The online survey found 45% respondents visited cities in the Greater Bay Area (the Bay) for shopping, dining or made a trip over a duration 1 to 2 days in the past 6 months.

The above survey found 72% of respondent plan traveling abroad in the coming 6 months, and their top three destinations respectively are Japan, Taiwan and the mainland.

An online survey by a local financial ratio conducted from mid-Oct to early Nov this year collected 4874 replies, found 57% respondents been taken outbound holiday of at least 3 days in the past 9 months

Around 267,000 travelers from Hong Kong visited Singapore in the first 10 months of 2023, which around two-third of same period in 2019.

Hong Kong government officials said lately in a logistic conference predicted capacity of the Hong Kong airport will recover to around 80% pre-pandemic level by the end of this year, and fully recover early next year.

The above survey found 59% Hong Kong citizens comfortable using AI help planning for the holidays in coming year.

While 60% Hong Kong travelers will buy a one-day pass to use facilities of 5-starred hotel instead of staying there, 54% would even spend more to rent a car better than what they drive at home, according to above survey.

In its global survey, Booking.com found travelers will in the travel planning for next year adopt approaches of less spending and lavish spending. Quoting its survey findings, media reported 60% Hong Kong travelers will choose destinations with living standard lower than hometown in 2024, thus benefiting second and third tier destinations.

Nearly 60000 Chinese tourists in the first 8 months this year, and over 160,000 Chinese tourists in the whole year of 2019 visited Sri Lanka.

Into Nov, Qunar, a Chinese travel website, reported booking of skiing site entrance tickets grow 147% over same period last year.

Meituan, a Chinese shopping platform, reported group purchase of entrance ticket of various skiing site between Nov 1 and Nov 9 increased 209% over same period last year!

The May Day Golden Week in 2024 will last for 5 days from May 1 to May 5; while National Day Golden Week from Oct 1 to Oct 7 totaling 7 days.

On Oct 25, China State Council announced the next Spring Festival Golden Week will run from Feb 10 to 17 totaling 8 days with Feb 18 a working day. The same notice also encourages enterprises and organizations to arrange Feb 9 as a holiday.

Next year Asia Pacific will have effective salary increase of 2.2% which more than doubled the global average of 1%, according to above report.

ECA, a Human Resources consultancy firm, just published a Salary Trend Report which says Hong Kong employees will in this year see their compensation rise by a nominal rate of 4%, or a net rate of 1.8% after deducting the 2.2% inflation rate.

From above report, among the world’s 12 highest increase of effective salary this year 9 of them are in the Asia Pacific.

Hong Kong residents made 7.16 million departures in August 2023, which up 4.3 times of January departures of 1.66 million.

Between June and August, Hong Kong residents made 20.27 million departures which 47.5% of the cumulative total of the first 8 months this year.

In the first 8 months this year, Hong Kong residents made 42.66 million departures which averaged 5.33 million per month

In September this year there were 7119 flight bookings to Switzerland from Greater China.

From Jan 1 to Oct 15 of 2023, some 2.64 million Chinese tourists visited Thailand thus constituting its second largest source market after Malaysia.

Between Jan and August this year, travelers from the Greater China stayed in Switzerland for a total of 495292 room nights with 372246 happened in the summer months between May and August which mean 41% recovery comparing to same period in 2019.

CAR has around 150000 cars for rent. During the October Golden Week, on average, over 90% of its car been rented out.

Based on official registrations, China had over 6.83 million newly-wed couplies in 2022 which down 10.6% comparing to the year before.

CAR reported while car renting period averaged 5 days, volume of bookings for 7 days or longer grew 70%.

China Auto Renting (CAR) reported for its bookings during the October Golden Week, the overall average length of car renting period grew over 30% and new clients accounting for some 40%.

C-trip reported its sale of Night Travel/Market products during summer holiday of 2023 grew 692%.

China’s Night Market/Travel market will reach a size of RMB1.57 trillion in 2023, according to the Report.

The Night Market/Travel report also found over 70% travelers will spend more in Night Travel than in 2019, and around 70% willing to spend more on quality products / services.

56.74% of China’s 5A attractions remain open in the evening/night with peak opening hours from 18.00 to 22.00, from the Night Market/Travel report.

From a Night Market/Travel report published recently by China Tourism Research Institute, 95% Chinese travelers interested and each on average made 3.27 times visits each month between January and August this year.

In the first 6 months of this year, some 557,000 Chinese tourists visited Vietnam, which around 25% of pre-pandemic 2019.

An official from a Thailand Travel Association projected the shooting incident on Oct 3 will cause a big reduction of arrivals from China in the same month, specifically, from the original projection of 700,000 to some 300,000. Such arrivals will continue dropping by say 30% in the following months of November and December.

Airline Hong Kong Express, the city’s local cost carrier, which announce from the fourth quarter this year completely stop group tickets for travel agents, will from time to time review its selling strategy according to the changing market.

