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Tickets to comedian Jimmy O. Yang’s upcoming shows in Hong Kong were quickly snatched up. Photo: Instagram / @jimmyoyang
China consumption

Have ticket, will travel? China’s concertgoers spur tourism spending spree

Eager fans are criss-crossing China to see their beloved stars – and spending while doing it, providing a much-needed consumption boost.

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Hong Kong property

How Chinese retailers are making the most of Hong Kong’s falling rents

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United States

US police name Chinese and Italian tourists killed in Yellowstone crash

Malaysia

Melaka hails Fan Bingbing as Chinese tourists flock to Malaysian state

Local leader Ab Rauf Yusoh says the actress has ‘triggered an extraordinary wave of interest’ in the state.

Chinese actress Fan Bingbing meets fans at an event to promote tourism in Malaysia’s Melaka state. Photo: Instagram/bingbing_fan
Hong Kong tourism

Opinion | How melding Hong Kong’s traditions and youthful energy can lift tourism

With a blend of history, identity and creativity, the city has what it takes to become Asia’s capital of cultural connection.

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Hong Kong tourism

Hong Kong’s ‘golden week’ tourist numbers rise by better-than-expected 22%

Chief Secretary Eric Chan says 1.1 million people visited Hong Kong during the five-day break.

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US-China trade war

The duty-free island trying to lure Chinese shoppers amid the trade war

Hainan, a tropical island in southern China, has special customs policies allowing shops to maintain low prices even amid sky-high tariffs.

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Shoppers browse an international duty-free mall in Sanya, Hainan province. The island’s duty-free stores are expected to attract more customers amid the trade war with the United States. Photo: Xinhua
Japan

Manga icons like Sailor Moon teach Japanese train etiquette to foreign tourists

The campaign follows a survey indicating that over 60 per cent of Japanese train users have been ‘annoyed’ by the behaviour of foreign tourists.

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Japan

‘Unprepared’ Japan struggles with airport chaos, bin shortages amid tourist boom

Japan’s airport bottlenecks show structural inefficiencies, with outdated procedures and overlapping bureaucracies hindering visitor influx, experts say.

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China travel

What Labour Day tourism, spending say about China’s economic activity

The five-day holiday saw a sharp rise in tourism, and consumers took advantage of a trade-in programme, as China leans more heavily on its domestic market.

Passengers wait for trains at the Tianjin West Railway Station on Monday, the last day of the five-day Labour Day holiday period. China’s railway system transported more than 100 million passengers over the holiday. Photo: Xinhua
Hong Kong tourism

Make all tourists welcome, John Lee tells Hongkongers amid surge in budget tours

‘There will be high-end travellers and there will also be non-high-end travellers, but we must look at tourism as a whole,’ city leader says.

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Tourists flock to a second-hand camera shop during the “golden week” holiday. Photo: Nora Tam
Hong Kong tourism

Boost for Hong Kong businesses over break despite 1.4 million locals leaving

First four days of ‘golden week’ break also saw Hong Kong residents make about 1.4 million trips.

Hong Kong tourism

Call for Hong Kong to fix border internet issues, protect rural areas

Measures suggested by observers after train Wi-fi networks became overloaded and littering increased in parks during ‘golden week’ holiday.

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Alipay and WeChat Pay see booming inbound spending in China for Labour Day

Preliminary data from the country’s two dominant mobile payment apps show two-to-three times the spending from a year ago, much of it from Hong Kong.

QR codes for WeChat Pay (left) and Alipay seen at a grocery store in Beijing on September 19, 2020. Photo: AFP
Hong Kong property

Hong Kong developer rushes out more flats amid surge of mainland buyers

SHKP raises prices by nearly 10 per cent after first two batches sold out at levels 20 per cent below second-hand flats.

A view of Sun Hung Kai Properties’ residential development Sierra Sea in Shap Sze Heung on April 30, 2025. Photo: Edmond So
Hong Kong tourism

Hong Kong ‘golden week’ tourist hits and misses: nicer workers, e-payment poor

Mainland tourists praise more welcoming attitude of restaurant staff but say e-payment services in Hong Kong are still not convenient.

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Hong Kong economy

682,000 mainland tourists enter Hong Kong from May 1 to 3, up 23% year on year

267,000 mainland arrivals on May 2 sets post-Covid record, finance chief reveals, as he pledges to strengthen city’s tourism infrastructure.

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Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong restaurants expect only small ‘golden week’ gain despite tourist boom

Industry leaders forecast a 5 per cent increase in business at most as mainland tourists have tightened their purse strings.

Tourists are flocking to popular spots such as the The Peak. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Hong Kong transport

Hong Kong’s MTR Corp to boost internet capacity after ‘golden week’ ticket chaos

Scores of travellers stuck at Lok Ma Chau station after struggling to generate QR code tickets during rush hour on Friday.

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Being Chinese

Being Chinese | Once a Chinese frog in a well, I’m now living my travel dreams

When China opened up and millions went abroad, it influenced everything from fashion and cuisine to values and perspectives.

China consumption

China’s Labour Day travel boom bodes well for spending, but box office fizzles

Visa-free entries and generous tax refunds for inbound travellers are helping to shore up tourism at a time when the economy needs a jolt.

A foreign tourist poses for a photo with a performer at the Tianjin International Cruise Home Port in Tianjin on Thursday. Photo: Xinhua
Hong Kong tourism

Hong Kong enjoys 27% surge in visitor numbers for Labour Day ‘golden week’ holiday

About 222,000 were mainlanders, representing a 22 per cent increase, while 45,000 were from other places, representing a roughly 50 per cent jump.

Hikers visit the High Island Reservoir during the Labour Day holiday. Photo: Dickson Lee
Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong welcomes 213,000 mainland tourists as ‘golden week’ break starts

With Labour Day also a public holiday in Hong Kong, more than 281,000 residents head off for other destinations.

Americas and the Caribbean

Cuba pins hopes on Chinese to help save sputtering tourism industry

Cuba seeks boost from China as visitors from Russia, Canada, Spain and Italy decline.

Thailand

‘Is this the Thailand we want?’ Brutal murder exposes tourist boom’s dark side

Police say a Chinese national confessed to the horrific killing of a transgender woman in Pattaya, fuelling concerns about visitor screening.

The body of Woranun Pannacha, 25, was discovered early on Saturday in a rented room in Pattaya. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong economy

Explainer | Cocktails, a drone show and more: what to enjoy in Hong Kong for ‘golden week’

The Post highlights events on both sides of Victoria Harbour, from music to bun scrambling, as city prepares to welcome 840,000 mainland tourists.

A drone show over Victoria Harbour in September last year. Hong Kong is planning drone shows for the ‘golden week’ holiday. Photo: Dickson Lee
Japan

As tourist bookings plunge over earthquake prophecies, Japan shuts down rumours

The Chinese embassy in Tokyo inadvertently added to the fears by warning citizens to take precautions against natural disasters.

Hong Kong politics

Opinion | Amid Hong Kong’s focus on tourist numbers, have we forgotten our workers?

Marches for workers’ rights may be a thing of the past but serious issues remain, from imported labour to sexual harassment and construction safety.

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