Ocean Park Hong Kong Expands On Chinese Mainland Market

Tom Mehrmann, the chief executive of Hong Kong's Ocean Park, has told the local media that Chinese mainland is the main tourist source region for Hong Kong, and tourists from the mainland accounted for 45% of the total tourist arrivals at Ocean Park.

Hong Kong To Spend HKD50 Million To Improve Tourism Facilities

Permanent Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development Bureau of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Yvonne Choi has disclosed to the local media that the Tourism Commission will invest HKD50 million this year to improve the tourism facilities in Hong Kong.

The Ritz-Carlton Shenzhen Is Open For Business

The 282 room Ritz-Carlton Shenzhen opened in mid-March, the fifth property of the luxury hotel brand to have opened in China in the space of slightly more than two years.

HKTB Provides Travel Service In Wuxi

The Hong Kong Tourism Board has set up a travel counter in Wuxi to promote Hong Kong travel services.

Tibet Re-opens To Foreign Tourists From April

News from the Tibetan Tourism Bureau is that from April 2009 Tibet will be re-opened to foreign tourists, as well as to tourists from Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Macau.

JW Marriott Opens In Shenzhen

The 411 room JW Marriott Shenzhen is open for business.

Disneyland Suspends Expansion In Hong Kong

The Walt Disney Company has announced that it will put the expansion of its Hong Kong theme park on hold after failing to reach an agreement with Hong Kong SAR government.

HKTB Boosts Quality And Honesty Travel Scheme

To mark World Consumer Rights Day on March 15, the Hong Kong Tourism Broad relaunched its Quality and Honesty Hong Kong Tour service and called on tourists to be savvy consumers.

Hong Kong Ranks 12th In Tourism Competitiveness

The World Economic Forum has released its 2009 edition of The Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report, which shows that the region of Hong Kong ranks 12th on the league table of global travel and tourism competitiveness.

Lee Takes The Helm At Ningbo Marriott

Benny Lee has been appointed as the general manager of the Ningbo Marriott Hotel.

Hong Kong Stars At Shanghai JC Mandarin

Hong Kong movie stars and singers Andy Hui, Sam Lee, Cheung Tat Ming, and William So visited Shanghai recently. They were greeted in the hotel lobby of Shanghai JC Mandarin upon their arrival by David Trudnak, the general manager of the hotel.