Chinese outbound to Thailand rose to 16000 / 17000 per day in the week from Sept 25 to Oct 1 which right after Thailand waive visa requirement but dropped immediately after the shooting incident on Oct 3 to 13000 per day, reported media on Oct 9.

Reported by media on Oct 4, the total number of Chinese tourists traveling in several major European countries was then only around one-third of pre—pandemic, and such estimate based on inputs from travel agents and European Operators.

A major Chinese travel portal, C-trip reported inter-province travel during China’s extended National Day Golden Week account for some 51% of its related bookings, and tour groups of 3 days or more account for over half of all package tour bookings.

During the 8 days long October Golden Week, China’s domestic travelers totaled 826 million and generated RMB 753.4 billion tourism revenues, which respectively up 4.1% and 1.5% over same period in 2019.

Travelers from China for short term stay in Australia in July this year rose 111% comparing to the month before, according to media report on Oct 2.

In the first week Thailand waive visa requirement, over 100,000 Chinese travelers visited the country between Sep 25 and Oct 1, which up 72.5% over the week before, according to Thai figures on Oct 4.

Continuing from the market news on 28 Sep, the survey conducted by a consultancy firm in Sep found 22% respondents has no plan to travel abroad within the next 3 years while the corresponding figure in June was only 6%; and 32% respondents said the current economic downturn and political situation lowered their interest on outbound travel.

Above survey also found over 90% of Hong Kong respondents will visit local food stalls at night markets when traveling abroad, which far higher than the second most popular activity of shopping local souvenirs.

Above survey also found over 90% of Hong Kong respondents will visit local food stalls at night markets when traveling abroad, which far higher than the second most popular activity of shopping local souvenirs.

Held in Sept by TKS, the Organizer, the online survey collected 2025 replies in three days. It found nearly three quarter of the respondents will definitely or likely visit if destination has Night Market.

A consultancy firm in its Sept survey on Chinese family with monthly income of RMB30000 or more found 54% respondents plan traveling this year, which lower than the 62% in its June survey.

In August, some 364,1000 Chinese tourists visited Japan, which up 6.6% over July and around 36.4% comparing to August 2019.

Hong Kong International Airport handled nearly 4 million passengers in August this year, up 5% over July; and averaged around 130,000 passengers a day which back to around 66% pre-pandemic level.

In the first half of this year, some 546,000 Chinese travelers visited South Korea, which up over 620% comparing to same period last year.

Media, quoting C-trip and Fliggy, China’s leading travel portals, reported on Sep 20 that bookings for outbound holiday in National Day Golden Week this year grew 20 times over last year. In particular, Fliggy reported its bookings half month before the Golden Week for international flights and hotel already far exceeded those for the whole Golden Week last year.

Thailand in August announced arrivals from China in the first 7 months this year totaled 1.83 million, which far smaller than the total of 11 million in the pre-pandemic 2019.

According to Japan’s consulate in Hong Kong, arrivals from the city in July this year close to 220,000 thus fully recovered to pre-pandemic level.

Ctrip also reported on Sept 13 that bookings of its domestic travel products rose over 4 times the same period last year, while those for inter-province travel accounting for 73%.

A major Chinese travel portal Ctrip reported on Sept 13 its outbound bookings for the coming National Day Holiday rose nearly 20 times comparing to same period last year, and popular destinations include Thailand, South Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, Australia and UK etc.

According to IATA data, total traffic in July 2023 by revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs rose 26.2% compared to July 2022. Globally, traffic is now at 95.6% of pre-pandemic level of 2019.

HSBC also reported the top three most popular destinations among their Hong Kong card holders are Japan, Europe and Macau. Their card holders spending in Japan and Macau respectively rose 5 times and 18 times over last year.

Over 1.5 million of their Hong Kong card holders spent overseas on their credit card since the second half of last year.

Concluding Hong Kong citizens keen on outbound travel post-pandemic, HSBC reported its credit card holders in the first half of this year spent twice more on travel related consumption, while their spending in overseas rose by 70% comparing to last year.

To attract 1.5 million tourists from China in the second half of this year, South Korea announced on Sept 4 measures which include more promotions, waiving online visa fee and simplify tax refund procedure.

The Provinces/Cities with over 100,000 high-net-worth millionaires included Guangdong, Shanghai, Beijing, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Shandong, Sichuan, Fujian and Hubei.

By report from China Merchants Bank, there were 3.16 million Chinese who could invest at least RMB 10 million in 2022, and on average each had RMB31.83 million available for investment.

Hong Kong government statistics show there’s a total of 30012 couples married in 2022, which higher than the figures of 26899 in 2021 and 27863 in 2020, but lower than the 44247 in 2019.

Hong Kong visitors to UK in the first four months of 2023 totaled 39000, which average 9750 per month while the corresponding monthly average in 2019 was 34086. Comparing the monthly averages of these 2 years, Hong Kong outbound to UK in 2023, so far, back to around 28.6% of pre-pandemic.

