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These overseas destinations are travellers’ favouritesedit
NDTV – Online
There has been a whopping 52 per cent uptake in overall bookings compared to last year in airlines, hotel and tour package reservations, FCM Travel Solutions (Indian subsidiary of FCTG, Australia) Executive Director, Leisure Businesses Shravan Gupta told PTI here. He said popular short haul destinations such as Dubai, Singapore, Hong Kong, Macau and Thailand have witnessed a growth of 41 per cent from last year.
Popularity of long weekends growing among Indians: Expertsedit
Business Standard – Print – Mumbai and Bangalore
There has been a whopping 52 per cent uptake in overall bookings compared to last year in airlines, hotel and tour package reservations, FCM Travel Solutions (Indian subsidiary of FCTG, Australia) Executive Director, Leisure Businesses Shravan Gupta said. He also said that the popular short haul destinations such as Dubai, Singapore, Hong Kong, Macau and Thailand have witnessed a growth of 41 per cent from last year.
China & Hong Kong sign pact for enhancing tourism co-operationedit
Travel And Tour World – Online
Aiming to boost tourism co-operation, China and Hong Kong ink Agreement on Furthering Tourism Cooperation between CNTA and Hong Kong Commerce and Economic Development Bureau. CNTA chairman Li Jinzao welcomed Hong Kong delegation headed by chief executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor.
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Rowers display agility at the annual Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in New Yorkedit
The New Indian Express – Online
The 27th annual Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival drew hundreds of participants to New York. asa and jeweler Chow Tai Fook. A Buddhist Monk from the World Chan Buddhist Association, performing the traditional Awakening Blessing of the Dragon Boats during the festival is seen in the picture. A Shaolin martial artist from the New York Shaolin Temple in Flushing, Queens, performs during the Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival A boat returns to the docks after a race during the Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival.
Hong Kong to Transform into a Multi-Sensory Animated Experience at Nightedit
New Kerala – Online
Summer nights in Hong Kong will mesmerize visitors with a spectacular multi-media display of dazzling lighting, 3D visuals, cutting-edge technology, and special music and audio effects in the return of the internationally-acclaimed Hong Kong Pulse Light Show.
Hong Kong dragon boat awakening ceremony held in New Yorkedit
Deccan Chronicle – Online
The 27th annual Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival drew hundreds of participants at Flushing Meadows Corona Park in the borough of Queens. (Photo: AP) A boat moves into position for the start of a race during the Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in the Queens borough of New York, Sunday, Aug. 13, 2017.
Hong Kong to Transform into a Multi-Sensory Animated Experience at Nightedit
PR News Wire – Online
Markets Insider – Online
“Behind a team of creative professionals and with the use of today’s latest technology, the Hong Kong Pulse Light Show will enrich the guests’ experience in showcasing our city’s great diversity as well as inject additional energy to what is already a fantastic nightlife atmosphere,” said Bill Flora, Director USA at the Hong Kong Tourism Board.
Hundreds participate in Hong Kong dragon boat festivaledit
The Asian Age – Online
The 27th annual Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival drew hundreds of participants at Flushing Meadows Corona Park in the borough of Queens. (Photo: AP) A Buddhist Monk from the World Chan Buddhist Association, performs the traditional Awakening Blessing of the Dragon Boats during the Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival Awakening Ceremony in New York’s Times Square, Thursday, July 20, 2017.
The brand new Hong Kong Pulse Light Showedit
Travel Daily News – Online
The Hong Kong Pulse Light Show, organized by the Hong Kong Tourism Board(HKTB), is back on stage this summer, after attracting over 2.3 million spectators over the years. Running from 11 August to 2 September, the new version will go beyond just a light show, with playful elements added that touch every sensory point from every angle in the Open Piazza at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre in Tsim Sha Tsui.