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Hong Kong must come up with more targeted and effective promotions to avoid missing out on tourists from mainland China in May Day break bonanza.
With tourists from the two mainland China cities now eligible for individual visits, it is up to Hong Kong to attract them through understanding their travel habits and preferences.
Extending the hours at Lo Wu and Shenzhen Bay border crossings run smoothly, boosting mainland visits to Hong Kong and supporting the local economy
With the scrapping of the final Covid-19 travel restriction at the border with mainland China, Hong Kong must make the most of opportunities this presents
- Travellers from the province will first be able to visit Matsu and then the main island of Taiwan, once direct sea services resume, official says
- Analyst says reopening of travel depends on Taipei’s actions after William Lai Ching-te takes office as the island’s leader next month
Transport Department has allocated an additional 40 per cent quota for cross-border bus operators to increase service frequencies over the May 1-5 holiday.
Air China will start to add international flights from Sunday, while bookings ahead of May Day holiday have surged, but flights to US are having a sluggish recovery.
Officially back with a bang, Hong Kong’s neighbouring getaway sports a fresh crop of luxury stays – here’s our pick of the new openings to book now
More than 13 million foreigners enter or exit mainland China in the first quarter of 2024 after Beijing introduces visa-free policies for countries in Europe and Southeast Asia.
China’s coming May Day holiday already has the makings of a major tourism rush, with early bookings exceeding pre-pandemic levels and the travel boom likely to fuel a much-desired round of consumption.
Foreigners make 2.95 million trips to and from China in January and February, more than double the amount in the previous two-month period, with increase in visitors from France, Germany, Singapore and other countries covered by new visa rules.
Young travellers in China are getting imaginative in the face of airline profiteering by stylishly wearing all their clothes instead of paying extra to carry them in a suitcase.
While viral drone footage sparks online debate about the origin and purpose of Guizhou wonders, a scientist explains how they came to be.
The number of visitors from China to the city state has very nearly returned to pre-pandemic levels, outpacing the recovery in both Thailand and Indonesia – and way ahead of Europe and the US.
Although overseas visitors to China have increased after some visa requirements were lifted, other barriers to travel and inconveniences when visiting have been enough to discourage more from planning a trip.
Beijing has relaxed visa rules to attract more visitors in recent months, in line with intentions to stimulate a national economy beset by a property crunch, employment hurdles and hesitant consumer spending.
China’s Generation Z is already expressing preferences in consumption and tourism that diverge from their older predecessors, with a predilection for digital shopping and experiences over commodities.
A tourist in China who asked how much a piece of jewellery cost in a shop, but did not buy the item, was berated by the shop’s owner, so she called the police to complain.
Arrival numbers are still way down on pre-pandemic levels, but there are some bright spots on the horizon – as industry insiders ponder who the ‘new’ type of Chinese traveller will be.
Social media in China has hailed as a hero a pilot who made a mid-air dash from the cockpit of a Taipei to Bangkok flight to help deliver the baby boy of a passenger who went into labour in one of the plane’s toilets.
Known as “zero-dollar tours”, cheap, too-good-to-be-true tourism offers are often packed with dirty tricks, forced shopping, and intimidating tour guides. Here, the Post offers some tips on navigating the post-pandemic travel landscape.
Ant Group’s Alipay and Tencent’s WeChat Pay are enhancing operations to make it easier for foreign travellers to pay for goods and services on the mainland, the world’s largest cashless society.
Fosun Tourism Group, the leisure and tourism unit of Fosun International, said on Wednesday that it is “financially sound”, amid reports that its parent firm is mulling the sale of a stake in the luxury resort to cope with debt.
Residents in Xian and Qingdao say change will not drive more traffic to Hong Kong as present arrangements not much different.
Such tours are offered at low prices but push travellers to buy overpriced items such as cosmetics and nutritional supplements.
Mobile payments limits will be increased and tourist attractions encouraged to accept cash and bank cards, central bank says.
Chinese civil aviation authority announcement follows US move to boost weekly air trip volume from 35 to 50.
A travel writer takes two overnight trains in China on a journey from Lhasa in Tibet to Chengdu to find out what sleeping, eating and socialising is like on the world’s busiest rail network.
A family in China who booked a pricey homestay house so they could relax during the Spring Festival holiday, was shocked when the letting agent demanded they clean the place to a high standard before departing.
