Recent weakness in the Hong Kong dollar against some regional currencies has made the city more appealing to inbound tourists while lowering the costs of services, economists and industry leaders have said. The Hong Kong dollar, pegged to the US dollar, weakened against a basket of currencies as reflected in the US dollar DXY Index,…
Boosting internet connectivity at border checkpoints and raising environmental awareness in rural areas are among the improvement measures suggested by observers based on lessons learned from this year’s “Labour Day” golden week holiday for Hong Kong authorities. The recommendation comes after tourists struggled to generate QR code tickets for their trains due to an overloaded…
Cycling enthusiasts ride through a park in Changxing county, Zhejiang province, in March. [PHOTO BY CHEN HAIWEI/FOR CHINA DAILY] Decarbonization, focusing on sustainability giving rise to a whole new travel experience As concerns grow about climate change and environmental degradation, the travel industry and governments in Asia are increasingly recognizing the need to reduce the carbon…
Dollywood, the mountains, and country music are all some reasons why tourists flock to the popular vacation destination of Pigeon Forge. But officials there have just added another reason to visit the Tennessee city: the longest zipline in the country. They’ve got a mile to go at 55 miles per hour. Mark Ezell, the Tennessee…
THERE will be no more direct flights from Hong Kong to Saipan, according to a travel agency and charter service provider. The flight from Hong Kong on Sunday, May 4, 2025 would be the last, said KK Chan, chief executive officer of ShenZhen Professional Workers Int’l Travel Service Co. Ltd., one of the two companies…
More than 682,000 mainland Chinese visitors entered Hong Kong during the first three days of the “golden week” holiday, with arrivals on Friday setting a new post-pandemic record, the finance chief has revealed, as he pledged to strengthen infrastructure to make every part of the city a tourist destination. A total of 682,114 mainland visitors…
British tourists heading to France this summer have been warned to carry cash with them at all times by a travel expert. The warning has been issued after a widespread power outage crippled Spain, Portugal and much of France earlier this week, plunging entire cities into darkness and causing chaos for stranded holidaymakers as well…
Hong Kong’s economy expanded by 3.1 per cent year on year in the first quarter of 2025, according to advance government estimates. Figures released by the Census and Statistics Department on Friday showed gross domestic product (GDP) increased by an estimated 3.1 per cent in real terms in the first three months. A government spokesman…
Hong Kong has recorded more residents leaving the city at the beginning of the five-day Labour Day “golden week” holiday than mainland Chinese tourists coming in, with many inbound visitors favouring sightseeing, shopping and hiking. As of 10am on Thursday, nearly 63,000 mainland Chinese tourists had flocked to Hong Kong while more than 80,000 city…