Hong Kong visitors to Australia in the first five months of 2023 totaled 64420, which average 12884 per month while the related monthly average for 2019 was 26262. Comparing these two monthly averages, Hong Kong outbound to Australia in 2023, so far, back to around 49% of pre-pandemic.

Hong Kong visitors to Singapore in the first six months of 2023 totaled 152,202, which average 25367 per month.

Hong Kong visitors to Taiwan in the first six months of 2023 totaled 419,674.

Hong Kong visitors to Thailand in the first six months of 2023 totaled 360,360.

Hong Kong visitors to Japan in the first six months of 2023 totaled 909,700.

On August 10, China announced expanding the Approved Destination List to 138 countries and regions, to which Chinese travel agents can organize and promote outbound package tour.

In the first half of this year, China (mainland) outbound to Philippines just back to around 4.3% of the whole year figure of the pre-pandemic 2019.

In the first half of this year, China (mainland) outbound to Japan totaled around 594,000 which back to some 10% of pre-pandemic 2019.

In the first half of this year, China outbound to Thailand back to 12.75% of pre-pandemic 2019; to Singapore back to 11.78%.

At present, Cathay and Hong Kong Express have total passenger carrying capacity around 60% pre-pandemic level, hope to reach 70% by the end of this year, and confident recover to 100% by the end of 2024.

Cathay carried 1622% more passengers in the 7 months this year, while capacity increased 819%; and in July carried 1.74 million passengers. The airline project strong summer demand will continue into August.

In the first 7 months this year, 1.83 million Chinese travelers visited Thailand which back to around 20% per-pandemic 2019.

From China Tourism Academy, China’s domestic travelers in summer months of July and August will total around 1.331 billion, accounting for 20.18% of the country’s all year total of domestic travelers.

Quoting the Cruise Lines International Association, passenger volume for the industry will rise to 31.5 million this year which will surpass the pre-pandemic levels, media reported in early August.

As of Aug 8, volume of air tickets on China’s domestic flights during summer this year up 47%, while price for economy class averaged RMB945 which up 36% over same period in 2022.

China’s major cities like Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen together contributed 35.6% of China’s outbound in the first half of this year.

In the first 6 months of 2023, China’s outbound back to around 50% pre-pandemic level. These Chinese outbound travelers made mainly short-haul trips as 93.95% of them visited Asian destinations.

Area Manager of Trip.com told media in early August their bookings for June and July from the Hong Kong were 114% same period of 2019, and commented demand of outbound travel strong in Hong Kong.

From major travel portals of C-trip and Qunar.com, China’s international flights during the May Day Holiday this year resumed to around 40% the pre-pandemic 2019 level.

In the first half of 2023, around 557,000 Chinese tourists visited Vietnam, which about 25% the same period in 2019.

In the first half of 2023, only around 170,000 Chinese tourists visited Bali of Indonesia, which a fraction of the 1.4 million in each of the pre-pandemic years.

In the first half of this year, around 1.4 million Chinese tourists visited Thailand which about 25% of the level in same period in 2019.

Media reported on July 30, China’s outbound in the first half of 2023 totaled 40.37 million, which around 50% of traffic in the same period of 2019.

International flights between China and Europe now back to 48.5% while that between China and the Middle East to 75.8%.

Among China’s international flights, those with South Korea now back to over 60% which thus rank first among countries, while SE Asia to 42.9% rank first among regions.

In the first 6 months this year, the load factor of International flights in China was only 67.5%, 12.4% lower than the pre-pandemic level.

By the end of June this year, there were weekly 3368 international flights linking China (mainland) with 62 countries, which respectively back to 44% and 86% pre-pandemic level.

By the end of 2022, China had 8365 star-rated hotels which generated revenues totaling RMB117.799 billion with room rate averaged at RMB318.48 and occupancy rate of 38.35%.

China’s domestic tourism in the first half this year generated revenue totaling RMB230 billion, which up 95.9% over same period last year.

In the first half of 2023, China’s domestic travelers totaled 2.384 billion, which up 63.9% or 929 million over same period last year.

In the second quarter this year, some 92.9% of Mainland Chinese residents interested to travel which up 5.9% and a new height in recent 10 years, from China Tourism Academy on July 7.

Macau target attracting 24 million inbound tourists in 2023, and at present occupancy of Macau hotels already back to 89% and 90%.

Since borders reopened on Jan 8, Macau received a total of 11.60 million inbound in the first half of this year with daily arrival averaged 45000 in Jan, 74000 in June and 80000 in the first week of July.

Reported by media on July 9, statistics indicated 6 million Chinese joined Study-Travel in 2022, which a big increase from the 4.8 million in 2019, and the number for 2023 projected to rise above the 2022 figure.

A consultancy firm, iResearch, held a study in 2018 and found 1.05 million Chinese students joined at least one oversea Study-Travel activities in that year, with each on average spending Sterling 2300 to 5800 pound.

iResearch projected then China’s overseas Study-Travel market had a size of RMB94.6 billion with an annual growth rate of around 20%, which certainly would have been disrupted by Covid-19.

