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last updated:
9 September, 2024
People visit Sensoji Temple, a popular tourist location in Tokyo. Photo: AFP
Japan

Why Japan is the No 1 travel destination for Chinese tourists

The weak yen has spurred many Chinese nationals to visit Japan, while food is the biggest motivator for them to travel to the region.

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Hong Kong tourism

Call to expand Hong Kong multiple-entry visas to Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou

Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong restaurants pull in HK$27.6 billion in fourth quarter

Lunar New Year

China’s Lunar New Year spending spree offers hope for consumption boost

Statistics indicate domestic consumption broke several records during this year’s holiday, with lower-end spending seeing the biggest gains.

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China saw a large increase in domestic consumption over the recently concluded Lunar New Year holiday. Photo: Future Publishing via Getty Images
Hong Kong tourism

Uptick in mainland Chinese, foreign visitors to Hong Kong over Lunar New Year

Data shows 1.6 million mainland visitors arrived between January 25 and February 4, a 3.5 per cent increase over the same period last year.

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Hong Kong property

Restaurants Eggslut, The Ark to shut Hong Kong outlets amid retail upheaval

Burger joint The Ark is closing its Russell Street outlet later this week and plans to relocate to Shenzhen to follow the shift in spending patterns.

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Asia travel

Staged China rural scenes go viral, tourists pay US$40 to film them

Rural residents in China’s Fujian province have gone viral on Douyin and RedNote by indulging visitors’ nostalgia with staged country scenes.

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Chen Weizuo (centre) poses for tourists with his buffalo in Xiapu, in eastern China’s Fujian province, on December 11, 2024. The 62-year-old, who charges up to 300 yuan for a photo, poses several times a day and rents costumes for extra income. Photo: AFP
Lunar New Year

‘Little luxuries’: China’s crystal industry shimmers amid economic unease

Crystals with perceived properties to heal and enhance career prospects are increasingly becoming a source of hope and comfort in tough times.

Artificial intelligence

Lunar New Year travellers try to outsmart algorithms for cheaper fares

Concerns of algorithm abuse, such as unfair pricing targeting different demographics, have prompted users to try creative solutions.

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Banking & finance

From fireworks to cash, Hong Kong banks vie for mainland new year visitors

With 1.43 million mainlanders expected during the ‘golden week’, the city’s lenders prepare a slew of enticements.

Tourists and residents visit the Avenue of Stars in Tsim Sha Tsui on January 26, during the run up to Lunar New Year. Photo: Dickson Lee
Lunar New Year

Chinese tourists, wary of Thailand, plan other stops for Lunar New Year travel

Worried for their safety, China’s outbound tourists have pulled back on Thailand travel plans, opting for Japan and Malaysia as alternatives.

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Thailand, typically a popular destination for Chinese tourists, has lost some appeal after a high-profile kidnapping has caused safety concerns. Photo: EPA-EFE
Hong Kong property

Hong Kong developer Hang Lung diversifies amid consumer challenges

‘We have to improve ourselves and make sure that our offering is relevant,’ CEO Weber Lo says.

Thailand

Thai PM’s AI video aims to calm Chinese tourists’ nerves as bookings dip

Abduction of Chinese actor Wang Xing sent shock waves through Thailand’s tourism industry, which relies heavily on travellers from China.

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China’s Communist Party

China’s anti-spy agency urges travellers to guard state secrets during holiday

As Lunar New Year approaches, anti-espionage authority warns Chinese tourists that foreign agents could try to steal sensitive data.

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China’s outbound travel has rebounded substantially in the last two years from the low levels during the Covid-19 pandemic. Photo: EPA-EFE
Hong Kong tourism

Opinion | How Hong Kong can ride the ‘China travel’ wave to boost tourism

Hong Kong and the mainland are seeing rises in foreign arrivals, and working together could drive the city’s tourism industry to new heights.

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A tourist takes a photo from an open-top bus on November 21, 2024. Photo: May Tse
Crime in Hong Kong

Thailand assures Hongkongers over safety amid forced labour scams

Thai consulate in Hong Kong says country is working with neighbouring countries to clamp down on scam farms.

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New Zealand

New Zealand ‘wants all tourists’ as it prioritises sector

This is a move away from the previous Labour government’s plans for higher-value visitors.

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Thailand

Thai government under pressure to revise visa-free policy for Chinese tourists

Thai senator urges roll-out of visa-on-arrival initiative for Chinese tourists that will require them to give details of their travel itinerary.

Chinese tourists do a Thai traditional greeting while posing for photographs at the Temple of Dawn, or Wat Arun, in Bangkok, Thailand, earlier in January. Photo: EPA-EFE
Taiwan

Mainland China gives green light for first post-Covid group tours to Taiwan

Groups from Fujian and Shanghai are the first to be allowed to visit the island in a move Beijing says will help ‘strengthen exchanges’.

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Thailand

Thailand seeks to soothe Chinese visitors’ scam centre fears

Thai tour operators say booking cancellations from Chinese visitors surged following news of an actor who was rescued from a scam centre.

Hong Kong tourism

Shenzhen residents make 1 million trips to Hong Kong since return of visa scheme

Mainland authorities have issued 299,000 multi-entry permits to Hong Kong since December 1.

Shenzhen residents have been able to apply for multi-entry permits to Hong Kong since December 1. Photo: May Tse
China's economic recovery

China’s aviation sector in clear skies of profit after 4 turbulent years

Civil aviation in China returned to profitability in 2024, the industry’s first positive return after four years of pandemic-induced losses.

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Increases in passenger volume have helped to bring China’s civil aviation sector back into profitability. Photo: Xinhua
Hong Kong society

Hong Kong’s Eason Chan axes Thai show over ‘safety issues’ for Chinese citizens

Cantopop star’s concert, scheduled for February 22, axed just days after mainland actor reported missing and later rescued.

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Malaysia

Family seeks US$378,356 compensation for Chinese tourists killed in Malaysia

A father and daughter died after an uprooted tree and part of a wall fell on their car in Penang.

Asia travel

Chinese cancel Thai holidays as actor Wang Xing’s kidnapping fuels safety fears

Thailand is expected to take a tourism and economic hit from Lunar New Year trip cancellations.

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A handout photo from the Royal Thai Police shows Chinese actor Wang Xing being escorted by officers after returning from Myanmar, at the police airport in Bangkok, Thailand, on Tuesday. Photo: EPA-EFE
South Korea martial law 2024

China’s investors, tourists hit pause to size up risks of turmoil in Seoul

With the political crisis in South Korea unlikely to abate, analysts say China’s businesspeople and travellers are assessing their options.

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Trade, investment and tourism between China and South Korea has been muted in the wake of the political crisis in Seoul. Photo: AFP
Indonesia

Bali to curb HMPV cases, steps up checks on visitors from China and Malaysia

The Indonesian government says HMPV is not a deadly virus and advises locals to maintain good hygiene.

Cathay Pacific

2 Cathay passengers charged over scuffle on flight from Japan to Hong Kong

Woman from Hong Kong and another from mainland China arrested after altercation that allegedly involved throwing items at each other.

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