Visitors queue up to get their health declaration information vetted at the Luo Hu checkpoint, in Shenzhen, on Feb 6, 2023. (ANDY CHONG / CHINA DAILY) It’s something that has not been seen for more than three years. Lo Wu woke up early Monday morning to witness again the rapturous crowds that had characterized the busiest cross-boundary checkpoint between the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region …
Travel normalization to hasten HK economic recovery
The first batch of visitors from the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region cross to the Chinese mainland at Futian port in Shenzhen on Jan 8, 2023. (PARKER ZHENG / CHINA DAILY) The business community in Hong Kong has applauded travel normalization with the Chinese mainland as a crucial step in accelerating the city’s economic recovery. “Especially the sectors of retail, catering, inbound tourism and transportation …
FREED GROUP announces addition of Connexus Travel, Hong Kong’s first registered travel agent, to the FREED GROUP family
HONG KONG, Jan 31, 2023 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – FREED GROUP (“FREED”), an award-winning digital and smart merchandising solutions company, has announced that its Co-founder & CEO, Mr. Abel Zhao, has acquired Connexus Travel Limited (“Connexus Travel”, formerly Swire Travel), a leading regional travel management company headquartered in Hong Kong. After the acquisition, Connexus will now become part of the FREED GROUP family. …
COVID tests for mainland travel tipped to be lifted in a few days
The first batch of visitors from the Chinese mainland line up at an immigration counter to cross to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region at Futian port in Shenzhen on Jan 8, 2023. (PARKER ZHENG / CHINA DAILY) The current mandatory COVID-19 tests required for travel between the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the Chinese mainland are due to be scrapped in the coming …
Rebound seen in HK travel but boom remains elusive
The train G5607 bound for Hong Kong is pictured at the Shenzhen North Railway Station in Shenzhen, South China's Guangdong province, Jan 15, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA) The desire for overseas travel among mainland travelers is expected to drive a recovery of tourism in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region this Spring Festival holiday after the slump caused by COVID-19 border controls. Travel agencies have …
Welcome return
After the long-awaited resumption of normal travel between Hong Kong SAR and the Chinese mainland on Jan 8, more than 850,000 people journeyed between the two destinations during the first week. Ferries sounded their horns, buses crossed the border, and planes filled the skies once again. The lifeline between the city and t he motherland regained its momentum.
Hong Kong aims for full normalization
Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu (ninth left) poses for a group photo with guests and young opera and martial arts performers at the awards presentation ceremony for the Ten Key Events of HKSAR Government in 2022 campaign at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre on Jan 18, 2023. (CALVIN NG / CHINA DAILY) Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu said 2022 was a remarkable year …
Connexus Travel Appoints Eric Lau as General Manager
HONG KONG, Jan 18, 2023 – (ACN Newswire) – Connexus Travel Limited (“Connexus Travel” or “Connexus”) is pleased to announce the appointment of Eric Lau as its new General Manager, effective immediately, to drive digital transformation and the growth of its corporate travel business in the region, as well as global expansion. In his role as General Manager, Eric will lead Connexus team to take advantage …
CE: HK aiming to lift all COVID-19 curbs this year
People wearing facemasks look at decorations for sale in Hong Kong on Jan 12, 2023 ahead of the Lunar New Year. (ISAAC LAWRENCE / AFP) Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu said he is hopeful that all anti-pandemic measures, including the mask mandate, will be lifted this year to meet the public's expectations of a full return to normal daily life. In a Tuesday article published …
HK tourism sector reboots as normal travel resumes
Visitors take pictures outside Harbour City shopping mall in Tsim Sha Tsui on Dec 20, 2022. (ANDY CHONG / CHINA DAILY) Hong Kong’s tourism sector is seeing the start of a rebound as the resumption of normal travel between the special administrative region, the Chinese mainland and the rest of the world boosts travel enthusiasm, industry insiders said. According to the Airport Authority, the passenger …
Tourism industry seen struggling to recover in the short term
