Between March and May this year, TKS sent online invitation to join this survey largely to MICE visitors of ITE from the travel and MICE trade in Hong Kong and neighboring cities. Though a late start in 2023 comparing to the public, by mid- 2024 some 60% of MICE survey respondents restarted recovery while nearly 70% expect full recovery by mid-2025. While there certainly are attempts to control costs, around half respondents will keep or spend more. With say flight cost yet to go back to pre-pandemic level, organizations are realistic on per capita spending. While majority think there will be a new normal in post pandemic O/B MICE, sustainability remains highly important. Likely, negative impacts more focus on holding fewer activity with fewer participants. ... Full Text

[Organizer] ITE Hong Kong - Sep24 Updates... Full Text

The latest ITE Public Visitor Survey was held online in some 30 days from May to June in 2024, collected 3740 replies. Survey found the total percentage of those traveling to outside Asia in the second half this year some 80% higher than in the first half year! Their top objectives of visiting ITE are respectively to collect info for plan coming holidays (34.6%); find new destinations / travel themes (27.2%); and buy and/or book travel products (21%). Above supportive they are premium FIT... Full Text

In July this year, media reported Hong Kong residents made 49.5 million departures in the first half of 2024, which up 72.5% over same period last year.... Full Text

ITE Hong Kong's only and Asia's major international travel fair will next be held from June 12 to 15, 2025 at Halls 1A to 1E of Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.... Full Text

ITE, Hong Kong's only international and Asia's leading outbound travel fair, was held successfully from June 13 to 16 in Halls 1A to 1E of the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre (HKCEC)! Advancing on all fronts, ITE this year set new records on scale, number of exhibitors and visitors, resumed more services, and add new trade events and special display on theme travel etc., thus continue “Forwarding to Full Recovery”. ... Full Text

ITE Hong Kong 2024 opened today (June 13) at 11.00 am, and officiated the opening is Acting Tourism Commissioner for Tourism, Ms. Joanne CHU, Tourism Commission, Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau of Hong Kong SAR Government.... Full Text

As confirmed by the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau, please be informed Ms. CHU Shui Man, Joanne, will be the Guest of Honour for ITE Hong Kong 2024 in the capacity of Acting Commissioner for Tourism, Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau of Hong Kong SAR Government. ... Full Text

ITE, Hong Kong’s only international and Asia’s leading outbound travel fair, will this year add 20 newly exhibiting countries and regions (ECR), half of which from outside Asia. In all, we expect some 500 exhibitors, which include official pavilions and independents and around 80% of them from outside and overseas; and over 60 ECRs. Making headway, ITE this year continues forwarding to full recovery!... Full Text

The 38th International Travel Expo- ITE Hong Kong will be held from 13 to 16 June 2024 at Hall 1A-1E of HKCEC. Editors, Journalists & Reporters are welcomed to attend the press-show press conference on 5 June (Wed).... Full Text

ITE2024 - Bigger and More International - this year will have more new exhibitors from repeating pavilions and new exhibiting countries and regions like Bulgaria, Cuba, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Marianas, Pakistan, Seychelles, South Africa, Tanzania, Turkmenistan and Zagreb. A bigger ITE2024 will also highlight new and repeating travel themes of Island Paradise, Study Tour, Sustainable and Alpine Ice Snow Tourism, Night Markets and the Great Bay Area etc. ... Full Text

A recent Hong Kong survey which collected 812 replies in three days found 60% respondents plan to take ice and snow (here below called "I&S") holiday in the next two years, despite only 21.9% have taken I&S holiday in the past. Thus, I&S travel which includes elements like skiing, aurora and snow festival etc. gaining popularity!... Full Text

Support for sustainable tourism development in the digital age has been growing! The integration of the tourism sector with technology promises to yield substantial benefits for travelers, the travel trade, and the world. Titled “Charting the Digital Path: The Intersection of Technology and Sustainable Tourism”, the Forum is organized by Hong Kong Metropolitan University (HKMU), and co-organized by TKS Exhibition Services Ltd., the organizer of ITE. ... Full Text

In 2023, departure in December 5.3 times that of January; and total for whole year already back to 76.8% of the pre-pandemic 2019!... Full Text

On the success of its first competition last year, the organizer of ITE Hong Kong, TKS and ILEA Asia Chapter will again cooperate to hold the 2024 Youth Study Tour Itinerary Competition (The Competition) which will have its Awards Presentation Ceremony in ITE Hong Kong 2024... Full Text

This year, we launch the new Buyer Assistance Program (BAP) which target to facilitate mainly those buyers who will have own business purposes to visit ITE. By subsidizing partially their traveling costs we will only take up a minor part of the staying time in the fairground to meet at stand or in "Quick Dating" session other exhibitors arranged by the organizer, while leaving a major part of their staying time to take care of their own businesses like meeting"old friends" and new exhibitors they identify in the fairground... Full Text

In the whole year of 2023, Hong Kong residents made a total of 72.2 million departures, up 3312% from the previous year, and 76.8% of pre-pandemic 2019.... Full Text

Hong Kong Outbound Growing! From January to October 2023, Hong Kong air-tickets sales totaled HK$15.1 billion while residents made 56 million departures, respectively 1.9 times and 70% pre-pandemic! A Hong Kong survey conducted in November 2023 collected 4874 replies, found 72% respondent plan traveling abroad in the coming 6 months! Since 2021, physical ITE been held successfully each year in HKCEC. Specifically, ITE 2023 which used 4 halls of HKCEC already recovered to 80% pre-pandemic level. Targeting full recovery, ITE 2024 will use 5 halls of Hall 1A to 1E of HKCEC.... Full Text