Hong Kong Budget trumpets 270,000 talent-visa approvals and pledges deeper support for global recruits
Hong Kong welcomes 1.77 million visitors over Lunar New Year Golden Week
Cathay Group carries 3.3 million passengers in January, sets single-day record
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Cathay Pacific waives change fees for Brussels flights amid strike threat
Cathay Pacific introduced a fee-waiver policy for Hong Kong–Brussels tickets issued before 24 February, allowing free date or routing changes ahead of a planned 12 March strike at Brussels Airport. The move gives business and leisure travellers greater flexibility but highlights the need for contingency planning around European labour disruptions.
Spring Festival travel rush sees 17.8 million cross-border trips; Hong Kong residents log 7 million
The NIA processed 17.8 million border crossings during the 9-day Lunar New Year period, with Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan residents making about seven million trips. The growth signals a full-fledged revival of cross-border commerce but also raises capacity concerns at land and air checkpoints.
HK Express revives low-cost ‘Fly Pass’ to stimulate regional getaways
HK Express has relaunched its Fly Pass, letting passengers buy two round-trip tickets across its Asian network for HK$648 if purchased by 28 February. The promotion is designed to lock in spring-summer demand, appealing to flexible leisure and SME travellers and supporting Hong Kong’s broader outbound travel rebound.
Hong Kong expands autonomous-vehicle testing to cross-border scenarios
The Transport Department says six autonomous-vehicle pilot licences now cover about 60 driverless cars, and studies are under way to let them run limited commercial services and eventually cross the Shenzhen border. The initiative could transform airport transfers and last-mile logistics but will require new bilateral safety and insurance protocols.