Nearly two-thirds of visitors in tour groups who visited Hong Kong over the Labour Day “golden week” holiday opted for overnight stays, according to industry leaders, who have called for better crowd control measures and guides to be trained to meet the growing demand for more in-depth travel experiences.
Fanny Yeung Shuk-fun, executive director of Travel Industry Council, said on Wednesday that the city welcomed about 920,000 mainland tourists during the five-day break which began on May 1, with more than 900 tour groups bringing in close to 33,000 visitors.
Among those that came on the tour groups, two-thirds stayed overnight, with most staying for just one night, Yeung told a radio programme. The remaining one-third opted for day…
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