The Dhaka Times Desk Hong Kong will give away 500,000 free flight tickets to bring the tourism industry back to normal. Which is worth about 2 billion Hong Kong dollars or 254.8 million dollars.
The city has also recently dropped several strict rules imposed during the Covid-19 to attract tourists. This information was given in a report by the international news agency Bloomberg News.
Dan Cheng, executive director of the Hong Kong Tourism Board, said that the airport authority will finalize everything with the airlines. Once the government announces they will lift all covid restrictions for travelers. Advertisements will also be run for free air tickets.
According to the report, Hong Kong, which follows China's zero-covid policy, has scrapped some tough rules to attract tourists. Last month, the Hong Kong government announced that people arriving in the city would not have to go into hotel quarantine or show a negative Covid test before boarding a flight to Hong Kong. The news spurred a rush of tourists for flight tickets to and from Hong Kong.
The country's major airlines are scrambling to restore their flight schedules to pre-pandemic levels. Meanwhile, British Airlines Virgin Atlantic announced on Wednesday (Oct 5) that it will suspend its operations in Hong Kong. They have shown the war in Ukraine as the main reason.
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