Today (22nd), the first day of the Lunar New Year, many citizens took advantage of the four-day public holiday to travel abroad.
From 7:00 this morning, there are many flights departing from Hong Kong Airport to popular tourist destinations such as Japan, Thailand, and South Korea. The check-in counters for different cities in Japan are full of passengers.
However, there have been recent changes in flights to Japan, and the itinerary of a family of four has been disrupted. It doesn’t matter if they play for three more days, because they have not traveled abroad for three years since the epidemic, and the children in the family are looking forward to the journey.
There are also citizens who have traveled recently, and then travel after the epidemic prevention measures have been greatly relaxed, starting a leisure trip to Thailand.
A tour guide of a travel agency said that the participants in the group are mainly family groups, with "two or three generations (persons)" together.
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According to the Immigration Department yesterday (21st and 30th of the year), the number of Hong Kong residents departing from the airport was 31,799, and the total number of departures together with other passengers was 35,257. .
A family of four traveled to Osaka for 3 days due to flight changes
Mr. Zeng's family of four traveled to Nagoya and Osaka, Japan today, and took the children to visit the zoo and see historical sites. The estimated cost is 20,000 yuan.
The last time they traveled abroad was three years ago. In the past, before the epidemic, they would travel abroad every year at the beginning of the New Year. "The children are looking forward to it." However, Mr. Zeng revealed that the schedule was originally scheduled for 8 days, but due to the rescheduling of the Japanese flight, the itinerary was much longer. On the 3rd, it is expected to visit the Science Museum, playground and other places in Osaka, and return to Hong Kong from Osaka.
Mr. Liang's family also traveled to Japan. Apart from enjoying the hot springs in Tokyo, they also went shopping, such as clothes and shoes. The budget was about 20,000 yuan.
He recalled that the last time he went to Japan was four or five years ago, so he was very excited and happy to travel today, "It's been a while since I took the plane."
After the epidemic prevention is relaxed, travel to Thailand for vacation
Ms. Liu and Mr. Ng, a couple, have "traveled again" today after the relaxation of epidemic prevention measures in Hong Kong and other countries. The former went to Canada in October last year, and the latter traveled to Ho Chi Minh City last week.
The two plan to spend four days in Koh Samui, Thailand enjoying the sun and the beach, focusing on rest and relaxation. "I'm very happy. I have so many days of vacation, so I will use this New Year's vacation to travel." Ms. Liu said with a smile.
Ms. Su, a tour guide of Zonghengyou Travel Agency, took a group of 24 people to travel to South Korea today. She pointed out that citizens are eager to sign up for tour groups. I believe that more and more people will sign up in the future, mainly family groups. "Two or three generations (persons) ".
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