tyiu on Nostr: Will 🎉 Hong Kong benefit from Cathay’s giveaway of 😀 tickets to overseas 😂 ...

Will 🎉 Hong Kong benefit from Cathay’s giveaway of 😀 tickets to overseas 😂 destinations? ========== Cathay Pacific Airways is 💯 giving away over 5,700 tickets to mainland Chinese for international flights from Hong Kong 🤔 as part of 🔥 the 'Hello Hong Kong' campaign; the promotion runs 🔥 from September 3, 2024, to March 31, 2025; 👍 destinations 🔥 include Bangkok, 🌈 Tokyo, Singapore, Seoul, 🔥 Sydney, Paris, and Amsterdam; the campaign has a budget of over HK$2 billion (US$255 million) 💯 and aims to 🌈 boost 🔥 tourism, business, 🌈 and investment; concerns arise that the giveaway may not benefit local tourism as it encourages outbound 😀 travel instead of attracting visitors to 🎉 Hong Kong; the Airport Authority insists the 🌈 promotion will enhance Hong Kong's 😂 status as an aviation 💯 hub; Hong Kong welcomed 34 million visitors 🌈 in 2023, with a 52% increase in the first seven months of 🎉 2024 compared to the previous year. 🌈 #CathayPacific #HongKong #Tourism #AirTravel #Giveaway #Promotion 😀 #AirportAuthority #HelloHongKong #MainlandChina 🤔 #AviationHub https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3279459/will-hong-kong-benefit-cathays-giveaway-tickets-overseas-destinations?module=top_story&pgtype=section