First Half 2013 Saw Increase In Travelers Enjoying A Stay In Hong Kong

The figures announced in August by the Tourism Board Hong Kong (HKTB) showed 25,365,853 people visited Hong Kong in the period from January for six months to June 2013, an increase of 13.6 percent from the 22,322 registered .754 the same period in 2012.

Arrivals in June 2013, a 16 percent increase over the same month last year, 3620912-4201331 recorded.

For the six months January to June period, arrivals from mainland China rose 20.7 percent on-year to 18,815,195. Arrivals from short-haul markets in Asia (excluding China) collectively fell 3.2 percent to 3,978,322. Arrivals from the markets of USA, Canada, UK, France, Germany and Australia have declined together long term and 3.9 percent to 2,125,402.

The "new markets" of India, the Middle East Markets GCC, Russia, the Netherlands and Vietnam growth in arrivals, with the exception of the Netherlands. The total group of these source markets was 446, 934 for an annual increase of 6.5 percent. Including Russia experienced strong growth, with the arrival of 26.3 percent to 117,906, making it the second largest European market for Hong Kong Russia after the United Kingdom.

Among the greatest efforts to promote abroad the HKTB scheduled for the second half of 2013 is the position of Hong Kong as a tourist destination during the practice winter in Russia, a popular time for travel Russian holiday. This follows the launch of the first travel guide to Hong Kong in Russian.

In terms of visitor arrivals during the night, the HKTB reported an increase of 8.7 percent per year during the period between January and June this year, a total of 11,940,611. These overnight visitor arrivals accounted for 47 percent of total visitors in the first half of 2013.

The international airport of Hong Kong announced for their new record monthly passenger movements and flight achieved in July 2013. passenger throughput for the month showed an increase of 7.7 percent per year in the period to $ 5.4 million, surpassing the previous record of 5.2 million set in August 2012. Flight movements reached 32,120 - 7.5 percent compared with the same month of 2012, surpassing the previous record set in May 2013.

The airport - which just celebrated its 15th anniversary - was similarly bullish momentum throughout the year to date July 2013, passenger traffic in the first seven months of recording a year on year increase 5.2 percent 34.3 million aircraft movements increased by 5.5 percent to 212.790. And the upward momentum continuously 12 months too - 58.2 million passenger trips (4.4 percent year on year) and 362,685 aircraft movements (up 5.4 percent year over year).

In announcing the latest monthly figures, CEO Stanley Hui Hon-chung Airport Authority Hong Kong said the network destination of the flight from Hong Kong International Airport was expanded in July with the launch of a fortnightly service Air China Ordos in Inner Mongolia, and China Airlines three weekly service in Tainan, Taiwan.

The Hong Kong International Airport is served by over 100 airlines to over 180 locations worldwide, including 44 locations in mainland China operates. The list of companies that serve Hong Kong include major airlines, regional airlines and small farmers in Asia, including British Airways, EVA Air, Emirates, Air France, Delta Air Lines, Hong Kong Airlines, Bangkok Airways, Japan Airlines , Hong Kong Express Airways, Thai Airways International, AirAsia and Qantas.