Nearly two-thirds of visitors in tour groups who visited Hong Kong over the Labour Day “golden week” holiday opted for overnight stays, according to industry leaders, who have called for better crowd control measures and guides to be trained to meet the growing demand for more in-depth travel experiences. Fanny Yeung Shuk-fun, executive director of…
Hong Kong launched a naming contest for the city’s giant panda cubs on Saturday, a day before they make their public debut at Ocean Park. At a ceremony to launch the contest, park chairman Paulo Pong Kin-yee said the facility had also seen a 30 per cent year-on-year increase in income over the Christmas period…
In a bid to boost tourism, Hong Kong is all set to introduce a “panda frenzy” as part of its efforts to revive its struggling tourism industry. The city’s focus is on its six panda cubs which are central to its tourism strategy. This weekend, the highly anticipated public debut of twin six-month-old panda cubs…
From harbor-front sculptures to posters and even a pyrotechnic drone show, Hong Kong is in a panda frenzy. One of two as yet unnamed Panda cubs is seen near their keepers during a viewing by select visitors at an enclosure in Ocean Park in Hong Kong. Hong Kong bets on pandas to revive tourism—will it…
Recent figures from the Hong Kong Tourism Board suggest a robust recovery of our city’s tourism sector, with a surge in both the number and diversity of visitors. Last year brought the city close to 45 million visitors, representing a 31 per cent increase over 2023. Mainland China remains the dominant market, while non-mainland visitors…