Hong Kong | Image credit: Andrew Jephson/Unsplash If you are planning a trip to Hong Kong, expect costlier hotels and flights, as Hong Kong authorities are reintroducing the Hotel Accommodation Tax (HAT) and imposing a surcharge on airfare in 2025. To boost government revenue and support the tourism industry, an extra 3 percent will be…
Hong Kong Tourism Board Canada Featuring Diverse International Performances and Hong Kong Charm with Stunning Floats as Online Travel Guide is Launched to Showcase City’s Exciting Festivities (HKTB provides satellite live feed and social media livestreaming of “Cathay International Chinese New Year Night Parade”. Scroll down for details.) A Media Snippet accompanying this announcement is available…
Life insurance sales soared to a record in Hong Kong last year, as customers rushed in from the Middle East, Southeast Asia and mainland China. Sales grew 15.7 per cent in the first nine months of 2024 to HK$169.7 billion (US$21.8 billion), from HK$146.5 billion in the same period in 2023, according to the Insurance…
Hong Kong’s Urban Renewal Authority has launched free tours after recruiting retired volunteers to tell residents first-hand stories about Central and Sheung Wan districts, paving the way for more in-depth offerings for visitors. The “Touring Central with Locals” walks also feature digital art integration at five locations where the authority applied augmented reality (AR) technology…
Typhoon Trami has failed to dampen spirits at the Hong Kong Wine and Dine Festival, with some vendors recording double or triple-digit revenue growth compared with last year’s event. Vendors told the Post on Sunday, the last day of the event, that the heavy rains brought on by the storm a day earlier had not…
Typhoon Trami has failed to dampen spirits at the Hong Kong Wine and Dine Festival, with some vendors recording double or triple-digit revenue growth compared with last year’s event. Vendors told the Post on Sunday, the last day of the event, that the heavy rains brought on by the storm a day earlier had not…
Hong Kong’s Bar Leone ranks No.2 and takes The Best Bar in Asia 2024 Award and Disaronno Highest New Entry Award 2024 at World’s 50 Best Bars 2024 (Credit: World’s 50 Best Bars) Lorenzo Antinori, Founder of Bar Leone (Credit: Bar Leone) Jay Khan, Founder of COA (Credit: Hong Kong Tourism Board) HONG KONG,…
A major Hong Kong Islamic organisation aims to certify more than 500 halal restaurants by the end of 2025, up from the 142 already approved, amid a government push to lure more Muslim tourists to the city. In his latest annual policy address, Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu encouraged tourism-related businesses to look to the…
A major Hong Kong Islamic organisation aims to certify more than 500 halal restaurants by the end of 2025, up from the 142 already approved, amid a government push to lure more Muslim tourists to the city. In his latest annual policy address, Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu encouraged tourism-related businesses to look to the…
