The Hong Kong Tourism Board says that total visitor arrivals to Hong Kong exceeded 2.17 million in April 2007, a year-on-year increase of 2.3%.
The increase took the cumulative total for January to April 2007 to more than 8.79 million, 5.3% higher than in the first four months of 2006.
Almost all regional markets showed growth over April 2006 arrivals, with Australia, New Zealand and South Pacific (65,564, 7.8%) recording a robust performance.
In April 2007, some 1.28 million arrivals (59.0% of the total) stayed in the city for at least one night, while the remaining 892,000 (41.0%) were classified as same-day in-town visitors. In January-April 2007, over 5.33 million (60.7%) visitors stayed overnight, with some 3.45 million (39.3%) leaving on the day of arrival.
Australia, New Zealand & South Pacific’s 65,564 (7.8%) visitors brought the January-April total to 228,915, up 8.8%. Arrivals from Australia in April were 54,840, and year-to-date (Jan-Apr 2007) arrivals are 193,417.
Some 59.0% of all visitors to Hong Kong in April stayed in the city for at least one night, which is 0.7 percentage point lower than for the same month last year. The remaining 41.0% same-day in-town visitors either returned home or left for another destination on the same day as arrival.
Hotel occupancy across all categories of hotels in April 2007 was 82%, which is four percentage points lower than in April 2006.
The geographic location with the highest occupancy in April was Yau Ma Tei/Mong Kok, where hotels recorded a rate of 87%.
The average achieved hotel room rate across all hotel categories was HK$1,410, 11.5% higher than in April 2006.
The average hotel occupancy for January-April 2007 is 84%, three percentage points lower than in 2006. The average achieved hotel room rate is HK$1,232, 13.4% higher than in the same period of 2006.
Report by The Mole
