The Hong Kong Tourism Board has announced that it will give away 500,000 plane tickets for free to attract tourists to the country after Covid. The free tickets to Hong Kong will cost the government HK2bn (£224.3m).
Just a few weeks ago, Hong Kong ended its mandatory requirement to quarantine after entering the country after three years. This marks a turning in the country to reopen its borders to the rest of the world after suffering heavily during Covid.
Dane Cheng, executive director of the Hong Kong tourism board said to the BBC: “The airport authority will finalise the arrangement with airline companies. Once the government announces it will remove all Covid-19 restrictions for inbound travellers, we’ll roll out the advertising campaigns for the free air tickets.” It is understood the free tickets will be distributed next year.
The city’s major airline has suffered in recent years due to Covid and recently due to the war in Ukraine after the closure of Russian airspace.
The Hong Kong government hopes that the free tickets will help boost tourism to the country. The East Asian city previously had huge numbers of tourists come to the country: in 2018 they recorded 65 million visitors and 55 million in 2019. However, these numbers have gone down significantly in recent years with only 3 million visiting the country in 2020. In the first eight months of this year, the country has only recorded 184,000 visitors.
Are you thinking of visiting Hong Kong due to the free ticket scheme? Let us know in the comments below!
It will be great apportunity for me to visit this country, hope to get it
Absolutely take advantage of such offer
I’d love to visit Hong Kong
How do we get theses. Tickets then ?
how can i get this ticket from pakistan ?
Family there and it’s been such a difficult time with new babies birthdays & no travel !
I would like to apply for free ticket. How do I apply?
Amazing city, amazing people, so so so so want to go back. My partner, my brother and I would love to go!!!
An excellent move by Hong Kong government.
Beautiful city. I want to apply free ticket. Please let me know how to do that
I am looking forward to visit HKG as my long lost friend is still alive, we are aldy in our late 60’s, it’s going to be the last or never! I am looking forward to this ” lottery”! Hope i will be the luckiest one!
Please let me know how to apply for free tickets to Hong Kong from San Francisco. Thank you.
Yes yes yes please 🙏 I k
Looooove Hongkong. I want to apply how?
Yes, with free tickets I’d definitely go.
Yes, My kids and wife would love to revisit Disneyland and visit some places we missed the last time.
where do u get this tickets
Yes I definitely will but it must include my family
Need a website to apply for tickets.
How do I apply for the free air ticket?
how can i get free ticket
Yes we want to visit Hong-Kong through free ticket scheme.
We hope you will give us this great opportunity to visit Hong-Kong soon. Thank you
How do we get these. Our daughter lives in HongKong with family
Yes! Absolutely I would like to take advantage of such an offer. I’d love to visit Hong Kong
Hello and Very Good Morning Hong Kong. An EXCELLENT step by The Hong Kong Government. Certainly will boost morale towards Tourism and all concerned enterpreneurs. For my family a GOLDEN opportunity, A LIFETIME DREAM.
Hi, I lived in HK many years ago and would love to take my family to see where I went to school and where I lived. I would be very interested in the free ticket’s but not sure how to get hold of them.
Yessssss!!! I would love to visit Hong Kong
Me and my husband would like to see the beauty of Hong Kong especially Disneyland.🥰🥰
Yes interested how to apply for free tickets
I haven’t visited HongKong in over 20 years and lots have changed. How do I obtain the free tickets?
Where can I apply to get those tickets?
I would love to visit and experience since I’ve never been their.
Soon as I can figure out how to get the free tickets yes
My 4 years old daughter wanted to visit Disney Land and I so wanted to come to Hongkong to show her and make her dream come true. This free ticket will definitely give me an opportunity to buy her gifts without any restrictions on my pocket where I won’t have to say No 🙂
Yes I’m thinking to visit hong Kong because of the free plane tickets
Yes I haven’t visited my family there since 2019 so would love to go back
Yes why not wouldn’t mind seeing it for a few days
I’m Chinese born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA and I’d be thrilled to visit Hong Kong! First thing I’d do is go for yum cha and get me some yummy dim sum!
Free tickets to prospective travellers will, definitely, boost Hong Kong’s tourism numbers. The post-covid travel and tourism industry will only be enhanced through such promotions.
Will surely take it when such an offer is available.
Is the free tickets with return journey? and does it ment for senior citizen?
would love to return to Hong Kong asap
I would love to visit Hong Kong, it as been my dream
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yes interested to visit Hongkong if tickect is free
I have never visited hong kong so it will be really good opportunity for me
Hi does anyone know where and when you can apply for the free tickets. ???
Thanks Kevin
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Yes to visit Hong Kong please
We are planning too visit Hongkong along with my family this coming December 23-27. We already booked our Hotel in Ramada Hong Kong Harbour. Looking forward for a free round trip ticket for 4 Adults and 4 Children. Thanks
would be interested in the free travel ticket scheme to Hong Kong
I like to go to Hong Kong to visit my friends. How to apply?
Definitely would love to visit Hong scheme will boost the tourism and opportunity for HK to regain it’s economy.
Yes, Definitely would love to visit Hong Kong with this scheme.
I would like to apply for this scheme.
I hope to visit hong Kong as soon as possible 😃
Yes, I am interested to get 3 tickets
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Where can l get this free ticket please?
Where can I get this free ticket please?