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August 30, 2016
The Youth I.D.E.A.S. announced its latest report on Diversifying Hong Kong’s Attractions to Boost Tourism The Youth I.D.E.A.S. (established by HKFYG Youth Research Centre) has released its study on “Diversifying Hong Kong’s Attractions to Boost Tourism”. Data gathered from 570 visitors showed that only 14.4% come here to shop and only 17.5% are interested in luxury products. Visitors are more interested in humanized and localized feature travel. The study recommended diversifying the development of the tourism industry by accrediting native guides who have professional knowledge on specific communities and the promotion of local travel routes suggested by […]
August 30, 2016
Youth I.D.E.A.S. 13 Employment and Economic Development Diversifying Hong Kong’s Attractions to Boost Tourism 30 August, 2016 Tourism is one of the four key industries in Hong Kong. In 2014 it generated value added of HK$112.5 billion, which equates to 5.1% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP),[1] and employed 270,000 workers. It is a significant driving force of Hong Kong’s economic growth. The number of visitors to Hong Kong has seen double-digit growth since 2010. However, there was a decrease of 2.5%, to 59.31 million arrivals, in 2015, and visitor numbers dropped further in the first […]