Marina Bay Sands, Singapore | Image Credit: Hu Chen/Unsplash Singapore has reclaimed the top spot in the 2025 Henley Passport Index, offering visa-free access to 195 of 227 global destinations as the world’s most powerful passport. Japan followed closely, granting visa-free entry to 193 countries, including a significant development – visa-free travel to China for…
【Now新聞台】農曆新年假期將至，有市民經機場出發外遊。旅遊業界指出境團的銷情理想，不少旅遊產品早就售罄，已恢復至疫情前水平。 機場離境大堂早上人流不斷，不少人一家大細帶著多個行李箱準備外遊度歲。航空公司櫃位大排長龍，辦理登機手續。農曆新年長假期將至，不少市民都選擇到日本、台灣等熱門旅遊目的地。黃先生：「陪小朋友一起去玩，(去北海道)主要想看破冰船。一家人，(花費)約十萬元。早前聖誕節留了在香港，現時去玩玩，平衡一下，早前也有留港消費。」Adrian：「(你做好功課未？)一樣都未做過。(去旅行擔不擔心？)不擔心，假期很長的。(但新年去了旅行拿不到利是？)不是，一早給了。」機管局提醒，由於離港層落客區交通非常繁忙，建議旅客盡量使用公共交通工具前往機場，避免行程延誤。除了自由行，旅行團一樣受歡迎。旅遊業界指，銷情大致已經恢復至疫情前的水平。旅遊促進會總幹事崔定邦：「早在去年還未過聖誕節前，大家已經報好了名在這幾天出發去旅行。很早以前已經賣光了農曆新年的(旅遊)產品，整體來說反應良好，特別是內地中短途，可能是吃東西及玩樂這些都很受歡迎。」入境處預計，1月31日年初三將會是陸路出境高峰期，出境 Source link
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During the 40-day period over the holiday, nine billion interprovincial passenger trips, on all forms of transport combined, are expected to be made © ADEK BERRY / AFP/File Train stations and airports across China saw the biggest peak in travellers on Saturday ahead of the Lunar New Year, as millions of people returned home…
【Now新聞台】政府這個月開始，恢復徵收3%的酒店房租稅，但全港七成三持牌酒店或者賓館都毋須繳交，包括尖東一間五星級酒店。 這間位於尖東、房價平均逾千元一晚的五星級酒店由理工大學創辦，因為屬非牟利性質場所，獲政府豁免徵收酒店房租稅。有住客指職員沒有解釋免收酒店房租稅，形容不用額外付費是好事。內地旅客戚先生：「我們是來旅遊，一般就是考慮哪裡方便就訂哪裡(住宿)，豁免我也不知道這個事。」內地旅客李先生：「(豁免)其實沒有太大關係，是要找到一個更加適合、更加便利的地方比較重要，而且環境好一點，可能各方面比較還行的。」亦有旅客認為政府應加強宣傳免徵稅酒店。西安旅客王小姐：「我們內地遊客對香港的酒店還是知道的比較少，就是看推薦，如果能有更多宣傳我們可能會選擇，可以為遊客省去一筆費用，因為香港旅遊就比較貴，所以(豁免)挺划算。」除了這間酒店，本台翻查稅務局公開名單，包括大澳文物酒店、饒宗頤文化館及明愛白英奇賓館等在內的非牟利性質場所，以及大部分位於重慶大廈及先施大廈等油尖旺一帶的旅舍及賓館 ，由於房間數目少於10間而獲豁免，佔整體1860間持牌酒店或賓館中，約七成三提供約15000間房，至於其餘兩 Source link
A powerful storm moved its way across Ireland, Northern Ireland and the United Kingdom on Friday morning, leaving hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses without power and causing major travel disruptions. According to the Met Eireann, the Irish Meteorological Service, the storm, known as Storm Eowyn, will bring “gale to storm force southwest to…
By Phan Anh  January 24, 2025 | 05:30 pm PT A Hong Kong tourist was killed in Otaru City, Hokkaido on Thursday after being hit by a train while taking photos on the tracks. The woman, 61, was standing on the railway tracks when she was hit by an incoming train, Xinhua reported. She was…
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Hong Kong Airlines celebrated the first flight between Hong Kong and Australia’s Gold Coast, marking the airline’s return to become the first local carrier to reinstate this highly anticipated route after several years. Operating seasonally from 17 January to 15 February 2025, the service covers four flights per week for a four-week period encompassing the…
Hong Kong tourists should learn about any safety risks at places they plan to visit in Japan, experts have warned after a resident from the city died while reportedly taking photos on train tracks in Hokkaido this week. The 61-year-old woman was struck by a passing train at Asari station, situated between Sapporo and Otaru,…