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