On the initial day of the Lunar New Year break, Hong Kong recorded 153,383 visitor arrivals—up 10.4 per cent year on year—with mainland Chinese travellers accounting for more than 120,000 of the total. Combined arrivals for the first two days reached 265,140, a 7.8 per cent increase. (scmp.com)
Tourism officials project 1.43 million mainland visitors over the entire nine-day mainland holiday that runs until 23 February. The Hong Kong Tourism Board has deployed “mega-events ambassadors” fluent in Mandarin and English at checkpoints to channel foot traffic to shopping districts and the West Kowloon cultural precinct, hoping to lengthen stays beyond the current 1.6-night average.
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Should travellers or corporate mobility teams need help arranging the correct entry documentation, VisaHQ’s digital platform can streamline Hong Kong visa applications and renewals, offering real-time tracking and expert support throughout the process (https://www.visahq.com/hong-kong/).
Retail landlords, meanwhile, have offered temporary leases to cross-border e-commerce brands, turning vacant storefronts into “pop-up pickup” counters where mainland tourists can collect online orders tax-free—a model expected to grow ahead of May Day Golden Week.
For multinational firms planning short-term assignments, the higher arrival numbers suggest that hotel-rate negotiations for Q2 will be tougher; STR data already point to a 12 % year-to-date rise in average daily rates for four-star properties. Mobility teams should lock in corporate rates quickly or consider serviced-apartment blocks outside prime districts.
Tourism officials project 1.43 million mainland visitors over the entire nine-day mainland holiday that runs until 23 February. The Hong Kong Tourism Board has deployed “mega-events ambassadors” fluent in Mandarin and English at checkpoints to channel foot traffic to shopping districts and the West Kowloon cultural precinct, hoping to lengthen stays beyond the current 1.6-night average.
Should travellers or corporate mobility teams need help arranging the correct entry documentation, VisaHQ’s digital platform can streamline Hong Kong visa applications and renewals, offering real-time tracking and expert support throughout the process (https://www.visahq.com/hong-kong/).
Retail landlords, meanwhile, have offered temporary leases to cross-border e-commerce brands, turning vacant storefronts into “pop-up pickup” counters where mainland tourists can collect online orders tax-free—a model expected to grow ahead of May Day Golden Week.
For multinational firms planning short-term assignments, the higher arrival numbers suggest that hotel-rate negotiations for Q2 will be tougher; STR data already point to a 12 % year-to-date rise in average daily rates for four-star properties. Mobility teams should lock in corporate rates quickly or consider serviced-apartment blocks outside prime districts.
