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Taiwan’s diverse tourism offeringsedit
The Financial Express – Online
The area has many high end resorts, beach hotels and B&B accommodation options for travellers of all categories, mostly coming from Hong Kong and Mainland China. The destination is now focusing on the Middle East market also, and the Moroccan themed luxurious boutique property, Amanda Hotel, is an interesting stay option with excellent restaurants.
Airport Dining Rooms So Fancy Business Class Is Excludededit
Financial Chronicle – Print | Mumbai, Delhi, and Bangalore
American focused heavily on the airport dining experience of its one world marketing alliance partners Qantas Airways Ltd. in Sydney, Cathay pacific Airways Ltd. in Hong Kong, and British Airways in London. (Cathay’s Pier Lounge in Hong Kong offers not only upscale dining but also a spa for pre and post flight foot massages.)
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Hong Kong bound? Here’s everything you need to know about its historyedit
Hindustan Times – Online
Modern-day Hong Kong is best known for its sprawl of skyscrapers, a bustling financial hub off the southern coast of mainland China and a regional conduit for trade.
But the territory was once a quiet backwater of rural hamlets and fishing communities, where mountainous terrain dominated sparse human settlement. Here’s how the city has changed twenty years since it was handed back to China by former colonial power Britain:
Tourism has now emerged as an integral part of Hong Kong’s economyedit
Travel And Tour World – Online
Last year, the number of mainland tourists to Hong Kong went to 42.77 million, roughly 18 times higher than the 2.36 million recorded in 1997, according to statistics released by the Hong Kong Tourism Board. Mainland visitors now account for about 76 percent of all tourists to Hong Kong.
Support for Hong Kong’s Bid Grows as Final Decision Approachesedit
EPEAK – Online
This last week, members of the Hong Kong government joined supporters from the religious and business communities to rally in support of Hong Kong’s bid to host the 2022 Gay Games. Evaluators from the Federation of Gay Games (FGG) recently visited the region to assess the city ability to host the Games.
Hong Kong looks for ways to boost travel industryedit
EMIS – Online
Authorities are now eyeing the city’s untapped potential in cultural and green tourism. Hong Kong needs to step up efforts to stage more art fairs and by offering greater accessibility for artists. On the green tourism side, the city should highlight its parks that serve as habitat for migratory birds and numerous species of insects, industry experts told China Daily.
Hong Kong Book Fair Opens Next Month with About 670 International Exhibitorsedit
Travel World Online – Online
In keeping with the travel theme, this year’s Book Fair Art Gallery, to be located outside the 3/F convention hall, will showcase a thematic exhibition “Around the World Through Words”. The exhibition will feature a number of Hong Kong travel writers with varied backgrounds covering litterateurs, cruise expert, explorer, historians, war correspondent, novelist as well as writer and photographer, of which Leung Ping Kwan (Ye Si), Xi Xi, Rebecca Lee and Zhou Yijun are included.
Eight-metre high sculpture to protest Hong Kong shark fin tradeedit
The New Indian Express – Print | Bangalore
A towering shark fin sculpture is the latest addition to Hong Kong’s harbor front as part of an artistic push against the infamous trade. Hong Kong is one of the world’s biggest markets for shark fin, which is viewed by many Asians as a delicacy and is often served as a soup at expensive Chinese banquets.
Belonging has changed Hong Kongedit
The Statesman – Print | The Statesman
Hong Kong’s development over the past 20 years shows how well the system built on the one country, two systems principle works, Leung said. He spoke in Hong Kong at a recent group interview focused on the 20th anniversary of Hong Kong’s return to China.
Sports and Leisure Expo to Debut Alongside Hong Kong Book Fairedit
Travel World Online – Online
The inaugural Hong Kong Sports and Leisure Expo, organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), will be held 21-25 July at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. More than 90 exhibitors from Hong Kong, the Chinese mainland, Japan and Korea will showcase sports and leisure products as well as services from more than 120 brands. To provide visitors with a new shopping and leisure experience, the HKTDC will also organise over 40 on-site events. The new expo offers prime summer activities to cater for different age groups and interests.