31-Jan-2011 10:38 AM
Visitor arrivals to Hong Kong up 21.8% in 2010
Hong Kong Tourism Board reports (28-Jan-2011) visitor arrivals to Hong Kong rose 21.8% year-on-year in 2010. Details include:
- Visitor arrivals: 36.0 million, +21.8% year-on-year;
- Long-haul: 4.7 million, +10.5%;
- Americas: 1.7 million, +11.6%;
- Europe, Africa and the Middle East: 2.2 million, +10.4%;
- Australia, New Zealand and South Pacific: 768,524, +8.6%;
- Short-haul*: 7.9 million, +17.2%;
- North Asia: 2.2 million, +21.1%;
- South and Southeast Asia: 3.5 million, +21.3%;
- Taiwan: 2.2 million, +7.7%;
- Mainland China: 22.7 million, +26.3%. [more]
- Long-haul: 4.7 million, +10.5%;