As of Wednesday, U.S. travelers flying domestically are required to show a Real ID at airport checkpoints. The May 7 deadline for Americans to switch to the federally compliant identification comes after more than 20 years of being delayed. Real IDs will also be required to enter certain federal facilities. Despite the new security requirement, it was…
內地五一黃金周假期結束，本港旅遊業一如預料旺丁不旺財，期內錄得多達110萬人次旅客訪港，按年增長22%；可是不少旅客都選擇自攜食物，甚至在快餐店借宿過夜，難免令人懷疑他們可帶來多少消費力。對此情況，旅遊業界也相當無奈，一方面深知道「窮遊」利潤有限，然而「有客總好過冇」。 事實上，「窮遊」本身不是問題，關鍵是本港還有否吸引高端旅客的能力，在這方面不妨向法國巴黎借鑑取經。 據入境處統計，5月1日至5日期間，共有約110萬人次旅客訪港，較去年同期上升22%。其中，內地和非內地旅客各有約92萬和18萬人次，分別增長20%和31%。由此角度看，非內地旅客之增速明顯較高，反映當局及業界開拓多元化客源已取得一定成績。 然而，訪港客源的主力始終來自內地，佔比達到84%。因此，內地旅客的結構和消費模式之變化，將對本港造成最大影響。例如在今年黃金周，有兩種情況最值得關注。首先是內地旅客活動方面，購物和觀光之比重似乎進一步此消彼長。就如旺角、銅鑼灣等地區的藥房、金舖和奢侈品名店，顧客數量雖較平日有所增加，卻無復以往黃金周檔期之人頭湧湧，罕見逼爆或排隊入場等盛況。 「特種兵」背包客湧現可旺場 相比起掃貨購物， Source link
Image Credit: @peggyor0802 via Threads A photo of Hong Kong’s Kowloon Peak went viral recently for its resemblance to the famous Japanese mountain. With the same clear silhouette and white peak, the “Mount Fuji of Hong Kong” does look pretty convincing. Taken at just the right moment, it showed Kowloon Peak as some clouds passed…
HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 7 May 2025 – Recently, a well-known travel influencer from Hong Kong was invited by Jiaxing Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism and Putike International Travel Service (changzhou) Co., Ltd. to embark on a 3-day, 2-night journey themed “Relaxing Jiaxing”. Prior to this, the Bureau held a…
A Hong Kong travel agency has apologized after participants criticized its seven-day “mystery tour” for failing to deliver promised accommodations and itinerary, including substituting a four-star hotel with a two-star guesthouse despite the HK$15,000 price tag. But soon after the apology statement, the travel agency made another social media posting of an ongoing tour, but…
May 7, 2025 BEIJING – China’s tourism market went into full swing during the just-finished five-day May Day holiday, from Thursday to Monday. Latest figures unveiled by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism show that over the long break, domestic scenic spots have received about 314 million visits, up 6.4 percent year-on-year. Travelers have spent…
At the busiest station along the highway, the number of services in a single day reached 150. Compared to the same holiday last year, there was a 64 percent increase in the average daily number of services provided by battery swap stations along highways. (Image credit: Nio) Nio (NYSE: NIO) saw a spike in battery…
HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 7 May 2025 – Recently, a well-known travel influencer from Hong Kong was invited by Jiaxing Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism and Putike International Travel Service (changzhou) Co., Ltd. to embark on a 3-day, 2-night journey themed “Relaxing Jiaxing”. Prior to this, the Bureau held a…
【Now新聞台】西貢東壩近來在假日吸引大批旅客，交通問題受到關注。文化體育及旅遊局表示，會考慮是否增設穿梭車輛或推出交通工具預約制，以疏導人流，亦會考慮設立資訊平台，提供不同景點的實時人流。 西貢萬宜水庫東壩近期成為不少旅客的熱門郊遊地點，政府在剛過去的五一黃金周加密來往北潭涌及東壩的9A小巴班次，文化體育及旅遊局局長羅淑佩說在立法會大會上提到，黃金周最高峰時約有3000名旅客到訪東壩，少於三月底高峰的4300人，運作大致暢順，未來會考慮如何限制東壩的遊人數量。文化體育及旅遊局局長羅淑佩：「這個考慮可能就並非是景點有一個預約制度去進入，因為畢竟我們那個是山徑，亦難去規管，但會否在預約交通工具方面可以動一些腦筋。」除了東壩，不少旅遊景點黃金周期間都大排長龍，有議員就建議設立平台，提供實時資訊。立法會議員(批發及零售界)邵家輝：「在大節日對不同景點有實時報道，令旅客做好分流，甚至香港市民其實都可以利用這系統，好好安排自己時間。」羅淑佩：「我都聽過不下一次這些建議，我們會考慮如何做，當然不是政府一方面的努力就可以，因為有時景點裡景點的人流數字，我們都需要有他們的支持才能做到，在郊野公園，我們 Source link
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