In the first five months this year, around 2.25 million foreign travelers visited Philippines which aims to attract 4.8 million foreign arrivals this year.

Singapore Changi Airport already back to 80% pre-pandemic in March this year, and in May the airport handled 4.84 million passengers.

On May 6, IATA revised its forecast and expect Hong Kong air passenger traffic will return fully to pre-pandemic level by the end of 2024, instead of the earlier projection of by 2027. The airport handled 3.1 million passengers in May this year, which around 50% pre-pandemic.

In the first 5 months this year, foreign arrivals from Japan’s previous top source markets in Asia like China (mainland), South Korea, Taiwan and Hong Kong respectively back to 11%, 63%, 68% and 81% of the pre-pandemic 2019 level.

From preliminary figures by JNTO, a total of 723,400 Hong Kong citizens visited Japan in the first 5 months this year, which back to over 81% the pre-pandemic level in 2019 and rank Japan’s 4th largest source market.

According to JNTO, some 1.9 million foreign tourists visited Japan in May 2023, which around 69% of similar period in 2019. Among them, some 134000 came from China (mainland) which around 18% the pre-pandemic level.

On June 27, media reported Indonesia recently canceled visa free arrangement with 159 countries and regions which include China (mainland), Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan etc. At present, Indonesia’s visa free policy apply only to ASEAN countries and East Timor.

In the first three months this year, there was an unexpected increase of over 113,000 Chinese inbound into Indonesia, which thus revised its forecast of getting 361,500 Chinese visitors this year. The new forecast is about 18 percent of the some 2 million Chinese inbound before the pandemic.

From C-trip, numbers of Chinese visitors to South Korea and Japan during the May Day Holiday this yea respectively tripled and doubled comparing the Chinese New Year Holiday.

Some 311,000 Chinese tourists visited Singapore in the first five months this year, which about 20% of the 1.55 million arrivals in the same period in 2019.

China Tourism Academy projected on June 21, the day before China’s Dragon Boat Festival this year, domestic travelers during the Holiday would rise to around 100 million, up 30%, who generated revenue totaling RMB37 billion, up 43% over last year.

A data mining and analysis organization, iiMedia, reported recently size of the core of China ’s camping market last year amounted to RMB113.47 billion with annual growth rate at 51.8%, which will grow to RMB248.32 billion by 2025.

Overall, in ITE2023 were 59 participating countries and regions in and outside Asia with many official pavilions and stands by tourism board at national, provincial and municipal level; and 499 exhibitors of which 90% from abroad!

Overall, in ITE2023 were 59 participating countries and regions in and outside Asia with many official pavilions and stands by tourism board at national, provincial and municipal level; and 499 exhibitors of which 90% from abroad!

ITE2023 attended by 5932 buyers and trade visitors, up 1.2 times over last year and around 55% pre-pandemic, with 75% from Hong Kong, 16.4% from China (mainland) and 8.6% from overseas.

Closed on June 18, ITE drew some 62000 trade and public visitors, which more than doubled over last year and over eighty percentage comparing to pre-pandemic 2019

In the first quarter this year, overnight inbound travelers spent Macua dollar 12.34 billion in Macau, which up 1.3 times comparing to same period last year, while day-tripper inbound spent Macau dollar 2.64 billion which up 1.1 time.

In the first 5 months this year, Hong Kong drew over 10 million incoming tourists which around 40% pre-pandemic level.

Spending by inbound into Macau in the first quarter this year average $3027 in Macau currency, down 13.9% comparing to last year; while average spending by mainland inbound average $3899 in Macau currency, which up 8.9% over last year, from media report on May 19.

In the first 23 days of May, Chinese airlines flied a total of some 12,000 international flights from and into the country and carried 1.6 million passengers, which respectively up 17% and almost 20% over last month.

May 26, which a Friday, is a public holiday in Hong Kong. That including Sat and Sun a long week end enough time for short outbound holiday. On last public holiday till 4 PM, there were over 391,000 departures and some 126,000 arrivals from and into Hong Kong.

The Youth Survey also found 45.5% respondents prefer impromptu travel, 37.9% prefer planned trip; and 9.7% prefer traveling solo.

The Youth Survey also found 90.9% of respondents will in advance search info of interested destination, 57.1% from platforms like Tik Tok, and 52.9% from friends’ recommendation.

A recent youth travel survey in China collected 2134 replies, and found 94.0% respondents like traveling, with 69.8% prefer leisurely travel and 48.8% theme travel.

The three largest age groups of respondents are respectively 48.8% between 40 to 59; 32.9% between 25 and 39; and 14.3% aged 60 or higher. They are well educated with 45.8% university or higher and another 23.6% post-secondary. Among the respondents, female outnumber male by 62.3% to 37.7%.

