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Hong Kong beats Tokyo as priciest business trip location in Asia
18 Apr 18
Expenses cost $3,971 per day (US$508).
Residents can now enjoy visa-free access to Antigua & Barbuda
21 Mar 18
Hong Kongers can visit the country for up to 30 days.
Ocean Park propelled by $30m government boost as Disneyland flounders
28 Feb 18
Finance Secretary Paul Chan pledged the financial assistance to boost the city's tourism.
Hong Kongers can now visit Belarus without a visa
14 Feb 18
However, they can only stay for up to two weeks.
Total visitor arrivals up 4.7% to 5.59m in December
5 Feb 18
The influx of tourists from the Mainland contributed significantly to the year-end figures.
Struggling tourism sector rebounds as visitor arrivals rise 3.2% in 2017
1 Feb 18
This is equivalent to over 58 million tourists.
Hong Kong is the world's 21st most powerful passport
11 Jan 18
Passport holders can enjoy visa-free access to a total of 155 countries.
Asian countries perform strongly in global passport index
11 Jan 18
Singapore is the region’s best-performing passport with visa-free access to 176 countries.
Tourist arrivals up 6.6% to 5.28 million in October
5 Dec 17
Visitors from South Korea and Japan posted the largest growth.
Hotel occupancy rate unchanged at 87% in September
4 Dec 17
The lack of major events may have been the cause of stabilisation.
Exhibition industry contributes $52.9m to 2016 GDP
29 Nov 17
The industry also generated 77,000 jobs in the same period.
Hong Kong remains the world's most visited city
9 Nov 17
The city registered 25.7 million arrivals this year.
Hong Kong bags largest hotel deals in Asia Pacific in Q3
3 Nov 17
11 deals worth US$1.5b have been made so far.
Hong Kong expects 9.24m passengers during festive periods
27 Sep 17
Immigration Department will boost manpower at control points.
More than half of Hong Kongers have over 10 days of annual leave left for this year
21 Aug 17
Their top five holiday travel destinations are Taipei, Osaka, Seoul, Bangkok, and Tokyo.
1 in 2 Hong Kong travellers go solo: survey
7 Aug 17
28% said they needed to be alone.
Check out Hong Kong's pioneering business travel mobile app
13 Jul 17
It aims to provide efficient business-ready travel service based on corporate travel policies.
Hong Kong dominates inbound hotel investment in the first half of 2017
7 Jul 17
Investments into Hong Kong and Australia amounted to US$1.5b altogether.
Are Hong Kong hotels on the road to recovery?
30 Jun 17
Occupancy at medium tariff hotels edged up to 89%.
Number of Hong Kong locals applying for immigration visas up 8.6%
5 May 17
It reached a three-year high.
Why Hong Kong's travel firms are now turning to big data
2 May 17
These companies aim to "personalise" travel experiences.
Hong Kong Disneyland Resort to unveil new $4.2b luxury hotel
28 Apr 17
The Disney Explorer’s Lodge will open on April 30.
Hong Kong's 50 largest hotels in 2017
25 Apr 17
Competition heats up amidst limited supply and increasing demand.
Hong Kong tourists spent 5% more on overseas travel in 2016
18 Apr 17
They're among the world's top 10 tourism spenders.
Expect more empty hotel rooms in Hong Kong
10 Mar 17
Visitor arrivals are forecast to drop 2% this year.
Hong Kong realigns tourism industry, eyes attracting overnight visitors
24 Feb 17
The government allocated $17m to encourage projects.
Guess which attraction is bucking the Hong Kong tourism slump?
17 Feb 17
The number of visitors to this attraction rose 5.5% in 2016.
Chinese tourist arrivals up 6.1% after 18 months of decline
6 Feb 17
It was reflected in the improved retail sales as well.
Hong Kong's CNY tourists edged up 4.8%
3 Feb 17
It's a "pretty strong trend" according to Secretary Gregory So.
Hong Kong is the top city destination in the world
27 Jan 17
It had 26.7m international visitors in 2015.
Marco Polo Hotels Hong Kong appoints Dalip Singh as hotel manager
12 Jan 17
Singh will take over three Hong Kong properties.
Surf's up: Hong Kong travellers increasingly eyeing beaches as tourist destinations
21 Dec 16
They plan trips as early as 2 and a half months ahead.
Projected growth for Hong Kong and Macau only 4% in the coming years
26 Oct 16
Unless changes are implemented.
Revitalized Macau tourism rests on government and casino operators
26 Oct 16
Improved infrastructure greatly needed too.
Hong Kong must expand tourism infrastructure: CLSA
26 Oct 16
Along with other proposed changes.
Visa accessibility important factor to ignite HK, Macau tourism
26 Oct 16
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Hong Kong is APAC's priciest for business travelers
7 Sep 16
It's 20% more expensive than Singapore.
4 out of 10 Hong Kongers spending more time planning trips
31 May 16
Even if there's more information available.
Get a glimpse of the recently opened The Olympian Hong Kong
11 Apr 16
All rooms have harbour view.
Hong Kongers spending the most among Asian travellers this Chinese New Year
9 Feb 16
Travel budgets increase in 2016 for this holiday.
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