28-Mar-2011 11:15 AM
Visitor arrivals to Hong Kong up 2% in Feb-2011
Hong Kong Tourism Board reports (25-Mar-2011) visitor arrivals to Hong Kong rose 2% year-on-year in Feb-2011. Details include:
- Visitor arrivals: 2.9 million, +2% year-on-year;
- Long-haul: 292,355, +6.5%;
- Americas: 107,691, +9.1%;
- Europe, Africa and the Middle East: 141,806, +6.0%;
- Australia, New Zealand and South Pacific: 42,858, +1.7%;
- Short-haul*: 564,076, +7.6%;
- North Asia: 190,027, +19.5%;
- South and Southeast Asia: 208,270, +18%;
- Taiwan: 165,779, -12.1%;
- Mainland China: 2.0 million, -0.1%. [more]
- Long-haul: 292,355, +6.5%;