The top three factors are respectively Attractiveness of Destination (85.6%), Prices (76.6%) and No Visa Requirement (50.4%).

On mode of travel, 70.1% prefer only FIT, 7.9% Package Tour and 22.0% respondents will consider both.

The survey found percentage of those with at least 3 outbound holidays a year post-pandemic dropped to 38.5% from the pre-pandemic figure of 49.5%.

Covering mainly ITE public visitors in recent years, a joint survey by Hong Kong Travel Industry Council and TKS, the organizer of ITE Hong Kong in end April received in 1 week 2157 replies. On travel budget in coming year, 39.3% respondents will spend at least 16% more; 28.5% up 1 to 15%; 28.7% basically no change and only 3.4% will cut back.

Quoting Hong Kong Trade Development Council, media reported on May 8 the city’s exhibition industry now back to around 50% to 60% of the pre-pandemic 2019 level, to around 75% in the second half of this year, and fully recover in next year.

Based on C-trip data, Chinese outbound tourists in May Day Holiday this year 18 times over same period last year, media reported on May 3.

China's domestic travelers in May Day Holiday this year on average spent RMB540, which a significant drop from similar average of RBM603 in the pre-pandemic year of 2019.

Chinese domestic travelers in May Day Holiday this year totaled 274 million, which 119.1% over same period in 2019; and generated revenues totaling RMB148.1 billion, which 100.66% over the pre-pandemic 2019.

According to media report on May 5, total number of flights departed and landed in the Hong Kong Airport in April already back to 60% pre-pandemic level, which at present handle an average of 100,000 passengers. By the end of this year, it expects passengers back to around 80% pre-pandemic level.

Data intelligence firm Luxurynsight predicted Chinese consumers will in future incur over 50% of their luxury spending domestically, who before Covid-19 spent about 70% outside the country.

In April this year, Chinese consumers incurred 62% of their luxury spending within China (mainland), up from the 41% the same month in 2019, reported Bloomberg which quote data provider Sandalwood Advisors.

Quoting UN World Tourism Organization on April 24, media reported globally international tourist arrivals in 2023 may reach 80% to 95% pre-pandemic level.

From China Tourism Research Institute, some 240 million (mainland) Chinese will travel in May Day Holiday this year, up 104% over 2019; and generate revenue over RMB120 billion which around 83% in 2019.

Macau received 1.96 million tourist arrival in March, up 22.8% over last month, and among these travelers 1.24 million from mainland China and 0.62 million from Hong Kong which respectively accounted for 63% and 31.8% of all Macau’s inbound in March.

China's summer and autumn (SA) season for aviation industry run from Mar 26 to Oct 28. In SA season this year, 169 Chinese and foreign airlines will operate 10580 passenger flights per week.

Some 4.7 times the number in the first week of Jan this year, a total of 2242 x 2 international flights operated between China and 59 countries in the week from April 10 to 16, which respectively back to 29.4% and 82% in pre-pandemic year.

Quoting JNTO, media reported some 144900 travelers from Hong Kong and some 75700 travelers from mainland China visited Japan in March this year.

In March, Cathay carried over 1.32 million passengers, which up 42 times over last year and its flights over 90% full. Its passenger carrying capacity in the same month already rose to around 50% pre-pandemic level.

In 2022, Hong Kong had a population of 7.26 million with median age at 46, female and male ratio of 1 to 0.91, and each household on average had 2.7 members

From Census & Statistics Department, monthly median family income in Hong Kong for 2022 was HK$28300 or US$3628, which up 3% or HK$800 over 2021.

Female accounted for 64% of inbound from Hong Kong to South Korea in Jan this year, and women aged between 20 and 39 constitute the largest group.

In Jan this year, some 434,000 foreign travelers visited South Korea, which about 40% of pre-pandemic 2019, and among them 27,000 from Hong Kong which about 75% of pre-pandemic 2019.

Fewer than 180,000 tourists from China visited Germany in 2022, which a big drop from the 1.5 million in 2019.

Starting 26 March, China's civil aviation implement its flight plan for summer-autumn aviation season, 28 Chinese airlines and 88 outside and foreign airlines plan to schedule 5290 round-trip flights each week, covering 123 cities in 62 countries and regions.

Domestic travelers in (Mainland) China during the Ching Ming Festival this year (Apr 5) totaled 23.8 million, which up 22.7% over last year, but expect generating a higher growth of 29.1% in revenues.

In the 9 days from Apr 1 to 9, arrivals from China (mainland), outside and overseas into Hong Kong totaled only 0.69 million, which thus 1.86 million fewer than outbound by residents.

From Immigration, in the 9 days from Apr 1 to 9, some 2.55 million Hong Kong citizens departed the city for outbound holiday, which 154% over outbound for the whole month of January this year or 1564% over Sep 2022.

China in the last week of March already flied 2021 x 2 international flights which recovered to around 26.5% of pre-pandemic level, to and from 58 countries which 80% pre-pandemic.

