With borders fully open and airline capacity restored to roughly 90 percent of pre-pandemic levels, Hong Kong is going all-in on Lunar-New-Year celebrations. The Tourism Board confirmed that the Cathay International Chinese New Year Night Parade will return on 17 February, followed by a week of flower markets, temple fairs, a Sha Tin race-day and the Lam Tsuen Well-Wishing Festival.
Organisers expect more than 300 000 overseas visitors, aided by streamlined e-Channel enrolment for frequent travellers and expanded 24-hour operations at Shenzhen Bay and Lok Ma Chau land checkpoints. Airlines have already loaded 62 extra regional flights between 15 and 21 February, while ferry operators will run late-night sailings from Macau to handle post-parade demand.
Corporate mobility teams juggling visa requirements should note that VisaHQ’s Hong Kong specialists can arrange entry permits, China visas for Shenzhen side-trips and even e-Channel enrolment appointments within a single online dashboard. Their portal (https://www.visahq.com/hong-kong/) streamlines document uploads and tracks processing in real time, sparing HR managers the midnight paperwork rush that typically precedes Lunar-New-Year travel.
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For global-mobility teams the message is twofold. First, February airfares into Hong Kong are climbing quickly—up 18 percent on 2025 according to ForwardKeys—so early booking is essential for rotational assignees. Second, the packed cultural calendar strengthens Hong Kong’s talent-attraction pitch: family-friendly festivals are increasingly a deciding factor for senior executives weighing postings against rival hubs such as Singapore and Dubai.
Travel managers should brief employees on crowd-control measures. The parade route through Tsim Sha Tsui will be fenced off, and only ticket-holders will have access to Canton Road grandstands. Mobile-entry QR codes will replace paper tickets for the first time, meaning that staff without local SIM cards should download codes before arrival.
Finally, the Immigration Department will open a temporary accreditation desk at Hong Kong International Airport from 12 February to fast-track performers and production crews—useful intelligence for companies moving event-technology or media teams into the city.
Organisers expect more than 300 000 overseas visitors, aided by streamlined e-Channel enrolment for frequent travellers and expanded 24-hour operations at Shenzhen Bay and Lok Ma Chau land checkpoints. Airlines have already loaded 62 extra regional flights between 15 and 21 February, while ferry operators will run late-night sailings from Macau to handle post-parade demand.
Corporate mobility teams juggling visa requirements should note that VisaHQ’s Hong Kong specialists can arrange entry permits, China visas for Shenzhen side-trips and even e-Channel enrolment appointments within a single online dashboard. Their portal (https://www.visahq.com/hong-kong/) streamlines document uploads and tracks processing in real time, sparing HR managers the midnight paperwork rush that typically precedes Lunar-New-Year travel.
For global-mobility teams the message is twofold. First, February airfares into Hong Kong are climbing quickly—up 18 percent on 2025 according to ForwardKeys—so early booking is essential for rotational assignees. Second, the packed cultural calendar strengthens Hong Kong’s talent-attraction pitch: family-friendly festivals are increasingly a deciding factor for senior executives weighing postings against rival hubs such as Singapore and Dubai.
Travel managers should brief employees on crowd-control measures. The parade route through Tsim Sha Tsui will be fenced off, and only ticket-holders will have access to Canton Road grandstands. Mobile-entry QR codes will replace paper tickets for the first time, meaning that staff without local SIM cards should download codes before arrival.
Finally, the Immigration Department will open a temporary accreditation desk at Hong Kong International Airport from 12 February to fast-track performers and production crews—useful intelligence for companies moving event-technology or media teams into the city.
