Hong Kong visitor arrivals hit post-pandemic monthly high in August
Hong Kong has recorded its highest monthly number of visitors since the Covid-19 pandemic, provisional official figures show, with authorities attributing August’s total to a series of international conferences and mega-events. The Hong Kong Tourism Board said on Tuesday that the city received 5.46 million visitors across the month, up 6 per cent from a year earlier and the highest monthly total…
Hong Kong has welcomed its highest number of visitors in a single month since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, with figures released on Tuesday showing a 6 per cent increase compared to the same period last year. The Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) reported that the city received 5.46 million visitors in August, driven by a series of international conferences and mega-events, including the 16th Worldwide Chinese Life Insurance Congress, the 2026 IDA Annual Conference, the Hong Kong Football Festival, and the TMElive International Music Awards.
The majority of these visitors were from mainland China, accounting for nearly 4.6 million arrivals, a 8 per cent increase from a year earlier. Long-haul international arrivals rose 18 per cent year on year to 289,489, while short-haul visitors from outside the mainland fell 16 per cent to about 405,000. Overall, for the first eight months of the year, Hong Kong attracted 36.7 million visitors, an 11 per cent rise compared to the same period last year.
The tourism board attributed the growth to a stable performance in mainland and long-haul markets and plans to boost promotional efforts for upcoming festivals and flagship events, such as the International Lantern Spectacular and the Hong Kong Cyclothon, to further attract tourists.
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