Hong Kong residents made 1.66 million departures in January this year, which up more than 10 times when comparing to departures of 163,051 in Sep 2022.

Hong Kong Immigration Department estimated a total of around 9.03 million travelers will enter or depart Hong Kong during the Ching Ming and Easter festive period from April 1 to 10, and of whom 7.54 million to pass through land boundary control points.

From April 1, travelers from Hong Kong can take speed train not only to Guangdong but also to other Chinese provinces, and on that day over 30,000 travelers will depart Hong Kong via speed train.

Macau from Feb 6 reopen border to mainland China and Hong Kong tourists. By the end of Mar, Hong Kong market recover to around 75 to 80% pre-pandemic level, mainland to around 45% but overseas which subject to restrictions like flight availability still below 20%.

Media reported on Mar 28, Macau received nearly 3 million inbound tourists in the first two months this year with hotel occupancy rate averaged 74%. Also, daily between Mar 1 and 22 an average of 65000 inbound tourists visited Macau which up 13.4% over the month before.

An international consultancy firm conducted a survey in Feb this year on 1155 travelers from the Greater Bay Area who are interested to visit Hong Kong in the coming 12 months, which found one-third of the interviewees plan to visit Hong Kong within the coming year but 10 to 15% will reduce spending in Hong Kong in the next three years.

From media report on Mar 23, China major portal C-trip’s bookings for travel during the May Day Holiday, comparing to last year, increased 150% for domestic and nearly 17 times for outbound.

The cities with the largest concentration of High Net Worth Households in China present a "3 2 2" pattern. The Top 3 are Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong, followed by Shenzhen and Guangzhou, and then Hangzhou and Ningbo.

In 2021, number of affluent households in China increased by 100,000, led from Shanghai, Beijing, Guangdong and Zhejiang, which accounted for 60% of the total increase.

In China, 5.18 million families have each RMB 6 million asset or more, 2.11 million families have each asset of RMB 10 million or more, and some 138,000 families each with asset of RMB 100 million or more, from Hurun’s report released on Mar 10.

Jeju Island of South Korea will resume cruise travel from Mar 16 and project attracting over 120000 cruise inbound travelers this year.

Comparing to last year, airlines in Asia Pacific saw passenger traffic and carrying capacity in Jan respectively grew 376.3% and 167.1%, from IATA around Mar 9.

Globally, international air passengers and domestic air passengers respectively back to 77% and 97.4% of the pre-pandemic 2019 level, from IATA on Mar 9.

Hong Kong Section of the High-Speed Rail resumed on Mar 11 between Hong Kong and Guangdong various cities, and starting from April, fully resumed services to long-haul destinations outside Guangdong Province. Media reported on Mar 14, Hong Kong travel agent saw business grew around 50% since services resumed, and outbound tour groups during Easter back to around 30 to 40% pre-pandemic level.

Based on its data, C-trip reported bookings of mainland Chinese travelers from Jan 8 to Mar 8 this year grew (a) over 6 times by air ticket to France; and(b) over 23 times by air ticket to Vietnam.

A report published in Feb project China in 2023 will see domestic travelers increase to 4.55 billion which about 76% of 2019.

As border between Hong Kong and mainland China reopened, Cathay will by the end of Mar operate in each week over 110 (x 2) flights to 15 cities in mainland China, and will by the end of the year increase passenger carrying capacity to 70% pre-pandemic level.

By the end of March, total passenger carrying capacity of Cathay and Hong Kong Express will be resumed to around 50% pre-pandemic level, and their flights cover over 70 airports.

From travel portal QUNAR, its booking of China’s hotels during the May Day Holiday as of MAR 8 rose 144 times over similar period in 2019.

In past years, Chinese travelers only started focusing on travel during May Day Holiday in mid-April. Different this year! From C-trip Research, 22% more clients booked hotels 2 months before May Day.

Another major travel agent in Hong Kong also reported its outbound tour groups to Japan during Easter already 90% full and been adding two more tour groups; also popular are tours to SE Asia and long haul routes like Europe; project business now back to 40 to 50% pre-pandemic level but full recovery not happening in this year.

Japan lifted flight restrictions from Hong Kong on Mar 1 and global pandemic continues easing! A major travel agent in Hong Kong reported its some 100 tour groups to Japan during Easter already fully booked, and receives many bookings to Western and Eastern Europe too in March which is non-peak season; travelers in post-pandemic prefer luxury tours; and hopeful that business will return to the pre-pandemic level in the second half of this year.

Running between mainland China and Hong Kong, the speed train which resumed on Jan 15 carried over 1 million passengers by the end of Feb, and its daily average of passenger rose 80%, comparing to Jan, to 28228 in Feb. Moreover, speed train will from April 1 resume long distance trips to, say, Beijing and Shanghai.

Media reported on Mar 2, South Korea government will make efforts to attract more foreign tourists. Arrivals to the country so far in 2023 recovered to about 40% pre-pandemic level.

