Hong Kong’s previous tourism advantages, and the combined factors that once brought visitors to a destination in its own right – rather than as a quick stopover on the way to somewhere else – have also changed.
11 million people visit Hong Kong in first quarter, more than double 2023 number
11 million people visit Hong Kong in first quarter, more than double 2023 number
Closer examination of what brought tourists here, and how those interlocking factors have changed over time, may provide clues for how Hong Kong might lift its game. Simply trying to do exactly the same as before, and expecting similar or improved results, is doomed to fail.
International visitors go to places to experience what locals enjoy – Bangkok and Taipei, with their famed night markets, are classic examples – and not some artificial tourist construct. And thus it was in the past.
From the mid-19th century…
