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Background

The total tourism expenditure associated to inbound tourism reached HK$117. 3 billion in 2006. Overall visitor arrivals to Hong Kong in 2006 increased by 8. Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders 1% to 25. 25 million, which was lower than what the Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) had expected. The Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB a Government-subvented body was founded in 2001 The Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB a Government-subvented body was founded in 2001 The HKTB had initial expectations of 27 million visitor arrivals. Visitor arrivals from Mainland China exceeded 13. 5 million. Arrivals in December 2006 exceeded 2. 4 million, setting an outright record for a single month.

Along with the strong growth in the number of Mainland visitors, most other long and short-haul markets are also performing healthily with double-digit growth over 2006. Mainland China, Continental China, the Chinese mainland or simply the mainland, is a geopolitical term synonymous with the area that is under the jurisdiction Among long-haul markets, Europe, Africa and the Middle East took the lead with arrivals of 1,916,861, an 11. 1% increase that made this Hong Kong's best-performing market region in 2006.

While facing increasing competition from Mainland cities and Macau, The Hong Kong Tourism Board work closely with authorities and trade to make Hong Kong an essential component in all combo and multi-destination itineraries. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Macau topics. Travel literature is Travel writing considered to have value as Literature.

Tourism, along with import/export and financial services are the three main sources of income for Hong Kong.

Accommodation and length of stay

Several tourists looking at the night view of the Victoria Harbour at Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong.
Several tourists looking at the night view of the Victoria Harbour at Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong. Victoria Harbour is a natural landform Harbour situated between Hong Kong Island and the Kowloon Peninsula in Hong Kong. Tsim Sha Tsui (尖沙咀 or 尖沙嘴 often abbreviated as TST, also known as Tsim Tsui (尖咀 or 尖嘴 by local people is an urbanised area in the

In December 2006, there were 612 hotels and tourist guest houses in Hong Kong, with 52,512 rooms. A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging usually on a short-term basis The average occupancy rate across all categories of hotels and tourist guesthouses was 87% for the whole of 2006, a one-percentage-point growth compared with 2005 regardless of the 7. 4% increase in Hong Kong's room supply between December 2005 and December 2006. During 2006, 62. 7% of all visitors stayed one night or longer, which is a trend reflecting Hong Kong's increasing importance as a regional transport hub.

Tourism Commission

The Tourism Commission was established in May 1999 to promote Hong Kong as Asia's premier international city for all visitors. The Commissioner for Tourism heads the Tourism Commission of the Hong Kong Government, which reports to Economic Development Branch of the Economic Development A Tourism Strategy Group, comprising representatives from the Government, the HKTB and various sectors of the tourism industry has been established to advise the Government on tourism development from a strategic perspective.

Attractions and facilities

Avenue of Stars at night
Avenue of Stars at night
A Symphony of Lights
A Symphony of Lights
Night life
Night life
Airport restaurants on the way
Airport restaurants on the way
The Peak Tower
The Peak Tower

Almost any of the districts of Hong Kong can be considered a tourist destination. The Avenue of Stars ( modelled on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, is located along the Victoria Harbour waterfront in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong A Symphony of Lights ( Traditional Chinese: 幻彩詠香江 is a synchronised building exterior decorative light and Laser multimedia display featuring 44 buildings Hong Kong International Airport is the main airport in Hong Kong. The Peak Tower is a leisure and Shopping complex located near the summit of Victoria Peak on Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. The Districts of Hong Kong are the 18 administrative areas by which Hong Kong is geographically divided The following items are areas generally marked as main attractions.

Hong Kong Island

Kowloon

Including New Kowloon

New Territories

Including the Outlying Islands

Festivals

Accessing Hong Kong

To facilitate entry of visitors, various measures were introduced in 2002. The quota of the Hong Kong Tour Group Scheme of Mainland visitors has been abolished since January 2002. The number of Mainland travel agents authorised to organize such tours has also increased significantly. Nationals from some 170 countries can visit Hong Kong visa free for period from seven days to 180 days. The Individual Visit Scheme (IVS) was introduced on July 28, 2003. The Individual Visit Scheme began on July 28, 2003. It allowed travelers from Mainland China to visit Hong Kong and Macau on an The Scheme has been gradually extended and now covers Guangdong province, Shanghai, Beijing, Chongqing, Tianjian and nine cities in Fujian, Jiangsu and Zhejiang. Guangdong ( EFEO: Kouangtong; Pinyin Guǎngdōng; Postal map spelling: Kwangtung) is a province on the Shanghai ( 上[[wikt 海|海]] is the largest city in China in terms of population and one of the largest urban areas in the world with over 20 million Chongqing ( Postal map spelling: Chungking; Wade-Giles: Ch'ung-ch'ing) is the largest and most populous of the People's Republic of China This article is about the People's Republic of China province ( Postal map spelling: Kiangsu) is a province of the People's Republic of China, located along the east coast of the country Zhejiang ( is an eastern coastal province of the People's Republic of China. In 2006, over 6. 6 million Mainland citizens travelled to Hong Kong under the IVS, which is 20. 2% more than 2005.

Promotion

The HKTB continues to promote the destination to business and leisure travelers through its worldwide “Hong Kong – Live it, Love it!” campaign. Leveraging on the opening of several new attractions from 2005 onwards, the HKTB has designated 2006 as "Discover Hong Kong Year". The global marketing campaign makes use of a series of strategic promotions to showcase the new image of Hong Kong and promote it as a “must-visit” destination in 2006. The HKTB has already started promotions to the travel trade in May 2005 and will roll out consumer promotions worldwide in late 2005. Alongside promoting Hong Kong as a preferred tourist destination in Asia, the HKTB places emphasis on developing joint marketing efforts with strategic partners to promote multi-destination tourism and develop new markets. Building on the recent Pan-Pearl River Delta co-operation agreement, a series of joint overseas marketing initiatives is being conducted with Macau and the nine provincial tourism bureaux concerned.

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