25-Oct-2010 10:19 AM
Hong Kong visitor arrivals up 21% in Sep-2010
Hong Kong Tourism Board reports tourist arrivals up 21% - traffic highlights in Sep-2010:
- Passenger numbers: 2.7 million, +21.2%;
- Long-haul markets: 378,786, +18.5%;
- North and South America: 138,108, +23.2%;
- Europe, Africa, Middle East: 164,780, +14.9%;
- South Pacific: 75,898, +18.3%;
- Short-haul (excluding China/Macau): 666,676, +18.9%;
- North Asia: 194,557, +20.4%;
- Southeast Asia: 302,116, +20.3%;
- Taiwan: 170,003, +14.8%;
- Mainland China: 1.6 million, +22.7%. [more]
HKTB: "For emerging markets, benefitting from such favourable factors as economic improvements and expanded flight capacity, continual growth was registered in arrivals from Russia (+107.2%) and the Middle East (+31.7%). In India, the country's fast-growing economy has led to strong demand for outbound travel, especially among both family and business segments, causing overall arrivals to Hong Kong to increase by 27.7% in September 2010." Company Statement. Source: Hong Kong Tourism Board, 22-Oct-2010.