Outbound from China (mainland) and Hong Kong this year growing in double digits! Ranked respectively first and fourth in Asia by international tourism expenditure, strong rebound of significant markets like China and Hong Kong is trend not to be missed!
In the first 10 months this year, revenue of air tickets sold and outbound businesses of travel agents in Hong Kong grew respectively by 36.5% and 35.3%! Such strong growths extend also to long haul destinations. For example, South Australia reported inbound from Hong Kong in the last financial year ending …

As have others, Hong Kong is benefiting from the massive growth in outbound tourism from Mainland China. However, recent encouraging figures have shown that not only the Chinese are flocking to Hong Kong to spend their cash.
 
The Hong Kong tourist board has announced that tourism in Hong Kong is up again by about 18% on last year. Arrivals from Mainland China have been up by around 20%, which have naturally contributed a great deal to the success of Hong Kong. The whole world has been benefiting greatly from increased opportunities …

The outbound tourism sector in Guangdong province is enjoying a busy winter season but tourists may have to shorten their shopping lists due to tougher customs regulations.
Although the Christmas-New Year shopping bargains available in overseas destinations are still attracting Chinese tourists, holidaymakers will have to adjust to tighter limits imposed by customs this year.
Chinese customs authorities have reinstated the 5,000-yuan ($750) limit for customs duty exemption and stepped up inspections against smuggling at some checkpoints, such as those in the Guangdong cities of Shenzhen and Zhuhai, which border Hong Kong …

To promote the “Beautiful Beijing and Charming Winter” initiative, the Beijing Tourism Administration (BTA) will give out 100,000 free entrance tickets for scenic spots to Hong Kong residents in order to encourage them to visit Beijing, according to the Hong Kong Association of China Travel Organizers, Ltd. (HACTO) on Nov. 30.
Hong Kong residents may log on to visitbeijing.com to register and seek the opportunities to win free entrance tickets from Dec. 6 to Dec. 15.
As one of the focuses for the development of Beijing’s tourism industry, Beijing’s winter tourist products …

Recently China Tourism Academy and Ctrip.com jointly published the “2010 Ranking List of Chinese Outbound Tourism in Q3.” It is reported that the scale of Chinese outbound tourism has reached 15.42 million people in the third quarter and its growth rate has reached 23.5 percent. Hong Kong is among the favorite destinations for outbound tourism.
An expert from Ctrip indicated that Hong Kong and Macao are still the most popular destination for mainland tourists. As Japan and South Korea want to attract more tourists, the government continues to launches new visa …

The Hong Kong Tourism Board has reported that the number of tourist arrivals in the SAR hit a record 16.86 million in the first half of 2010 — up 23.1% from the previous year.
The report adds that June, a total of 2.62 million tourists visited Hong Kong, up 43.5% year on year.
The tourism board also points out that the Chinese mainland has become a major source of tourists. In the first six months, 10.48 million mainland tourists visited Hong Kong — 26.9% more than in the same period of last …

The Visa and Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) Asia Pacific Travel Intentions Survey 2010 has found mainland Chinese travelers plan to travel most out of all Greater China travelers.
The Survey, which was conducted in May 2010 and interviewed 1,571 people in the Greater China region, found that on average, mainland Chinese travelers are planning for 7.4 business and leisure trips in the next two years, compared with the 5.6 and 4.5 trips anticipated by Hong Kong and Taiwanese travelers.
The results also show that Greater China travelers are less affected by …

The fall of the euro against the yuan has prompted more Chinese to travel to European countries, as they look to pick up luxury brands on the cheap.
Li Yaoyi, resident of Hangzhou, capital of east China’s Zhejiang Province, has just finished a fruitful trip. “A 1,000-euro purse now costs about 8,000 yuan, which is about 1,400 yuan cheaper according to the converted
price paid for the commodity in the same period last year.”
Louis Vuitton, Omega and some other luxury brands now cost less in Europe than in Hong Kong or Macao, …

The Hong Kong Tourism Commission and The HK Travel Industry Council have announced they will comprehensively supervise the region’s inbound travel services.
Philip WH YUNG, JP, Hong Kong’s Commissioner for Tourism, told local media that The Travel Industry Council has set up a special team to review various operational aspects of packaged tours from mainland China. Yung said that the SAR government will coordinate the process and work with the mainland’s tourism departments on the issue.
Yung stressed that most travel professionals in Hong Kong provide a good service. He said that …