Hong Kong to welcome 1.29 million mainland Chinese visitors for National Day break
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- South China Morning Postseen 28 Sept, 13:20headline rewritten
440,000 mainland arrivals over Mid-Autumn weekend, hotels brace for National DayMainland Chinese visitors make 439,532 trips to Hong Kong over Mid-Autumn break - South China Morning Postseen 3 Oct, 05:00headline rewritten
Mainland Chinese visitors pack Hong Kong malls on second day of National Day breakMainland tourists pack Hong Kong stores, but retailers report modest spending
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Wed, 23 September 2026
1 report- South China Morning Post14:03first to report
Hong Kong is expected to welcome about 1.29 million mainland Chinese travellers over the National Day “golden week” break, with city authorities planning to step up crowd management and tighten supervision of tour agencies and retail outlets. Chief Secretary Eric Chan Kwok-ki, Hong Kong’s No 2 official, chaired a meeting with various government departments on Wednesday to discuss preparations for the holiday on the mainland, which spans October 1 to 7. On top of the expected influx of about...
Mon, 28 September 2026
2 reports- South China Morning Post06:07edited after publishing
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440,000 mainland arrivals over Mid-Autumn weekend, hotels brace for National DayMainland Chinese visitors made nearly 440,000 trips to Hong Kong over the extended Mid-Autumn Festival weekend, with a tourism industry representative expecting hotel occupancy to exceed 90 per cent in popular districts during the coming National Day “golden week”. According to figures released on Monday, Hong Kong’s Immigration Department recorded 439,532 inbound trips by mainland visitors from last Friday to Sunday. The figure accounted for about a quarter of the 1.73 million inbound trips,...
- South China Morning Post13:18
Hong Kong’s checkpoints are expected to handle about 7.44 million passenger trips over mainland China’s National Day “golden week” break, while people movements are anticipated to peak this weekend. The Immigration Department said on Monday that the figure would include inbound and outbound trips by Hongkongers and visitors travelling via the city’s sea, land and air control points between October 1 and 7. The department also said it anticipated that the most popular control points would be...
Tue, 29 September 2026
1 report- South China Morning Post03:00
Hong Kong is set to welcome 1.29 million mainland Chinese visitors over the National Day “golden week” break, fuelling questions online about what locals and tourists can do during the celebrations. On popular mainland social media platform RedNote, many users have recommended a range of activities, such as visiting the countryside, exploring the Unesco Global Geopark in Sai Kung, cycling and watching fireworks. To help tourists and locals alike, the South China Morning Post shares some of...
Wed, 30 September 2026
2 reports- South China Morning Post00:35
Hong Kong’s crackdown on visitors abusing visas to illegally offer tour guide, photography and other services has failed to deter adverts for such unlicensed work on mainland Chinese social media ahead of the National Day “golden week” break, the South China Morning Post has found. A search of RedNote by the SCMP turned up accounts listing themselves as Shenzhen-based photographers offering their services in Hong Kong. Many of them also asked clients to reimburse their travel expenses between...
- South China Morning Post11:19
A mainland Chinese tourist who won a HK$10,000 (US$1,275) McDonald’s voucher in Hong Kong has turned her last 24 hours in the city into a whirlwind giveaway to the elderly, cleaners and the homeless. The woman, who shared her spree on Chinese social media platform RedNote, said she won the “Hong Kong McDonald’s HK$10,000 subsidy” through Alipay on Saturday. According to a screenshot of her post, the voucher was valid for only one week and allowed up to 10 transactions, each capped at HK$1,000...
Thu, 1 October 2026
3 reports- South China Morning Post00:30
Some Hong Kong retailers are forecasting double-digit sales growth over the National Day “golden week” holiday, but industry leaders have warned that the expected influx of mainland Chinese visitors may deliver far smaller gains across the sector as tourists remain cautious about spending. The cautious outlook came after authorities estimated that about 1.29 million mainland visitors were expected between October 1 and 7, with average daily arrivals projected to exceed last year’s figure by...
- South China Morning Post09:48
Hongkongers flocked across the border on National Day for grocery shopping, massages and trendy 60cm-long egg tarts, citing lower prices and a wider variety of leisure activities. Immigration Department figures showed that 238,112 residents had left Hong Kong by 9pm on Thursday, while the city had welcomed 269,567 mainland Chinese visitors. At the Lok Ma Chau spur line control point, crowds of Hongkongers gathered in the morning to head north, while mainland visitors travelled in the opposite...
- South China Morning Post12:41
Thousands of Hongkongers, domestic helpers and tourists have taken advantage of the extended lantern show in Victoria Park as the National Day “golden week” holiday began in mainland China. Many people arrived early at sunset on Thursday to avoid the huge crowds that had previously gathered for the International Lantern Spectacular, organised by the Hong Kong Tourism Board, which has attracted more than 500,000 visitors since its debut in September. Before many of the lanterns were turned on...
