Travelzoo uncovers the secret travel habits of Hong Kong
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Travelzoo, a global publisher of exclusive travel offers, has disclosed the travel preferences of Hong Kong travellers. The information is based upon data derived from their first half-year report of 2017 on Top 20, Travelzoo’s weekly newsletter.
The report reveals that short-haul destinations remain by far the most popular vacation choice among there 500, 000 members, with 90 percent opting for Asia Pacific destinations. But, there is also a trend, for high end Hong Kong travellers, beginning to look at locations further afield.
The 10 most-clicked destinations in the first half-year of 2017 were, in order of preference –Macau, Bangkok,Taipei, Seoul, Osaka, Tokyo, Okinawa, Hong Kong, Singapore and Nagoya.
“Undoubtedly, short-haul travel deals are most well-received by our members,” comments Kevin Shui, Travelzoo’s general manager, Hong Kong. “They offer a safe and economical choice for the savvy travelers like our members. We are confident to predict that destinations in Asia Pacific will continue to attract more Hong Kong outbound tourists in the foreseeable future.”
In terms of clicks and conversion rates, Hong Kong’s travel enthusiasts loved the Macau deals in the Top 20 the most as Macau hotel packages performed the best in the first six months of 2017. “It’s not uncommon to see a new Macau hotel in our Top 20 attract almost 20,000 views and hundreds of inquiries in less than 72 hours,” adds Shui. In Hong Kong, Travelzoo members respond very well to recommendations on spas and hotels for a stay-cation.
There have been deals to encourage Hong Kongers to explore exotic destinations such as Cambodia, Vietnam, Nepal, Laos, Russia, Kazakhstan, Czech Republic (Prague), Tibet, Kenya and South Americas. Collectively, they generated 35,907 clicks—nearly as many clicks as Singapore did (35,536)—which is a notable trend from the same period last year.
As far as Australia goes, besides Sydney, Melbourne and Gold Coast, Travelzoo Hong Kong members recently were very keen about Tasmania where they could see the Aurora Australis light up the sky. When it comes to Taiwan, although Taipei came third among most-clicked cities, there has been an increase of Hong Kong tourists visiting Yilan and Hualien for the beautiful natural landscape.
“Travelzoo Hong Kong members love to travel. They value exploring the nature and having cultural experiences when they travel in-depth. We strongly believe the exotic destinations will keep emerging to prevalence in the Hong Kong travel market,” comments Shui.
Europe and North America
Travelzoo Hong Kong has also recommended over 100 deals to Europe and North America during the six months. The collective performance of the two continents is as good as Thailand. “With news about terrorist attacks in Europe and mass shootings in North America, Hong Kongers do have concerns about safety when they make decisions on their next holiday destinations since many of them travel with family,” adds Shui.
