melvincarvalho 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