pledged the financial assistance to boost the city's tourism.

Hong Kongers can now visit Belarus without a visa

However, they can only stay for up to two weeks.

Total visitor arrivals up 4.7% to 5.59m in December

The influx of tourists from the Mainland contributed significantly to the year-end figures.

Hong Kong is the world's 21st most powerful passport

Passport holders can enjoy visa-free access to a total of 155 countries.

Tourist arrivals up 6.6% to 5.28 million in October

Visitors from South Korea and Japan posted the largest growth.

Hotel occupancy rate unchanged at 87% in September

The lack of major events may have been the cause of stabilisation.

Exhibition industry contributes $52.9m to 2016 GDP

The industry also generated 77,000 jobs in the same period.

Hong Kong remains the world's most visited city

The city registered 25.7 million arrivals this year.

Hong Kong bags largest hotel deals in Asia Pacific in Q3

11 deals worth US$1.5b have been made so far.