Chinese tourists tapped a lengthy national holiday to travel to Hong Kong, Macau and overseas in the largest numbers they have in years, suggesting consumption in the world’s second-largest economy is mounting a rebound.
More than 1.2 million Chinese travelers visited Hong Kong during the eight-day Lunar New Year festival, the financial hub’s government said Sunday. That surpassed the number recorded over an equivalent period in 2018, before the pandemic. Nearby Macau reported a record 1.4 million tourists for the holiday — an upbeat sign for casinos in the world’s biggest gambling hub.
