Rabble 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 💯