https://www.scmp.com/rss/320569/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com The growth in visitor arrivals to Hong Kong dropped from 22 per cent in 2010 to 12 per cent last year. Per capita spending of overnight visitors fell 2 per cent compared with the previous year, while hotel occupancy rates and retail value also declined in the first half of this year. Clearly, tourism growth is slowing. Should the government lament this decline, or see it as an opportunity to embrace a new kind of sustainable tourism that doesn't sideline locals? Mainland China is Hong Kong's... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1853430/sensible-growth-tourist-numbers-vital-ensure-quality-hong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1853430/sensible-growth-tourist-numbers-vital-ensure-quality-hong?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 28 Aug 2015 08:30:37 +0000