Tiger Airways is going to start Twice daily flights to Hong Kong from Singapore from 1st February 2010.  Tiger Airways flights will depart Singapore at 07:55 arriving into Hong Kong in time for an early lunch at 11:35. The return leg departs Hong Kong at 12:25. Or, if you prefer a leisurely afternoon...

IDeaS Revenue Optimization has implemented its revenue management solution at the Eaton Hotel in Hong Kong.  Located on the Golden Mile of Nathan Road in downtown Kowloon, the distinctive Eaton Hotel Hong Kong is ideally suited for both leaisure and business travellers. Eaton chose IDeaS forecasting...

Jet Airways’ frequent flyer programme, JetPrivilege, has entered into a partnership with the Preferred Hotel Group, Harbour Plaza Hotels & Resorts, and WelcomHeritage-Palaces, Forts, Hotels and Resorts.With these new partnerships, JetPrivilege has boosted its list of hotel partners to 20. Preferred...

The Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) has launched its first-ever Meet-the-Locals Volunteer Programme. Hong Kong residents are being recruited to become “Hong Kong Pals” and provide travel information to visitors from across the globe. The volunteers will also introduce Hong Kong’s way of life and...

Hong Kong‘s visitor arrivals in March 2009 reached 2,445,289, 1.7% more than in March 2008. This brings cumulative arrivals for the first quarter of 2009 to 7,403,713, 1.8% ahead of the same period last year. Mr James Tien, Chairman of the Hong Kong Tourism Board, said, “Our tourism industry...

Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) managed a total of 3.9 million passengers and 268,000 tonnes of cargo in March 2009, representing decreases of 7.9% and 19.8% respectively from the corresponding month in 2008. Year-on-year, air traffic movements contracted by 7.5% to 23,805. Passenger traffic of...

Cathay Pacific is to reduce the number of flights between London and Hong Kong. During May, the Hong Kong flag carrier will operate 17 fewer flights and plans further cuts for June. Currently, there are four daily flights between the cities. Cathay will also reduce the number of flights to Frankfurt,...

Hong Kong visitor arrivals in January 2009 reached 2,796,099, 11% more than in January 2008. The growth in January 2009 was driven by Mainland China, as many Mainland visitors travelled to Hong Kong for the Lunar New Year celebrations, which fell in the first month this year, as compared to February...

Hong Kong Disneyland has created a special coupon book, “A Thousand Kisses from Hong Kong Disneyland”, which will be distributed exclusively through trade channels, to encourage pre-arrival sales from overseas markets. The coupon book provides savings of over HK$1,000 to overseas guests. This all-new...

Virgin Atlantic has launched a second service between London Heathrow and Hong Kong. The new flights, which will be daily from 4 December this year, will complement the airline’s existing daily program to Hong Kong, which connects to Virgin Atlantic’s flights to Sydney. Virgin Atlantic first launched...

Virgin Atlantic is to increase its frequency between London Heathrow and Hong Kong from daily to twice a day from October. Flight VS238 will operate three times a week, on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays from 28 October and then daily from 4 December. It will depart London Heathrow Terminal 3 at...