Tourists take photos on Victoria Peak with a view showing residential and commercial buildings in Hong Kong, Sept 27, 2018. (ANTHONY WALLACE / AFP) Hong Kong's tourism industry will be struggling to make a full recovery in the short term, despite the resumption of quarantine-free travel with Chinese mainland, as the industry faces a severe manpower shortage following the three years of disruption due to …
Mainland, HK resume normal travel
Residents hail the major step, saying it solves pressing needs in life, work Passengers line up at checkpoints at Lok Ma Chau Station in Hong Kong on Sunday after the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong resumed normal travel after three years. (EDMOND TANG / CHINA DAILY) For the first time in three years, thousands of eager travelers from the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and …
Chan: Travel resumption to boost HK economic recovery
In this undated file photo, Hong Kong Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po gives an interview. (ZOU HONG / CHINA DAILY) The progressive and orderly resumption of quarantine-free travel with the Chinese mainland will boost consumption and investment confidence in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po said at the 2023 CGCC Forum on Friday. “Although the number of visitors is not …
HK COVID caseload surpasses 18,000 again as 68 die
People shop on a street in Hong Kong’s Sheung Shui town near the Chinese mainland border on Jan 4, 2023 ahead of the resumption of normal cross-border travel on Sunday. (PETER PARKS / AFP) HONG KONG – The number of new COVID-19 cases in Hong Kong went up again, reaching 18,422, on Thursday, when the authorities also reported 68 related deaths, with the city preparing …
Society Pass (Nasdaq: SOPA)’s NusaTrip Opens Regional Office in Singapore to Service Booming Rebound in Southeast Asia Travel Market
SINGAPORE, Jan 4, 2023 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – NusaTrip, Indonesia’s first IATA-certified online travel agency (OTA) and the travel vertical of Society Pass Incorporated (Nasdaq: SOPA), today announces the opening of its first regional office in Singapore and first office outside of Indonesia. The office opening positions NusaTrip as the travel platform of choice for travelers desiring access to the booming recovery of …
HKSAR to normalize travel with mainland
A woman walks to the departure hall of Shenzhen Bay Port Hong Kong Port Area on Feb 8, 2020. (PHILIP FONG / AFP) The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is getting ready to resume cross-border travel with the Chinese mainland as early as Sunday. Customs and clearance officers have been recalled to border checkpoints, cross-boundary buses are undergoing mechanical checks after three years of being …
HKSAR: Coordination meeting on travel resumption held
Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu (second right) explains to government officials his guiding principles on achieving progressive, orderly and comprehensive normal travel with the Chinese mainland during a meeting on Dec 25, 2022. (PHOTO / HKSAR GOVT) HONG KONG – The Coordination Group on Resumption of Normal Travel convened its first meeting on Sunday to discuss a proposal for the progressive, orderly and comprehensive resumption …
HKSAR govt group on travel resumption holds first meeting
Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu (second right) explains to government officials his guiding principles on achieving progressive, orderly and comprehensive normal travel with the Chinese mainland during a meeting on Dec 25, 2022. (PHOTO / HKSAR GOVT) HONG KONG – The Coordination Group on Resumption of Normal Travel convened its first meeting on Sunday to discuss a proposal for the progressive, orderly and comprehensive resumption …
All set for normal SAR-mainland travel to resume
Residential buildings are reflected in a window near the West Kowloon station in Hong Kong, China, on May 6, 2020. (PHOTO / BLOOMBERG) The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, which has closed all its land ports with the Chinese mainland since early 2020, except the Shenzhen Bay checkpoint and the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, is gearing up for the gradual resumption of normal travel. From Sunday, …
Society Pass (Nasdaq: SOPA)/ NusaTrip Collaborates with Periksa.id to Promote Indonesia’s Wellness, Health, and Medical Tourism Recovery Strategy
SINGAPORE, Nov 22, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Nusatrip, the Indonesia-based Online travel agent (OTA) and travel platform of Society Pass Incorporated (“SoPa”) (Nasdaq: SOPA), Southeast Asia’s (SEA) leading data-driven loyalty, fintech and e-commerce ecosystem, today announces an official partnership with Periksa.id, a Jakarta-based leading health-tech solutions company, to enable and introduce flight search engine services in over 200 hospitals and clinics across …