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Hong Kong tourism officials announced plans to give away 500,000 free flights in an effort to bring tourists back.
The campaign, which aims to boost Hong Kong’s Covid-hit tourism industry, will offer up to 500,000 airline tickets, worth HK$2b (NZ$450m).
This comes after the city removed several Covid restrictions in recent weeks.
Hong Kong Tourism Board executive director Dane Cheng said the campaign would be launched soon.
“The airport authority will finalise the arrangement with airline companies. Once the government announces it will remove all Covid-19 restrictions for inbound travellers, we’ll roll out the advertising…
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