Plenty Of Flights To Hong Kong Provide A Weekend Getaway For Asian Travelers

The selection of flights to Hong Kong and the relatively short flight makes the "Pearl of the Orient" easy access to other cities in Asia, presenting the weekend vacationers the opportunity to fly Hong Kong on Friday evening, or maybe in the evening and catch a flight Sunday or early Monday afternoon.

Between Beijing and Hong Kong, for example, include services operated by Cathay Pacific Airways, Hong Kong Airlines, China Southern Airlines, Dragonair and Air China Limited. And the Bangkok-Hong Kong route, for example, is served by the likes of Thai Airways International, Hong Kong Airlines, Cathay Pacific Airways, Emirates and Air New Zealand.

And having arrived at Hong Kong International Airport, getting into the city is not big hassle. The Airport Express service offers passengers the plant in less than 30 minutes, with trains departing every 10 to 12 minutes to midnight. Public buses connect the airport to most areas of Hong Kong, while taxis are another option.

When it comes to finding a place to stay, there are more than 60,000 hotel rooms in Hong Kong offering a selection of board straight. For tourists who arrive without a hotel reservation, no headquarters hotel reservation at Hong Kong International Airport after customs.

Attraction-wise, a weekend in Hong Kong offers up plenty to see - the Avenue of Stars, with celebrity names that have helped make Hong Kong the Hollywood of the East ", the ladies market with its innumerable stalls selling clothing, accessories and souvenirs, to the highest point of the island of Hong Kong The Peak, in the world famous harbor and even the roofs of the city itself.

Pearl of the East is also home to one of five Disney theme parks in the world, Hong Kong Disneyland welcomed over 38 million visitors since its opening in September 2005. Other theme parks include Madame Tussauds Hong Kong and Hong Kong Ocean Park, a theme park of marine life with animal exhibits, rides and shows.

For a touch of green space, there are many parks and public gardens, in the area of ​​Kowloon and Hong Kong Island, the most important of them is the Kowloon Park, Hong Kong Park and Victoria Park. These three parks also host arts and craft fairs fun on Saturday and / or Sunday and holidays.

For events and festivals, Hong Kong scores highly, with an exciting range of each year. In the year 2013, is the Summer Spectacular Hong Kong on 31 August onwards, it offers cultural, shopping, dining, sports and nightlife in the city. Mid-Autumn Festival Hong Kong runs from 14 to 22 September which gives this ancient harvest festival of Chinese modern treatment. Bright headlights mixed with neon signs marking the city and the fire dragon dance in the streets as the festive city beats under the full moon.

Come a little later in the year is the Wine & Food Festival in Hong Kong, a show four days from October 31 to November 3, which is then followed with street parties, wine and dinner, the restaurant offers wine-themed excursions, classes and exhibitions throughout the city until November 30.

Culture and Heritage in Hong Kong also abounds with Taoist temples and Edwardian buildings standing proudly beside the gleaming buildings and commercial skyscrapers. Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220) tombs, ancestral halls of the 13th century, fortified villages, Victorian architecture and relics of World War II provides an overview of Hong Kong travel from a position much thrown at imperial China cosmopolitan metropolis of over 7 million people than it is today.