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/UFI announces 2024 UFI HR Management Award
UFI, the Global Association of the Exhibition Industry, released its winner of the 2024 UFI HR Management Award to be IMPACT Exhibition Management. IMPACT will present its projects at the 91st UFI Global Congress, running from 20th to 23rd November 2024 in Cologne, Germany.
Accommodation revenue in Japan rebounds
It is expected a record revenue for the fiscal 2024 (April 2024 to March 2025) for the hotel and ryokan operators in Japan, due to the revenue in the fiscal 2023 rebounding to pre-pandemic levels, and the ongoing strong growth in inbound tourism. Accommodation revenue in fiscal 2023 was 4.9 trillion yen (US$31.3 billion), compared to 5 trillion yen in 2019.
Visitor arrivals in Macau up 44% in first half
According to Macau’s Statistics and Census Service (DSEC), visitor arrivals to Macau increased by 44% year-on-year, reaching 16,719,983 in the first half of 2024, which is about 82% of the same period in 2019.
HKTDC launches Hong Kong Shopping Festival in August
Followed the 2023 Policy Address to assist Hong Kong’s small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) will launch the inaugural Hong Kong Shopping Festival across mainland e-commerce platforms, from 1st to 31st August 2024.