HKTB Announces Provisional Visitor Arrivals for January 2025 Non-Mainland Visitor Arrivals Exceed a Million for Three Consecutive Months Growth Momentum of Long-Haul Markets Persists

The Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) announced that the provisional visitor arrivals for January were 4.74 million, a 24% increase from the same period last year, benefitting from the positive ambience arising from the Chinese New Year holiday and relevant festive celebrations in town. Mainland visitors accounted for 3.73 million, a 25% increase year on year. Both figures are the highest monthly records in their category since travel resumed after the pandemic.

Hong Kong received 1.02 million non-Mainland visitors in January, making it the third consecutive month with more than 1 million non-Mainland arrivals. Numbers of visitors from both short-haul and long-haul markets increased by more than 20% year on year. Growth momentum persists for various markets such as the Philippines, Indonesia, Taiwan, South Korea and Australia, with visitors from these markets increasing by about 30% or more from the same period last year.

Provisional Visitor Arrivals in January 2025

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 January 2025 visitor arrivals will be released on 28 February.)