Hotel toiletries are fair game, but they could end up costing the Earth more than the hospitality industry. Photo: Shutterstock
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Chinese and American tourists admit to stealing from hotel rooms, do you?
- From toiletries and towels to mattresses and mini-fridges, certain guests take more than they are entitled to
- The petty pilferers taking anything that would otherwise be disposed of should consider the environmental impact of their actions
Hotel toiletries are fair game, but they could end up costing the Earth more than the hospitality industry. Photo: Shutterstock
Mainland Chinese tourists in Tung Chung, Hong Kong, in November. Picture: Winson Wong
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Hong Kong is not overcrowded, it is a victim of mass mainland Chinese tourism – and so are the visitors
- Despite a survey saying mainland tourists would rather visit Australia, Japan or Singapore than Hong Kong, the city welcomed 51 million people across the border last year
- Is increased accessibility from the mainland, thanks to the opening of the high-speed rail link and Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge, to blame for burgeoning numbers?
Mainland Chinese tourists in Tung Chung, Hong Kong, in November. Picture: Winson Wong