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