With improved air connectivity on Cathay Pacific from all six key Indian ports and two new LCCs, Indigo and SpiceJet, flying from Delhi and Bengaluru, we are positive about an increase in market share this year. He further added, “We have lined up multiple-phased promotional campaigns in partnership with leading media, trade and non-trade partners to engage with leisure, cruise and MICE segment. “In 2019, our focus is to efficiently communicate and engage with the young affluent Indian travellers to bring alive Hong Kong’s core experiences such as its culture and festivals, local neighbourhoods, soft adventure in great outdoors, vibrant dining and nightlife scene, action-packed global events and cruising in Hong Kong.” Last Friday (March 26), the Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) kicked off the. With the fourth Covid-19 wave ebbing and the government’s vaccination programme in progress, Hong Kong tourism players see a glimmer of hope as recovery campaigns resume to spur local consumption and travel. Speaking about the growth, Puneet Kumar, director, market development (India), Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) said, “We want Hong Kong to stay on top of the mind among the Indian travellers and we want to continue building their affinity towards Hong Kong.” Hong Kong’s domestic tourism recovery gathers pace.
In 2018, 50% of overnight visitor arrivals were from the young mid-career segment and we also saw growth in the family segment that contributed close of 34% of overnight visitor arrivals from India with an average length of stay of four nights. While Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru continue to be top three source markets there is a growing demand from Ahmedabad, Kochi and Pune. The Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) is a Government-subvented body founded in 2001.The Board replaced the Hong Kong Tourist Association (HKTA) established in 1957. Close to 83,000 Indian visitors arrived into Hong Kong in the first quarter of 2019.
Indonesia or India for a long time, so many seamen and crew members chose to just stay put. The entire Great Outdoors Hong Kong 2021-2022 campaign is hosted on its own dedicated campaign website, and is packed to the brim with useful information, like insider tips, dining recommendations and transportation suggestions.As an ever-increasing number of Indians travel outbound, Hong Kong had registered a growth of 7.3% from India. Hong Kong’s ‘cruises to nowhere’ keeping laid-off tourism, service workers afloat with new jobs.
For summer, recommendations include kayaking and snorkelling near Hong Kong UNESCO Global Geopark in Sai Kung, the city’s back garden,” the official said. These business events are expected to bring in about 10,000 high-yield visitors in total. A particular focus is water-based activities, which are easily accessible but often overlooked by visitors who might not be well acquainted with the green side of Hong Kong. The Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) announced that Hong Kong has been recently chosen as the host city for 4 international MICE events, including the city’s first-ever events of high strategic values, and 2 repeated events amidst the COVID-19 challenges. “The ASMR videos form part of the broader GOHK summer campaign, which will also showcase 13 seasonal routes, covering hiking and sightseeing destinations, island-hopping itineraries and water sports experiences. The videos are designed to stimulate the senses and to heighten one’s sensitivity to the harmonic countryside symphonies just a stone’s throw from the city. A highlight of the Great Outdoors Hong Kong (GOHK) 2021-2022 summer campaign, four distinctly themed autonomous sensory meridian response ( ASMR) videos will each feature 30-second snapshots of dreamy environmental acoustics heard in far-flung corners of the city.
PUNE: This summer, Hong Kong’s great outdoors will be very much within reach to those who reside abroad - thanks to a series of uniquely soothing sensory videos created under the 360 Hong Kong Moments initiative by the Hong Kong Tourism Board ( HKTB), which have managed to capture and bottle the city’s auditory essence into highly immersive and pleasurable viewing experiences, its officials said.