Visitor arrivals to Hong Kong up 21.5% in Jan-2011

Hong Kong Tourism Board reports (28-Feb-2011) visitor arrivals to Hong Kong rose 21.5% year-on-year in Jan-2011. Details include:

• Visitor arrivals: 3.6 million, +21.5% year-on-year;
  • Long-haul: 386,052, +1.6%;
    • Americas: 141,504, +5.8%;
    • Europe, Africa and the Middle East: 172,602, -0.1%;
    • Australia, New Zealand and South Pacific: 71,946, -1.9%;
  • Short-haul*: 641,705, +3.8%;
    • North Asia: 215,919, +9.6%;
    • South and Southeast Asia: 243,083, +1.8%;
    • Taiwan: 182,703, +0.3%;
  • Mainland China: 2.5 million, +31.2%. [more]

* Excludes mainland China and Macau.