China’s National Immigration Administration (NIA) issued traffic statistics on 23 June revealing that cross-boundary movements during this year’s three-day Dragon Boat Festival (8-10 June) rose 12.9 % nationwide compared with 2025. Trips by Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan residents grew even faster—up 18.4 %—highlighting the rebound of short-haul leisure and family visits. Land ports in southern China recorded the sharpest increases, with Shenzhen Bay up 30 %, Lo Wu 28 % and the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge 26 %. Average daily passenger volume across the Hong Kong–mainland boundary reached 710,000, approaching pre-pandemic levels, according to the NIA.
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Travel-management companies report that hotel occupancies in Kowloon exceeded 85 % over the long weekend, while Macau casinos logged their highest footfall of the year. Airlines added more than 120 extra flights on Hong Kong-Guangzhou and Hong Kong-Shanghai routes, and bus operators extended overnight services. For multinationals, the surge underscores the urgency of booking cross-border shuttle tickets well in advance for staff rotations and of budgeting for peak-period surcharges. Relocation managers should brief expatriates about possible delays at land checkpoints until Hong Kong’s new “seamless e-Channel” network is fully rolled out. Analysts say the data bolster the government’s forecast of 34 million visitor arrivals to Hong Kong in 2026, aiding sectors from retail to serviced apartments. However, they caution that crowd management remains a priority, urging continued investment in digital queue-reservation systems and real-time traffic dashboards.
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Travel-management companies report that hotel occupancies in Kowloon exceeded 85 % over the long weekend, while Macau casinos logged their highest footfall of the year. Airlines added more than 120 extra flights on Hong Kong-Guangzhou and Hong Kong-Shanghai routes, and bus operators extended overnight services. For multinationals, the surge underscores the urgency of booking cross-border shuttle tickets well in advance for staff rotations and of budgeting for peak-period surcharges. Relocation managers should brief expatriates about possible delays at land checkpoints until Hong Kong’s new “seamless e-Channel” network is fully rolled out. Analysts say the data bolster the government’s forecast of 34 million visitor arrivals to Hong Kong in 2026, aiding sectors from retail to serviced apartments. However, they caution that crowd management remains a priority, urging continued investment in digital queue-reservation systems and real-time traffic dashboards.
