Record Spring Festival tourist arrivals for HK
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Mainland Chinese visitor arrivals to Hong Kong during the Spring Festival week (2-8 February) increased to a record 663,000 – 15.7% up compared to the same period in 2010, according to data from the Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB). The majority (67%) of mainland arrivals came on the Individual Visit Scheme. The figure, which stood at 445,772, is 18.2% more than the corresponding period last year. Daily arrivals peaked on the fifth day (7 February) of the holiday period, reaching 117,879.
“Our Chinese New Year celebrations were recently ranked by Forbes as one of the 10 Best Events of the Year. The HKTB will capitalise on this to reinforce Hong Kong’s image as a travel destination. Meanwhile, we hope the Hong Kong government, which is conducting a complete review of the tourism industry operations, will set up a statutory organisation as soon as possible. By regulating the industry through legislation, we hope we can weed out the unethical practices of selected travel agents receiving inbound mainland group tours,” said HKTB Chairman, James Tien.
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