Hundreds of visitors, including unlicensed tour groups, packed the Ham Tin Wan campsite in Sai Kung during the Labour Day 'golden week', leading to facility congestion and sanitation issues.
Hong Kong recorded a 13% year-on-year increase in mainland Chinese visitors on the first day of the Labour Day holiday, though local restaurant operators report that tourists are spending more cautiously.
Hong Kong saw 251,212 mainland Chinese visitors on the first day of the Labour Day golden week holiday, a 13% increase year-on-year. Meanwhile, 430,862 Hongkongers left the city, representing a 45% surge from last year's 296,273. Total cross-border trips reached 1.32 million.
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Domestic flight bookings in China rose 8% year-on-year and package tours were up 10% ahead of Labour Day, even as jet fuel prices doubled. Travelers are making more value-conscious decisions, favoring rural destinations and short-haul regional trips over premium travel, according to China Trading Desk survey.
Nearly 50% of China-Japan flights were cancelled in March with 2,691 services scrapped, down from 5,512 in March 2025. Chinese tourist arrivals in Japan plunged 55.9% year-on-year to 291,600. About 45% of planned flights from China to Japan have been cancelled for May, including 210 services during the Labour Day holiday. The cuts are driven almost entirely by Chinese airlines, which analysts describe as a political move.
