Hotels & Tourism

October visitor arrivals up 16%

Golden Week holiday and trade shows pushed Mainland visitor arrivals up to 24.9%.

October visitor arrivals up 16%

Golden Week holiday and trade shows pushed Mainland visitor arrivals up to 24.9%.

Hoteliers must have been happy in 2010

This as total receipts amounted to over $29 billion last year.

Hong Kong passport holders get visa-free access to Serbia

The Republic of Serbia has confirmed to grant visa-free access to Hong Kong Special Administrative Region passport holders for a stay of up to 14...

Government raises red travel alert for Thailand

Now is not the best time to be travelling to Thailand.

Government mulls Avenue of Stars enhancement

The avenue is among the top 10 Hong Kong’s top tourist attractions.

Visitor arrivals surge 16.2% to 30.4m in 2011

As arrivals from the Mainland jumped 23.6% to exceed 20m in the first nine months of the year.

August visitor arrivals soars 17.7%

Visitors from China and Southeast Asia made largest contribution to total 4,065,761 foreign tourists.

Hotel rates in Hong Kong 11th most expensive worldwide

And average room rates in Asia Pac rose by 7%, overtaking Europe’s hotel rate growth.

Place your bets: The Venetian is the strongest casino brand in Macau

It attracts better players with a higher gaming and non-gaming budget, according to a survey.

HK Tourism Board to open Taipei office

Hong Kong Tourism Board opened its Taipei officeas it rolled out its "Hong Kong Wine & Dine Month"  promotion in Taipei to attract Taiwan visitors to...

Worldhotels appoints Jason Lin as director of sales for Hong Kong and South China

He will report to Christina Spykerman, Senior Director of Sales and Marketing, Worldhotels Asia Pacific.

Hong Kong is the favorite destination of business travellers in Asia

With 38% of business travellers making business trips to the country in the first half of this year.

Operators and manager fined for illegal club operation

A company, a man and a woman were fined $4,000, $2,000 and $4,000 respectively at the Eastern Magistrates' Courts for contravening the Clubs...

Taiwan tourists get visa-free stay in Hong Kong

They get seven days of visa-free stay if they have mainland travel permits.

Taiwan travellers given extended stay

Finance Minister John Tsang says Taiwan residents with Mainland entry permits may visit Hong Kong for up to 30 days, - up from just seven - without...

Hong Kong becoming more attractive destination for MICE

'MICE' arrivals up 10% to 725,779, 43% of which were arrivals from China.

Groupon Hong Kong to launch 'Getaways' specialty deal site

The site enables Hong Kong travellers to explore global vacation options.