HKTB Announces Visitor Arrivals of 11.23 Million for First Quarter of 2024 Which Increases by 1.5 Times Year on Year

Datum: 16 Apr 2024
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The Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) announced that the provisional visitor arrivals figure for March was about 3.4 million, about 40% increase year on year. Cumulatively, a total of 11.23 million visitor arrivals were recorded in the first quarter of this year (January to March), representing 1.5 times year-on-year increment and 5% increase from the fourth quarter of 2023, reflecting the continued and gradual growth of visitor arrivals.

 

Provisional visitor arrivals for March 2024

Markets March (year-on-year change) January to March (year-on-year change)
Mainland 2,467,491（+25.4%） 8,699,981（+159.1%）
Non-Mainland* 934,500（+92.1%） 2,528,817（+139.3%）
Short-haul 499,550（+114.5%） 1,401,089（+190.6%）
Long-haul 285,827（+117.1%） 700,088（+168.5%）
New markets 54,169（+189%） 138,564（+270.2%）
Total 3,401,991（+38.6%） 11,228,798（+154.3%）

Note: Because of rounding, the total may differ from the sum of the individual figures
*Includes figures from long-haul, short-haul and new markets, as well as the Macao SAR.
(Full details of March 2024 visitor arrivals will be released on 30 April.)