With your support, Hong Kong continues to thrive as a quality international destination. Now the Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) is rewarding you for your high standards of service over the years, and launching new promotions for QTS accredited merchants.

Outstanding QTS Merchants and 10-year Accredited Merchants Recognised with
Special Decals

Enjoying Hong Kong's Finest Cuisine & Wine with American Express

QTS Merchants See Great Returns with WinterFest and UnionPay Winter Joys

QTS to Hold its First Local Roadshow at Times Square

A Big Welcome to Newly-accredited Merchants

Outstanding QTS Merchants and 10-year Accredited Merchants Recognised with Special Decals

To recognise the ongoing contributions of QTS merchants in sustaining Hong Kong as a shopping paradise and the culinary capital of Asia, HKTB has launched the first-ever award programme for QTS merchants.

The 2011 Outstanding QTS Merchant Awards

Winners were chosen from accredited merchants in 15 business categories covering cuisine and retail services, based on maintaining top service quality standards over the past five years. Gold, silver, bronze and merit winners all received special decals to proudly promote their businesses as outstanding brands.

10-Year QTS Merchant Recognition

Also honoured were the long-time QTS merchants, who upon reaching their 10th consecutive year of accreditation were rewarded with special decals to recognise their commitment to the QTS Scheme.

Check out the winners from each category at our website and look forward to the 2013 Outstanding QTS Merchant Awards. Award mechanism to be announced at a later date.

Enjoying Hong Kong's Finest Cuisine & Wine with American Express

Many QTS-accredited restaurants participated in the Hong Kong Wine and Dine Month 2011, thus enhancing the city's status as the culinary capital of Asia. Under the American Express Privileged Dining Programme jointly promoted by HKTB and American Express, AmEx card holders enjoyed privileged discounts, menus and special offers at over 40 QTS-accredited restaurants in October and November 2011. The increased customer turn-out due to the promotion not only benefited the QTS merchants but also the Wine and Dine Month event.

QTS Merchants See Great Returns with WinterFest and UnionPay Winter Joys

Peak season in winter offered QTS merchants more than just the usual increase in foot traffic. Together with China UnionPay, HKTB offered participating merchants the chance for extra business opportunities through the UnionPay Winter Joys shopping promotion in Tsim Sha Tsui. UnionPay card members received shopping and dining privileges from more than 70 QTS merchants. The programme received extensive promotion at high traffic locations such as MTR Hong Kong and Tsim Sha Tsui stations, advertisements on buses and in-mall promotional displays.

Besides, QTS visitor accommodations also offered 3-day-2-night WinterFest packages with fabulous festive privileges for holiday travellers.

QTS to Hold its First Local Roadshow at Times Square

To increase awareness of the QTS Scheme among local consumers and visitors, HKTB and the Quality Tourism Services Association (QTSA) will launch a four-day promotional roadshow at Times Square in Causeway Bay during 16 - 19 February 2012.

QTS merchants from different sectors will display their high-quality products and deliver fabulous on-stage programmes to showcase their culture of quality service. Please come and support our roadshow.

A Big Welcome to Newly-accredited Merchants

One of the goals of the QTS Scheme is to enable visitors to enjoy a greater variety of top quality services and products. We are always delighted to welcome new merchants who share this mission. Below are the most recent merchants to join the QTS Scheme in November and December 2011.

Retail merchants		Restaurants
Apex Cellar Limited Circle Digital Collectors Watch & Jewelry Company Limited Dor Dor Eyewear EDIBLE ARRANGEMENTS (HONG KONG) HMS Watches & Jewellery Company Hush Puppies Oriental Rugs PERLEMOEN Sunglass Hut Wujuenong Yue Chun Tong		Aqua City Bakery Cafe 308 California Vintage Chao Dynasty China Fragrance Choi Fook Royal Banquet Congee King Grand Central Bar & Grill HARD ROCK CAFE HONG KONG Harvest Restaurant Maxim's & You Maxim's Hong Kong Day Nepture's Restaurant Pak Loh Chiu Chow Restaurant (Airport) Shun Hing Restaurant Ltd The French Window Xi Yue

To find out more about how these and other exciting promotional activities that QTS is developing can help stimulate your business, give us a call at 2806 2823 or email us at: info@discoverhongkong.com.

We wish you every success and even better performance in the Year of the Dragon.

Yours sincerely
Hong Kong Tourism Board

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