Flight Orders Out of Hong Kong Leap 400%; Up 7,300% to Osaka
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Trip.com’s Hong Kong website experienced a nearly 400% increase in outbound flight orders over the weekend compared with Sept. 17-18, the online travel agency said Monday, after the city eased virus travel restrictions, including doing away with the dreaded hotel quarantine.
Most orders were for the National Day long weekend at the start of October and Christmas, with short-haul travel in Asia proving popular. The average length of overseas hotel bookings for Hong Kong travelers is three to four days, said Eddy Yip, Trip.com’s e-commerce lead for Hong Kong and Taiwan.