Hong Kong to Give Away 500,000 Air Tickets to Revive Tourism

Hong Kong received 605,000 visitors last year as the city slowly dropped its Covid restrictions, up from 91,000 in 2021

(Bloomberg) — Hong Kong will hand out 500,000 air tickets to bring in much-needed visitors as part of a global publicity campaign unveiled Thursday.

The city’s leader John Lee announced the giveaway at the launch of the Hello Hong Kong campaign at a briefing, saying it was “probably the world’s biggest welcome ever.” Lee highlighted a number of events coming up including the Rugby Sevens and city marathon in a speech given in English, Mandarin and Cantonese.