1-Dec-2010 10:45 AM
Visitor arrivals to Hong Kong up 18% in Oct-2010
Hong Kong Tourism Board reports (30-Nov-2010) visitor arrivals to Hong Kong rose 18% year-on-year in Oct-2010. Details include:
- Visitor arrivals: 3.3 million, +18.0% year-on-year;
- Long-haul: 518,064, +14.6%;
- Americas: 192,500, +19.1%;
- Europe, Africa and the Middle East: 247,546, +13.6%;
- Australia, New Zealand and South Pacific: 78,018, +7.6%;
- Short-haul*: 635,643, +12.8%;
- North Asia: 166,339, +21.4%;
- South and Southeast Asia: 292,368, +15.3%;
- Taiwan: 176,936, +2.4%;
- Mainland China: 2.0 million, +20.7%. [more]
- Long-haul: 518,064, +14.6%;