Hong Kong Giving Away 500,000 Free Flights to Tourists
Update 2: Starting May 17 2023 at 5:00 PM PST/8:00 PM EST, a limited number of round-trip tickets to Hong Kong will be available from US gateways. These tickets will be available on a first-come-first-serve basis. Each eligible member can secure one round-trip ticket with only taxes, fees, and surcharges due at the time of sale. Be sure to check your email inbox on May 17 at 5:00 PM PST/8:00 PM EST to receive a link to this exclusive ticket offer.
Eligible members at time of launch will be able to book one (1) economy round-trip ticket from Los Angeles, San Francisco, Boston, or New York (JFK) to Hong Kong on a first come, first serve basis. You can upgrade using Asia Miles. A total of 2,890 tickets are available for US based Cathay members.
Here are the terms:
- The discount code can only be applied to ONE (1) individual adult Economy Class round-trip ticket.
- Travelers will be responsible for all taxes and surcharges applicable to the tickets and any rebooking or no-show fees.
- A limited number of round-trip tickets will be available from our US gateways ( LAX, SFO, BOS, JFK) to Hong Kong.
- To be able to use your unique code you must be a Cathay member and be logged into your Cathay account.
- Customers must travel within the first 9 months from the ticket purchase date. The minimum stay period for the ticket is 2 days, and the maximum stay period for the ticket is 1 month.
- All tickets are non-transferable, non-reroutable and non-exchangeable and only the tax & surcharges are refundable.
- Find full terms here.
Update: To entice globetrotters to embark on a long-awaited visit to Hong Kong, 500,000 air tickets will be given away by the Airport Authority Hong Kong to different markets in phases, through three home-based carriers namely, Cathay Pacific Airways, Hong Kong Express and Hong Kong Airlines, starting from March.
In the United States and Canada, Cathay Pacific will be offering a limited number of discounted round-trip tickets to Hong Kong starting from May onwards. For the latest updates and details on the participating airlines, please visit: https://wow.hongkongairport.com/tickets.
An array of enticing welcoming offers from over 16,000 outlets across the city have been put together by the HKTB and the tourism and hospitality sectors to welcome back visitors. Among which, at the initial stage, at least 1 million “Hong Kong Goodies” visitor vouchers will be given out, such as a complimentary welcome drink at participating bars, restaurants, and hotels, or a cash voucher to be redeemed in the transportation, culinary and retail sectors, as well as attractions. For details on “Hong Kong Goodies” vouchers exclusively for visitors, please visit: https://discoverhongkong.com/hkgoodies.
Hong Kong is a popular tourist destination. It welcomed around 56 million visitors a year before the pandemic. Now, after dropping some of the stricter restrictions for visitors, it is taking significant steps to win tourists back.
Just days after dropping the mandatory hotel quarantine requirement, Hong Kong has confirmed plans to give away half a million airline tickets to bring back tourists. The move was first announced two years ago, with 500,000 tickets going to global visitors, along with residents.
Airport Authority Hong Kong purchased the tickets as part of a relief package worth up to HK$2 billion ($250M), providing support to airlines and aviation support services operators. The tickets were purchased from the four home-based airlines.
Further details about when and how these tickets will be distributed, will be announced once the relevant arrangements have been made with airlines.