From mid Feb, Chinese citizens can without visa enter Maldives and stay for at most 30 days. As a result, China’s travel portal report online searches for Maldives hotels jumped by time!

Since border reopening in last Oct, Taiwan attracted nearly 900,000 tourists in 2022 and project attracting 6 million tourists in 2023.

Media reported Indonesia project to attract in 2023 a total of 7.4 million international inbound of whom 250,000 from China.

Media reported Cambodia project to attract in 2023 some 4 million international inbound, and 800,000 to 1 million from China.

Media reported Malaysia project to attract in 2023 a total of 16 million international inbound of whom 5 million from China.

On inbound travelers from China, South Korea will from March 1 stop requiring them to take PCR test on arrival but continue requiring them to produce negative PCR test result before boarding plane to the country until March 10.

Hong Kong government list 22 study tour itineraries to the mainland (China) for F.4 and F.5 students this year who shall participate between April and end of the current school year. Among these 22 itineraries, 8 are for 1 day, 6 for two days, and 8 for 3 days.

Hong Kong government list 22 study tour itineraries to the mainland (China) for F.4 and F.5 students this year who shall participate between April and end of the current school year. Among these 22 itineraries, 8 are for 1 day, 6 for two days, and 8 for 3 days.

China already resumed regular flights with 58 countries, and 98 Chinese and overseas airlines flied 795 flights in the week from Feb 6 to 12 which up 65% comparing to the week from Jan 2 to 8.

55488 Chinese tourists visited Kenya in the first 8 months of 2022, accounting for 6% of all Kenya’s inbound in that period. Over 80000 Chinese tourists visited Kenya in 2019.

From Feb 20, residents of Hong Kong and Macau can enter Taiwan as FIT based on the same conditions as in the past and there is no new requirement.

Reported by media on Feb 6, Hong Kong Airport handle 70000 to 80000 arriving passengers per day at present, which around 40% of pre-pandemic level and is expected to reach 80% of pre-pandemic levels in December.

After lifting travel restrictions, over 10000 Chinese tourists visited Bali of Indonesia between early Jan and early Feb this year. In 2019, Chinese arrivals totaled 1.2 million and made them the second largest inbound to Bali.

A survey which interviewed in last Oct to Nov over 1000 Hong Kong citizens aged between 18 and 65 who are working found 46% will travel abroad within the coming 3 to 6 months with median of their travel spending at HK$22918 (US$2938).

Totally 359288 travelers from the mainland (China) visited Hong Kong between Jan 8 and Feb 6, which up over 4 times the previous 30 days period.

Hong Kong hotels’ occupancy rate over 90% in pre-pandemic time, and after reopening border with the mainland (China) averaged 60%. Only hotels in shopping areas like Mongkok during the Spring Festival rose to 80%.

Nearly 100,000 tourists from China visited Thailand in the first month of 2023, while package tours from China started in early Feb.

A 6 days 4 nights package tour group to UAE cost each traveler RMB16888; while a 10 days north and south islands of New Zealand tour group cost each traveler RMB26000.

In China (mainland), over 140 weekly flights of more than 40 outbound routes will be resumed in Feb of which over 80% to Asian destinations including around 40% to Hong Kong, Macau and Thailand, based on C-trip data by the end of Jan.

Effective from Feb 6, China (mainland) will remove Covid-19 restrictions on inbound travelers from Hong Kong and Macau, which essentially will include abolishing pre-appointment, daily quota; resuming package tour groups for mainland tourists to visit Hong Kong and Macau; stop requiring PCR test for those not been to other countries and regions within the 7 days before entry; and no quarantine for those with normal health report and inspection at border crossing.

An UAE flight departed at 0 hr. 15 min on Feb 6 from Guangzhou, which carried some 50 Chinese travelers, was the country’s first outbound package tour after the past 3 pandemic years.

During the Spring Festival Golden Week this year, residents from mainland China made 741,000 outbound trips, up 94% over same period last year, and of which 104,000 to Hong Kong.

C-trip, China’s major travel portal, report overall its bookings for outbound travel during the Spring Festival Holiday this year grew 640% comparing to last year.

From China Ministry of Culture & Tourism, the country’s travel agents can from Feb 6 stage outbound tour group or sell outbound ticket hotel package to the following countries: Thailand, Indonesia, Cambodia, Maldives, Sri Lanka, Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, Laos, UAE, Egypt, Kenya, South Africa, Russia, Switzerland, Hungary, New Zealand, Fiji, Cuba and Argentina.

Some 451,000 inbound travelers, up 297% over last year, visited Macau in the Spring Festival Holiday between Jan 21 and 27, of whom 58.6% mainland Chinese and 36.6% or 165,000 Hong Kong residents.

A total of 453,195 Hong Kong citizens departed the city in the 5 days of Spring Festival Holiday from Jan 21 to 25 this year, which up nearly 50 times the number same period last year.

