Coronavirus: online searches soar after Hong Kong says it will lift flight ban on 9 countries including US, UK and Canada
- Expedia says searches on its platform for flights to Hong Kong jumped 285 per cent in the 48 hours since city’s announcement on Monday
- About 25 per cent of the searches are from Britain, 15 per cent from the US and more than 10 per cent from Canada, according to its data
About 25 per cent of the searches came from Britain, 15 per cent from the United States, more than 10 per cent from Canada, 10 per cent from Australia and 5 per cent from the Philippines.
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Flights from nine countries, namely Australia, Canada, France, India, Nepal, Pakistan, the Philippines, Britain and the US, will now be able to resume from April 1 after being suspended since January 8.
Only vaccinated Hong Kong residents will be allowed in from those countries and will only need to undergo seven days of mandatory hotel quarantine rather than 14, if they test negative for the coronavirus on the sixth and seventh days of arrival.
Expedia said overall searches on outbound Hong Kong flights also surged 90 per cent following the announcement, with London, Bangkok, Vancouver, Toronto and Tokyo among the most searched destinations.
