Chinese New Year boosts Hong Kong visitor numbers in first 2 months of 2026
Nearly 10 million visitors entered Hong Kong in January and February, an 18 per cent year-on-year increase from the same period in 2025
They also accounted for 79.3 per cent of the total arrivals recorded over the first two months of this year.
Total arrivals for February alone stood at 5.14 million, a 40 per cent increase from the previous year, with the Tourism Board attributing the rise to the longer Chinese New Year holiday period on the mainland and various mega-events hosted across the city.
Mainland arrivals in February rose by 53 per cent compared with the same month in 2025. Last year’s Chinese New Year took place in January.
A breakdown of the latest figures showed that visitor arrivals from non-mainland markets reached 2.06 million in the first two months of 2026, an 8 per cent year-on-year increase.
“With notable results from long-haul markets, the number of visitors from Australia, France and Germany grew by 20 to 30 per cent year on year,” the board said.