Fri, 2 October 2026
2 reports- South China Morning Post06:28
Wet weather dampened visitor numbers at some of Hong Kong’s popular attractions on Friday morning, the second day of mainland China’s National Day “golden week” holiday. Queues at the Peak Tram terminus in Central remained short, with passengers waiting less than an hour to board. Among them was Jasper Huang, a mechanical engineer in his twenties from Xiamen, Fujian province, who was visiting Hong Kong with friends for four days. “We plan to visit some famous spots like Victoria Harbour and...
- South China Morning Post06:33edited after publishing
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Mainland Chinese visitors pack Hong Kong malls on second day of National Day breakMainland Chinese tourists have poured into Hong Kong during the first two days of the National Day “golden week” holiday, but retailers have warned that the surge in visitor numbers is not translating into an equally strong boost in spending. The Hong Kong Retail Management Association said on Friday that visitor spending remained relatively restrained even as shopping districts were busy. “The increase in visitor numbers may be bigger than the increase in retail sales,” association...
Sat, 3 October 2026
1 report- South China Morning Post06:13
Mainland Chinese visitor arrivals in Hong Kong during the first two days of the National Day “golden week” surpassed the pre-pandemic total for the same period in 2018, as a catering sector representative reported a 10 per cent year-on-year increase in restaurant receipts. The tourism chief expressed confidence on Saturday that the city would reach its annual target of 53.8 million visitors earlier than expected. The city recorded 511,311 arrivals from the mainland on Thursday and Friday,...
Mon, 5 October 2026
3 reports- worldcasinodirectory.com12:33
Macau welcomed nearly 751,000 visitors in the first four days of October Golden Week, with October 4 setting a new single-day arrival record.
- South China Morning Post12:35
Mainland Chinese arrivals to Hong Kong surged at the start of the National Day “golden week” holiday before easing towards last year’s levels, with a lawmaker attributing the early rush partly to the city’s fireworks display and tourists making the most of a shorter break. Immigration Department figures showed that 277,304 mainland visitors arrived on October 1, up 19.1 per cent from 232,751 on the first day of last year’s holiday and 25.1 per cent from the 221,644 recorded in 2024. “The...
- South China Morning Post13:48
Hong Kong aviation authorities are investigating suspected illegal drone flying over Victoria Harbour during last week’s National Day fireworks display, after privately shot footage of the show went viral online. The footage drew the attention of local internet users after a mainland visitor, who came to Hong Kong during the “golden week” holiday, posted clips of the 23-minute display on his social media account over the weekend. The man, who calls himself Su Fan on RedNote, a popular...
Wed, 7 October 2026
2 reports- ABC News (Australia)06:42
As China's week-long national day holiday comes to an end, data suggests an increase in flight bookings from China to Australia.
- DW Top Stories13:18
Chinese visitors are returning from trips after the 13-day Golden Week holiday. Their subdued spending has raised fresh questions about domestic demand in the world's second-largest economy.
Thu, 8 October 2026
4 reports- South China Morning Post00:30
Mainland Chinese visitor arrivals in Hong Kong during the entire National Day “golden week” holiday exceeded the government’s forecast and surpassed last year’s total despite the break being one day shorter, with major mall and hotel operators also reporting brisk business. The city recorded more than 1.42 million mainland visitor arrivals during the seven-day holiday, exceeding the government’s forecast of 1.29 million, according to Immigration Department figures. More than 1.4 million...
- chinadaily.com.cn06:09
- globaltimes.cn10:30
China saw a total of 15.462 million inbound and outbound passenger crossings by Chinese and foreign travelers during this year's 7-day National Day holidays, averaging 2.209 million per day, up 6.7 percent year-on-year, data from the National Immigration Administration (NIA) showed on Thursday.
- english.pravda.ru17:17
China's Golden Week holiday creates massive transport pressure and crowding, requiring travelers to use pre-booked registrations or seek remote alternatives.
Fri, 9 October 2026
1 report- South China Morning Post10:00
Hotel room rates across mainland China fell short of expectations during the National Day “golden week” holiday despite a tourism boom, as company officials and analysts called for stronger asset and revenue management to ease pricing pressure. Hotel tariffs remained largely unchanged from the previous month between October 1 and 7, even as bookings jumped, according to executives at hotel operators and travel agencies. “The days when hotels and resorts could expect a windfall during the...
Tue, 13 October 2026
1 report- Libération (France)08:04
Les vacanciers chinois ont voyagé davantage pendant les congés de la fête nationale, mais leurs dépenses moyennes ont encore reculé. La deuxième économie mondiale peine à retrouver la confiance de ses consommateurs.