From above survey, 71% of those interested in outbound consider trip from 5 to 10 days, and 45% has a travel budget below RMB20000 or US$2950.

A survey which interviewed 1058 mainland Chinese from 49 cities between Jan 4 and 7 found 40% respondents not planning for outbound trip / holiday in 2023; and rebound of outbound travel will at first rise slowly, quicken in July and continue into Sep and Oct.

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A sentiment survey by a marketing agency in Dec 2022 found over half of the polled mainland Chinese travelers ready to travel soon after restrictions lifted; while another 32% plan traveling within two years. Also, over half will spend more on travel in coming year than they did in pre-pandemic time.

With China reopening border on Jan 8, Thailand recently predict tourist arrivals from China will reach 300,000 in the first quarter, and to 5 million in the year of 2023.

Data from Cirium, an aviation analytics company, show scheduled inbound flights to China in the first quarter this year increased nearly 150%, comparing to same period in 2022.

With China reopening border on Jan 8, Thailand recently predict tourist arrivals from China will reach 300,000 in the first quarter, and to 5 million in the year of 2023.

Media reported on Jan 16 that China expects by the end of March the number of international flights to increase to around 15% to 25% of the pre-pandemic levels.

On Jan 12, Hong Kong Airlines reported operating 30 flights per day in Jan which around 30% pre-pandemic level. Further, it predicts overall capacity will be increased to 70% pre-pandemic by the end of this year, and 100% by middle of next year.

On Jan 13, some travel agents received over 100 phone enquiries within a few hours after the High Speed train started selling ticket, express hope to get approval to resume package tour groups to the mainland and predict business will increase by 30 to 40%.

China recently received applications from some 40 Chinese and foreign airlines to start some 700 flights a week to 34 countries from second half of Jan to Feb, media reported on Jan 11.

Macau on Jan 9, which soon after Macau relax border restrictions, received 35450 arrivals and among them 5769 came from Hong Kong, which respectively up 1.2 times and 3 times the daily average last year.

From Jan 13 to Mar 31, Hong Kong residents buying cross border bus or ferry ticket to Macau will get a free return ticket, but the free ticket must have a date different from the departure date which means the Hong Kong traveler shall at least stay one night in Macau.

Attending the Toy Fair held by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (TDC) in the second week of January this year were 250 exhibitors from mainland China, of whom 120 from Guangdong.

A total of 5046 travelers from the mainland, an increase of 230% compared to Jan 1, entered Hong Kong on Jan 8 which the first day when the border reopened.

KLOOK, a leading Travel Portal surveyed 9 Asian markets, namely, Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam, on their travel behavior in 2023, media reported in end Dec of 2022. It found Asian travelers more inclined planning longer overseas holiday. Specifically, over 50% prepared to plan holiday longer than 6 days.

The above survey around 81% respondents anticipate take an overseas holiday in 2023, and 42% even will plan at least taking 2 such trips.

Located in the northeastern part of China, the Jilin Province has by the end of 2022 has 75 skiing grounds which can handle daily around 100,000 skiers, and rank top in the country. Reportedly, tourists from southern parts of China now account for over 50% of clients

In the first phase, the border between mainland and Hong Kong will reopen from Jan 8. Daily, 60000 travelers from Hong Kong can cross border into the mainland by land, air, ferry or Bus via the Mega Bridge. Travelers via land crossings shall, before departure, check first if required to register online. Latest on Jan 15, Hong Kong and Shenzhen will conduct a review and discuss about arrangement in the next phase.

According to the Hong Kong Secretary of Transport, high speed train services will be resumed the latest on Jan 15.

Cathay will more than double number of flights to the mainland. From Jan 14, weekly there will be 61 pairs of flights connecting Hong Kong with 13 mainland cities. The Airline targets to increase to over 100 pairs of flight each week in March.

C-trip, China's leading travel portal, reported on Jan 2 that bookings of outbound air ticket during the New Year Holiday grew 145% over last year, while bookings for coming Spring Festival Holiday grew 260%. Popular outbound destinations include Taipei, Macau, Seoul, Singapore, Hong Kong, Bangkok, Tokyo, London, LA and Sydney.

China Ministry of Culture & Tourism project the country’s domestic travelers during the New Year Holiday totaled 52.71 million, up 0.44% over last year but only around 42.8% of 2019 level; who generate tourism revenue of RMB26.52 billion, which up 4% over last year.

The HSBC survey found those between 35 and 44 spend an average of HK$73000 per month; between 35 and 44 spending HK$73000 per month; between 28 and 34 spending monthly HK$50000; and those between 23 and 27 spending monthly HK$27000.

Based on spending of its account and credit card holders in first 11 months of 2022, HSBC found those between 45 and 64 spend 45% to 54% of their monthly spending on leisure, entertainment and travel, and rank top spender among other age groups.

The HSBC study found by total monthly spending those aged between 45 and 55 with average spending of HK$83000 ranked top, which followed by those between 55 and 64 who on average spend HK$74000 per month.