The Hong Kong Tourism Board: Approximately 1500 tour groups departed during the Christmas holiday, with short-haul destinations being the main focus.

Ms. Yang Shu-fen, the General Manager of the Hong Kong Tourism Board, stated on a radio program that during the Christmas holiday season, about 1,500 tour groups will depart from Hong Kong, which is similar to previous years. Most of these tours are short-haul trips, with 60% being mainland China high-speed rail tours. Among the North Asian destinations, South Korea is more popular than Japan, which has seen a slight decrease in tour groups due to the bear attack incident and earthquakes. Overall, the number of tour groups to Southeast Asia has also decreased by nearly 20%. As for inbound tourists, it is expected that the proportion of overseas tourists will be slightly higher than usual, as hotel prices are higher during the peak season. As a result, the number of mainland tour groups will decrease from over 6,000 in November to over 4,000 in December, with more than half of mainland tourists making same-day return trips.