ADVERTISEMENT International arrivals to the United States are falling, with the biggest drops reported among western European, Central American and Caribbean travellers. Compared to 2024, the total number of global visitors by air, sea and land declined by 3.3% in 2025. March was particularly negative, with an 11.6% drop compared to the same month last…
Bogota has seen a 20-fold surge in the number of Chinese tourists, highlighting a growing connection between countries fuelled by expanding commercial relationships, the Colombian capital’s tourism chief has said at a Hong Kong industry summit. Speaking to the Post on the sidelines of the Fragrant Hills Tourism Summit in the city earlier this week,…
Hong Kong’s major arts hub has partnered with a bus operator to provide package ticket savings and improved transport services to promote local cultural tourism. The West Kowloon Cultural District Authority and Citybus on Thursday announced a new memorandum of understanding to explore additional collaboration opportunities, such as ticket packages for buses and museums, more…
Hong Kong can no longer count on its status as a “shopping paradise” to lure in tourists due to a significant downturn in recent years, while soaring living costs pose hurdles to investment and development in the sector, according to experts at an industry summit. Speakers at the 2025 World Tourism Cities Federation Fragrant Hills…
Travellers denied entry, detained and then deported. Phones seized and searched. Scientists and academics fleeing because of “safety concerns”. As the Trump administration continues its crackdown on border security, stories like these are sparking increased anxiety for travellers across the globe. So why are people avoiding travel to the US? And is it safe to…
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People walk on the Grand Ring at Expo 2025’s first day which is open to public, in Osaka, on Sunday. Japan is a popular destination for tourists from Hong Kong. (Photo: Reuters) Concerns over earthquakes have contributed to a decline in the number of Hong Kong residents joining tour groups to some popular Asian destinations…
Anti-litter and public hygiene campaigns have had a mixed history in Hong Kong. In recent times that is not through want of drive from the top. For example, in the wake of the severe acute respiratory syndrome (Sars) epidemic in 2003, then chief executive Tung Chee-hwa appointed his chief secretary and eventual successor Donald Tsang…
Concerns over earthquakes have contributed to a decline in the number of Hong Kong residents joining tour groups to some popular Asian destinations this Easter, despite prices falling by as much as 15 per cent over last year’s level, one of the city’s largest travel agents has said. Steve Huen Kwok-chuen, executive director of EGL…
From Jan. 8 onward, Americans heading to the United Kingdom will need an extra document before boarding, and it comes with a fee. It’s called an Electronic Travel Authorization, or ETA. To explain, from London, is the BBC’s Leanna Byrne. She spoke with fellow “Marketplace Morning Report” host David Brancaccio. The following is an edited…