Tourism

Hong Kong's visitor economy — the numbers, the shift from shopping to experiences, and where the city is heading.

Day Trips From Hong Kong: The Islands and the Green Side

The skyline is the postcard. The other Hong Kong is a 35-minute ferry ride away — stilt houses, a car-free hike between two fishing villages, a beach you reach by boat, and a pier bar to land back in before the night starts.

Hong Kong's Best Views, and the Right Hour for Each One

The harbour, the Peak and two hillside trails all sell the same skyline at different prices and different hours. A working route through which view earns the queue, which doesn't, and why the nightly laser show over the water might not be around much longer.

A First Night In Hong Kong Runs Harbour To Lan Kwai Fong, In Four Stops Before The 1am Last Train

The order that works is harbour, dinner, Bar Leone, then Lan Kwai Fong — not the reverse. Get the sequence right and the whole night fits inside the city's transport hours; get it wrong and you're stranded uphill after the trains stop.

Hong Kong's MTR Runs on Octopus and Stops Near 1am

One stored-value card taps into the trains, the tram, the ferry and now the taxi meter. The trains still stop for the night — here's what actually moves after that, and what everything costs.

Hong Kong on a Budget: The Free Views and HK$3 Rides That Do Most of the Work

Sing Heung Yuen has been frying its bun in a Central lane for decades and still runs on coins, not notes. That's the pattern behind a cheap Hong Kong trip: the tram costs HK$3.30 flat, the harbour light show is free every night, and the best view on the Peak doesn't need a ticket.

Two days in Hong Kong, built around a bar that won't take a reservation

Bar Leone's Monday closure decides where the weekend has to start. From there: Sheung Wan by night, Tai Kwun and the Peak by day, Temple Street after dark, and a slow Kowloon morning before the flight.

Hong Kong Reaches 77 Michelin-Starred Restaurants in 2026, Up From 76

The Michelin Guide Hong Kong & Macau 2026 named 77 starred restaurants in the city — seven of them holding three stars. It lands as visitor arrivals climb 13% and City Hall pitches the destination on culture and experience rather than shopping.

What to Do in Hong Kong: A Local's Route Across the Harbour

The harbour splits the city in two, and every good decision here is about which side to be on, and when. An orienting route through the districts, the food, the bars and the biggest new stage in town.

Hong Kong's Visitors Are Spending Less on Shopping, More on Culture

26.71 million people arrived in the first half of 2026, up 13 percent. The money isn't following the old script — it's moving toward bars, restaurants and stadiums with a ranking behind them.