The 99-room The Opposite House, the group’s first hotel, will close after 16 years to make way for an ‘innovative retail landmark’ in the Taikoo Li Sanlitun area.

Foreigners make 2.95 million trips to and from China in January and February, more than double the amount in the previous two-month period, with increase in visitors from France, Germany, Singapore and other countries covered by new visa rules.

Beijing has relaxed visa rules to attract more visitors in recent months, in line with intentions to stimulate a national economy beset by a property crunch, employment hurdles and hesitant consumer spending.

AIA Group’s new sales in Hong Kong and mainland China continued to grow in the first two months of the year, indicating strong momentum from last year is carrying over in its two major markets, according to its top boss.

Mainland authorities likely to expand solo traveller scheme to help boost Hong Kong’s economy.

Policy sales have been boosted by the reopening of the mainland border, a weakening yuan and the interest rate gap between China and the United States, the Insurance Authority says.

Certain passport holders can now enter the island for up to 30 days not just for tourism but also business and family trips.

Foreign visitors to mainland China say they are more willing to visit and splash out hundreds of US dollars a day on flights, retail spending and dining if they can get in for free and avoid a lengthy application process.

Immigration authorities say 1.8 million trips will be made in and out of the mainland each day, more than triple last year’s levels.

12 months after strict Covid-19 border controls were lifted, overseas tourists and residents are being tempted with relaxed visa rules.

Latest step is part of wider efforts by China to boost post-pandemic recovery in the world’s No 2 economy.

A month after a visa waiver travel policy was introduced for six countries, China’s reputation as an Asian travel destination shows a rebound.

The Post takes a look at what problems the city might face with night owl border crossings, and how they might affect the economy.

Catering industry registered HK$380 million in revenue on New Year’s Eve, compared with HK$420 million in 2022.

Immigration authorities predict border crossings for the period will jump to five times the number recorded last year.

The city state took pole position for the ninth time in 11 years while Hong Kong slipped one notch to rank fifth among 173 countries, according to a study by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU).

Post-pandemic relaxations of travel restrictions on South Asian countries by mainland may have fuelled increase in attempts to enter city, sources say.

Travellers on both sides of the Hong Kong-mainland China border welcome end of health declaration and predict move will cut queues.

Since the border reopened, Hongkongers, particularly retirees, have started to think once again about buying property in the bay area, say analysts. The falling yuan and a slew of measures to boost the market are making the prospect more attractive.

Hong Kong’s lived-in home prices fell by nearly 1.75 per cent in September to their lowest since April 2017, as elevated interest rates have dampened sentiment and kept buyers on the sidelines.

‘It’s our first time in three years,’ says one resident visiting cemetery in Shenzhen to sweep the graves of her parents.

As part of his country’s overall drive to enhance connectivity with China, the Turkish consul general in Hong Kong has set out estimates for a massive increase in tourism by 2030.

Slow recovery of travel sector expected to have wider implications on Chinese economy.

Japan’s travel and retail sectors are anticipating a major windfall that could last through to Lunar New Year now that large-scale tour groups from China are returning.

11 Skies, touted as Hong Kong’s largest indoor entertainment hub, is adding Vquarium, the city’s first-ever ‘virtual deep-ocean adventure experience’, to its list of attractions, as landlords beef up entertainment offerings in shopping malls.