Tourism in Hong Kong | hong kong inbound tourist
PeakTramcanreachVictoriaPeakonHongKongIslandThetourismindustryhasbeenanimportantpartoftheeconomyofHongKongsinceitshiftedtoaservicesectormodelinthelate1980sandearly90s.TherehasbeenasharpincreaseofdomestictouristsfromMainlandChinafollowingtheintroductionoftheIndividualVisitScheme(IVS)in2003.Background[edit]ThetotaltourismexpenditureassociatedwithinboundtourismreachedHK$7,333percapitain2011.AccordingtotheHongKongTourismBoard(HKTB)OverallvisitorarrivalstoHongKongin2010totalledjustover36million,a...
Peak Tram can reach Victoria Peak on Hong Kong IslandThe tourism industry has been an important part of the economy of Hong Kong since it shifted to a service sector model in the late 1980s and early 90s. There has been a sharp increase of domestic tourists from Mainland China following the introduction of the Individual Visit Scheme (IVS) in 2003.
Background[edit]The total tourism expenditure associated with inbound tourism reached HK$7,333 per capita in 2011. According to the Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) Overall visitor arrivals to Hong Kong in 2010 totalled just over 36 million, a 21.8% increase over the previous year. The numbers included approximately 22.5 million mainland Chinese arrivals, 8.2 million short-haul (excluding Mainland) arrivals, and 4.8 million long-haul arrivals.[1] In July 2011 more than 3.8 million visitors arrived in Hong Kong, equivalent to more than half of Hong Kongs population and setting an outright record for a single month...