Mainland Visits To Hong Kong Top 2.5m In January 2011
The Hong Kong Tourism Board recently announced that visitor arrivals to Hong Kong in January 2011 rose by 21.5% year on year to 3.59 million.
Traveling To Hong Kong For A Themed Holiday
Zhou Song is an engineer with the Beijing branch of Shanghai Mitsubishi Elevator Company. He tells us about his experiences when on holiday in Hong Kong.
Aaron Kwok At The Pullman Shanghai Skyway
Aaron Kwok, the Hong Kong singer and actor known as one of the "Canto-Pop Four Heavenly Kings", stayed at the Pullman Shanghai Skyway Hotel while promoting his concert upcoming in April. During his press conference Kwok was presented with a special gift by Klaus Gottschalk, the general manager of Pullman Shanghai Skyway.
Beijing Received 300,000 Inbound Tourists In January 2011
Beijing received nearly 300,000 tourists in January, representing a slight year-on-year increase of 0.6%: according to latest figures released by National Bureau of Statistics of China.
Ng Takes The Helm At Holiday Inn Wuhan Riverside
Manfred Ng has been appointed as the general manager of Holiday Inn Wuhan Riverside.
HKIA Records Double-digit Traffic Growth in January
Hong Kong International Airport recorded double-digit growth in all three air traffic categories in the first month of 2011. During January 2011, passenger volumes surged to 4.3 million and cargo throughput reached 333,000 tonnes: up 10.0% and 10.8% year on year respectively. Air traffic movements also grew by 16.9% over the previous January to 27,410.
Singapore Airlines Adds Extra Singapore-Hong Kong Flight
Singapore Airlines has announced the addition of a seventh daily flight between Singapore and Hong Kong, making the territory its busiest point outside of Singapore.
Mainland Tourist Complaints Drop 70% In Hong Kong
The Travel Industry Council of Hong Kong said it received just 14 complaints from mainland tourists in January 2011, 70% less than the 46 recorded in the same period of last year.
Hong Kong's Tourist Arrivals Up 22% In 2010
The Hong Kong Tourism Board recently announced that provisional number of visitor arrivals in 2010 had reached a total 36.03 million, a 21.8%-increase compared to 2009.
Jetstar Launches Direct Singapore-Hangzhou Service
Budget airline Jetstar has announced that it will commence operating a direct services between Singapore and Hangzhou from March 22, 2011: becoming the first carrier to offer a direct service between the two destinations.
Film Directors And Producers Gather At InterContinental Sanya Resort
The 11th Cross-Strait & Hong Kong Film Director Seminar and the 2010 China Film Directors' Guild Annual Ceremony was held in Sanya recently. About 300 guests including renowned movie directors and producers from the mainland, Taiwan and Hong Kong participated a press conference and welcome gala dinner organized in InterContinental Sanya Resort recently. Tony Marrinan, […]