Hong Kong
Lunar New Year travellers to rise 10%
The Immigration Department forecasts 8.95 million passengers will travel to and from Hong Kong during the Lunar New Year holiday, up 10% on last year.
New street directory goes on sale
The Hong Kong Guide 2010 has gone on sale, now featuring local recreation and sports facilities, the Lands Department says.
Magic Kingdom ready to let good times roll
National Day Golden Week saw crowds at Disneyland up by between 7 percent and 9 percent on last year.
Tours planned for heritage trail
Guided tours of the Tai Tam Waterworks Heritage Trail will be held every Saturday morning October 10 to December 19, at 10.30am and 11.30am.
Getting Down and Dirty
Hong Kong’s best outdoors sports on offer. By Tim Pritchard, Paul Chan, Sophia Chan, Philip Maughan and Sarah Szweda.
Hope over Ocean Park fees
Ocean Park chairman Allan Zeman has broadly hinted that a planned admission fee increase for next month may be deferred until after the summer holiday.
Govt approves Disney expansion
The government has announced a HK$3.6 billion expansion of Hong Kong Disneyland. Three themed areas - containing more than 30 new attractions - will be added to the park, which has often been criticised for being too small.
Summer Lovin’
Stuck in town all summer? Keep cool with our annual guide to the stickiest, sweatiest time of the year. By HK Staff.
Visa-free travel to Russia confirmed
Financial Secretary John Tsang continued his duty visit to Moscow yesterday by meeting Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Kudrin.
Tour guides get fun park free ride
Tour guides can now enter Ocean Park and Disneyland free of charge by displaying their tourist guide pass, in a move which the trade said should have been made long ago.
Fee waiver finds favor
The tourism sector breathed a sigh of relief when the government announced it would waive licensing fees for the tourism, entertainment, transport and catering sectors.
HK ready to tap into mainland tourist `goldrush' -
A vast untapped market of customers is ready and waiting for Hong Kong tour operators in the mainland - but they can't get at them because of official limitations on doing business.
Visitor arrivals up 1.7%
About 740 million people visited Hong Kong in the first quarter of 2009, a year-on-year rise of 1.8%, the Tourism Board says.
Airline, hotels team up to lure Taiwan tourists
A Taiwan airline has teamed up with Hong Kong hotels to offer return tickets, including one night's stay, for just HK$1,039 in an attempt to lure visitors from the island.
4.24m Labour Day travellers forecast
About 4.24 million passengers will travel in and out of Hong Kong during the Labour Day holiday, up 16% on last year, the Immigration Department says.
Visa rules eased for Taiwanese visitors
Tourism officials are hoping that Taiwan residents will stay longer in Hong Kong, following a further relaxation of visa requirements. At present, only about one-third of Taiwanese visitors stay more than a day.
Govt hopes to boost 'medical tourism'
The government says it hopes to strengthen Hong Kong's existing health services in order to attract more overseas visitors to seek treatment locally.
Bogus hotel limo ring takes tourists for ride
Drivers posing as hotel employees and providing limousine services to foreign travelers are charging as much as US$300 (HK$2,340) for a ride from the airport to the hotels on Hong Kong Island, tourism legislator Paul Tse Wai-chun revealed yesterday.
HK to celebrate food, wine year
Hong Kong Food & Wine Year will be the marketing theme in 2009-2010 to highlight the city's diverse culinary experience, Permanent Secretary for Commerce & Economic Development (Commerce, Industry & Tourism) Yvonne Choi says.
You're gone in 8 seconds with Lo Wu data deal
Travelers in a hurry can now shave four seconds off the 12 it normally takes to clear e-channel immigration at Lo Wu.