Hong Kong : 45 million visitors received in 2024
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Hong Kong : The provisional full-year visitor arrivals for 2024 were close to 45 million, up 31% year on year, according to a statement released by Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) .Hong Kong received 4.26 million visitors in December last year.
The Mainland remained the largest visitor source market for Hong Kong, contributing to about
34 million visitor arrivals, up 27% year on year. Mainland visitors also accounted for about three
quarters of all visitors last year. Arrivals during the Lunar New Year holidays, Labour Day and
National Day Golden Weeks were satisfactory.
Hong Kong received a total of 10.5 million non-Mainland visitors in 2024, up 44% from
previous year. As flight capacity continued to increase, non-Mainland visitor arrivals exceeded a
million for two consecutive months in November and December 2024.
Among short-haul arrivals, Southeast Asian markets were impressive, especially the Philippines, with a record-breaking annual total of 1.2 million visitors from the country. Arrivals from Indonesia and Malaysia increased by 43% and 50% year on year respectively, and the number of Indian visitors increased by more than 70% from 2023.
As flight capacity gradually resumed, visitors from long-haul markets, including the US, Canada,
Australia and Europe, also grew by more than 50%. Canada and Australia performed exceptionally
well in the fourth quarter.
Overnight visitors accounted for half of all visitors, with a high visitor satisfaction rate
Overnight visitors accounted for half of all visitors in 2024, with an average length of stay of
3.2 nights in Hong Kong.
“Leveraging various new measures benefitting Hong Kong announced by the Central Government and the new ‘Development Blueprint for Hong Kong’s Tourism Industry 2.0’, together with our core tourism appeal, HKTB will do its best to step up promotions in target markets and visitor segments to attract visitors with a wide range of tourism products and experiences. We hope to attract not only one-time visitors, but visitors who look forward to visiting Hong Kong repeatedly,” said Dane Cheng, HKTB Executive Director.
16 January 2024
Image : New Year celebration in Hong Kong ( HKTB)
