• Visitor arrivals reached 16.5 million from January to July in 2023.
• Air capacity is gradually picking up and will reach over 60% of pre-pandemic levels.

• Hotel occupancy stayed at above 80%, of which nearly 30% were estimated to be occupied by local stays.
• In May and June, hotel rates fell slightly after a peak in April, but remained above 2018 level in the same period.
• Total retail sales and restaurant receipts in Hong Kong recovered 88-94% of 2018 levels.

Among overnight visitors from Mainland, over half of whom visited Hong Kong for leisure. However, what attract them to Hong Kong have evolved.

• There has been a decline in those who came primarily for shopping. Nonetheless, Hong Kong is still perceived having price advantage on luxury goods. Fashionable style, quality and genuineness are also being appreciated by Mainland visitors.
• Hong Kong is also attracting more Mainland visitors looking for art and culture, particularly among the young segment. Visits to Hong Kong are increasingly attracted to the West Kowloon Cultural District, movie and drama scenes, among others.

Source: Hong Kong Tourism Board Departing Visitor Survey; Social Media

Note: Because of rounding, the total may differ from the sum of the individual figures