As Hong Kong Eases Travel Restrictions, Bangkok Becomes Most Searched Destination In Asia

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Bangkok has emerged as the top travel destination for Hong Kong residents as online searches for flights from the Special Administrative Region (SAR) increased by 290% following the easing of hotel quarantine periods.

The findings were disclosed by Expedia Group Inc., which said the outbreak occurred in the first 24 hours since the announcement on Aug. 8 that Hong Kong authorities had reduced the quarantine period for hotels to three days from seven days from Aug. 12.

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Asian destinations are on the radars of Hong Kong residents, according to data from Expedia.

Bangkok became the most searched destination with a 1040% increase compared to the previous week. The capital of Thailand is followed by the Japanese city Osaka (more than 1000%) and the capital of South Korea Seoul (900%).

Thailand's world-famous beach resorts of Phuket and the city-state of Singapore were also hit hard after the lockdown was eased.

The popularity of Bangkok among Hong Kong residents is not surprising.

Recent research by the Hong Kong Office of the Tourism Authority of Thailand and travel agency Klook found that Thailand is one of the top five travel destinations for 94% of respondents. 90% of respondents said they hope to visit the country next year.

What Expedia says about search results

In a statement on August 10, Lavinia Rajaram, PR manager for Asia at Expedia, said: "Expedia's flight search data shows that Hongkongers' interest in continuing to travel abroad has grown steadily over the past six months. last."

Rajaram added that data from the April-June quarter showed a 60% increase in international flight searches on Expedia.com.hk compared to the previous quarter.

Interestingly, there has also been an almost similar increase in the number of people traveling to Hong Kong.

According to Bloomberg, Trip.com, China's largest online travel agency, announced on August 9 that there was a 249% increase in flight bookings to SAR after the announcement of the lockdown restrictions. Outbound flights at the platform experienced a 176% increase.

Quarantine reduction and color code system in Hong Kong

On 8 August, Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee announced that the hotel's quarantine period had been reduced to three days, with four days of "sanitary surveillance" starting on 12 August.

The government has also introduced a three-colour coding system. According to this system, persons labeled "red" are not allowed to leave isolation, persons categorized as "yellow" have restricted freedom of movement, while those in the "blue" category have no restrictions.

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