Hong Kong outbound in 2014 to major destinations continued rising in 2014, and outlook remains positive! Hong Kong travel agents’ outbound business during last Lunar New Year Holiday grew 44%, while that during Easter projected to grow 10%! For example, highly popular among Hong Kong travelers are tours to Europe during Easter despite prices, on average, rose 38%! In 2013, Hong Kong spent US$21 billion on international tourism, which was around 20% that of all mainland China, and ranked world’s 15th largest source market.
With its own China passport, Hong Kong citizens can visit visa free over 140 countries and regions, and English remains an official language.
To 2014 %
Japan 925,888 +24.1%
Singapore 630,714 +16.8%
S.Korea 558,377 +39.4%
Canada 141,852 +6.3%
Australia 200,600 (till Sep) +14.8%
Data Source from respective tourism bureaus / official’s inbound tourism statistics
As the only of its kind in Hong Kong, the travel fair of ITE & MICE 2015, which co-locates the 29th ITE (leisure) and the 10th ITE MICE, will next be held from June 11 to 14, 2015 at halls 1A to 1E of the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre (HKCEC). It highlights travel themes of Overseas Wedding, Sport Tourism, Travel Photography, Wellness and Cruise etc; some 20 trade seminars and 80 public seminars; and Business Matching etc.
ITE & MICE last drew around 650 exhibitors (85% overseas) coming from some 50 countries and regions; 12000 buyers and trade visitors in the two trade days, with 74% from Hong Kong and 19% from China particularly Guangdong (by sectors 2588 from MICE & Corporate Travel and 6522 from travel agents); 75000 visitors in two public days with 83% prefer FIT / private tour group!
Organized by TKS Exhibition Services Ltd, ITE & MICE thus covers, under one roof, the regional travel trade, MICE and affluent FIT. For Exhibiting (Inquiry Form HERE) | For Visiting (Online Pre-registration HERE). Expo’s details, www.itehk.com or contact us via email travel@tkshk.com
