A massive wave of holidaymakers descended on Hong Kong International Airport on Friday morning as the combined Easter and Ching Ming long weekend began, with check-in counters seeing extensive queues despite a recent spike in fuel surcharges and seasonal ticket prices. Japan travel costs reach historic highs The surge in travel demand has sent airfares
US citizens traveling to Hong Kong are being warned that refusal to hand over passwords or access to their personal devices is now a criminal offense. The US Consulate General in Hong Kong and Macao issued a warning that the Hong Kong government has changed the rules relating to the National Security Law on March
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Get insights on thousands of stocks from the global community of over 7 million individual investors at Simply Wall St. Booking Holdings (NasdaqGS:BKNG) has partnered with DogPack to integrate pet friendly travel options into Booking.com. The company is expanding tools for travelers who prioritize pet accommodations, aiming to simplify planning for trips with animals. Booking
The UK health platform TravelHealthPro relayed that travellers coming from Mexico and Turkey, as well as two North African countries, Egypt and Tunisia, came down with bad cases of stomach bugs. “Between 1 July and 15 October 2023, a rise in stomach bugs was reported in travellers returning to England from popular holiday destinations, including
Large crowds of residents queue at West Kowloon High-Speed Rail Station, in Hong Kong, on April 2, 2026. (ADAM LAM / CHINA DAILY) More than 0.3 million cross-border trips were recorded as of 10 am on the first day of the Easter and Qingming holidays, the Hong Kong Immigration Department revealed on Friday. Departures reached
Montego Bay is Jamaica’s second city and one of its biggest tourist destinations. It’s home to the famous Doctor’s Cave Beach, which one osteopath in the 1920s claimed has healing powers and the buzzing Hip Strip, a hub packed with bars, restaurants and shops. It’s also a stone’s throw from the gorgeously serene Martha Brae River and not too
Travellers who do not need a full UK visa but must obtain an Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) will soon pay more. Expat-focused outlet IamExpat confirmed on 1 April that the Home Office will raise the ETA fee from €18 to €23 (roughly £20) on 8 April 2026, in line with wider immigration-fee inflation. The two-year,
HONG KONG, 3 April 2026: Cathay Pacific launched its non-stop passenger flights between Hong Kong and Seattle on Monday, providing customers with the only direct connection between the airline’s home city and Washington State’s cultural and tech capital. Operating five times per week, the new service extends the airline’s passenger network in North America to
Hong Kong-listed China Travel International announced on 1 April that it will divest its tourism-property division to focus resources on core travel experiences, winter-sport resorts and themed attractions. The restructuring follows a HK$4.08 billion revenue year in 2025 that ended with a net loss due largely to write-downs on real-estate projects. Chairman Fang Xiaotian said
India on Thursday noted that it was the only country to have lost citizens in the conflict-hit Strait of Hormuz, as it attended a multilateral meeting convened by the UK for the reopening of the strategic waterway, according to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). New Delhi also emphasised the importance of principles of freedom
By Dan Minh  April 1, 2026 | 09:10 pm PT Sun PhuQuoc Airways (SPA) will operate five flights per week, with the inaugural flight scheduled for May 22. The airline expands links between the island and a major regional travel and financial hub. Round-trip fares start from VND3.664 million (US$139), positioning the route for short-haul
This Oct 8, 2025, photo shows passengers waiting to enter a self-service lane at the Hong Kong West Kowloon Station. (ANDY CHONG / CHINA DAILY) Under new rules, the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link (XRL) offers more convenient arrangements for cross-boundary travel, enabling passengers leaving Hong Kong to purchase their tickets at least 30 minutes
Cathay and Leo Hong Kong have launched a campaign for the Hong Kong Rugby Sevens’ 50th anniversary, building on the long-running “Nobody Does Rugby Like Hong Kong” platform, this time asking whether Hong Kong’s habit of taking things too far is exactly what transforms the Sevens from a sporting event into a cultural phenomenon. The
Hong Kong’s Immigration Department is preparing for one of the busiest long-weekends since the city scrapped pandemic curbs. In a notice issued late on 31 March, officials forecast some 6.44 million trips through the SAR’s seven land, sea and air control points between Thursday, 3 April and Tuesday, 7 April, coinciding with the Easter and
April 2, 2026 — 5:00am Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. Save this article for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them anytime. Got it AAA It’s a much-loved destination, but there are many perplexing things about
On Tuesday, people in many Asian countries began celebrating the Lunar New Year. It’s an important holiday in these countries, and many people travel to be with their families. This year, several religions also celebrate important holidays in the same week, and there’s even a solar eclipse. The Lunar New Year is celebrated in many
China’s National Immigration Administration (NIA) is bracing for an unprecedented swell of cross-border traffic during the upcoming Qingming Festival long-weekend (4–6 April). In a notice issued late on 1 April, the agency forecast more than 2.3 million inbound and outbound movements per day—an 11.1 percent jump on last year. The spike will be fuelled by
You feel happy when you meet Viveka Bratt and Hans (Hasse) Bratt Hernberg, they’re quick to laugh, yet have a great depth to them. Viveka and Hasse met in 2001 at Klara Church in Stockholm. It took them exactly 38 minutes to decide that they were meant for each other and that they would get
WTTC outlines measures to diversify markets and rebuild visitor demand Hong Kong can strengthen its position as an international tourism destination by focusing on key source markets and broadening its appeal, according to new research by the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC). The report, Travel & Tourism in Hong Kong SAR, China: Recovery, Gaps,
