[Explanation] With the full resumption of "customs clearance" between Hong Kong and the Mainland, mainland tourists to Hong Kong have risen sharply. According to the Hong Kong Immigration Department, as of February 14, the number of mainland tourists visiting Hong Kong this year exceeded 620,000, an increase of about 74 times.
Hong Kong China Travel Service recently launched a series of special travel routes to attract mainland tourists to Hong Kong.
[Same period] Chen Ruidong, general manager of Hong Kong China Travel Service, for example, the most popular attraction in Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Forbidden City (Cultural Museum), the food culture will be combined with the product of the Hong Kong Forbidden City (Cultural Museum), and then some local culture will be combined .
For example, in the old housing estates in Hong Kong, how do we make this traditional seasoning such as shrimp paste.
At the same time, we will also launch our red tourism routes in Hong Kong, such as the Anti-Japanese (Heroes) Monument, the Eighth Route Army Memorial Hall, etc. These are some relatively good red tourism resources.
[Explanation] According to reports, the current increase in mainland tourists is mainly due to self-guided tourists. In order to facilitate mainland tourists to go back and forth on the same day, "China Travel Bus" has also made corresponding adjustments in the schedule.
[Same period] Huang Mingci, General Manager of Shunde China Travel Service Operations, now that we have resumed the early shifts (cars) from the Mainland to Hong Kong after the recovery of free travel, it is to let them come early, shopping and sightseeing for the whole day, and then go back to Hong Kong in the evening Going back, they can come (by car) from this inland area at 7 o'clock in the morning, and they have to go back at 8 o'clock in the evening.
[Explanation] People in the Hong Kong tourism industry said that with the recovery of air transport capacity, Hong Kong's tourism industry is expected to return to 70% of the level before the epidemic in October.
With the arrival of spring and summer, Hong Kong China Travel Service also provides Hong Kong citizens with travel products for flower viewing trips in the Mainland.
[Same period] Chen Ruidong, General Manager of China Travel Service Hong Kong They will all bloom one after another.
Of course, flower viewing is only part of the whole itinerary, and it will also be matched with good local products, such as (tourism) products in small villages and towns with traditional characteristics, which have always been welcomed by Hong Kong citizens.
With the return of air transport capacity to a relatively good normal before the epidemic, I believe it will be able to recover to about 70% before the epidemic by October.
Reporter Liu Xuanting reports from Hong Kong
Responsible editor: [Wang Kai]