Love live music? Check out our Melbourne live music & gig guide. With effect from 16 July 2018, passengers who are in possession of currency and/or bearer negotiable instruments (CBNIs) with a total value more than HKD120,000 are required to make a written declaration at the red channel. For more information, including gig listings and ticket information, click here. Currently it has a worldwide network of 15 offices and has representatives in 6 different markets. The early dates of the On the Road Again calendar are now live, with further gigs and events to be added throughout the 2022 season. The Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) is a government-subvented body tasked to market and promote Hong Kong as a travel destination worldwide and to enhance visitors experience once they arrive. “On the Road Again is bringing performers back to local stages, supporting the live music industry, generating tourism and delivering economic benefits in towns and suburbs across the state.” On, there were six stories published, one under each category. “With more than 300 incredible events and an awesome line-up of local artists, this summer offers plenty of reasons to take a music-fuelled road trip across Victoria,” said Minister for Creative Industries, Danny Pearson. As a whole, the Holiday at Home campaign was promoted throughout Hong Kong media in print, digital, social media, and out of home and led to the Hong Kong Tourism Board’s website, which includes content produced by Morning Studio. Tourism Commission, Hong Kong SAR - In order to maintain Hong Kongs position as the top destination city for visitors in Asia, the Government of the Hong. Industry organisations from around the state are also on board to support the initiative, including the Australian Festivals Association, Multicultural Arts Victoria, Songlines and the Push. Ocean Sounds in Phillip Island and Gaytimes Festival in Gembrook are just some of the exciting festivals on a calendar of more than 300 events, including solo performances from Baker Boy, Emma Donovan and The Putbacks, Isaiah Firebrace, Kaiit, Gordi and Music in Exile. The $5 million project is designed to kick-start regional touring by getting our favourite performers back to festivals and venues throughout regional and outer-metropolitan Melbourne.
Subscribe to Cruise & Ferry Review for FREE here to get the next issue delivered directly to your inbox or your door.The Victorian Government has announced their new On the Road Again program, an initiative comprised of 34 grants to support artists, venues and promoters across the state. All information was correct at the time of printing, but may since have changed. This article was first published in the Autumn/Winter issue of Cruise & Ferry Review.
Other marketing efforts include an immersive content series named 360 Hong Kong Moments, which is helping to keep Hong Kong top of mind for cruise lines and their guests as they plan their itineraries for 2022 and beyond. HKTB will focus on showcasing the local culture and available in-depth travel experiences to international audiences to help boost interest when travel restrictions are lifted. To coincide with the opening of the M+, a global museum of visual culture in and for Hong Kong, HKTB also launched a new edition of its ongoing Hong Kong Neighbourhoods campaign and promote the West Kowloon Cultural District and the surrounding area.
Super fans are encouraged to participate in online and offline activities to share their favourite memories of Hong Kong and offer insights into the city’s cuisine, arts, culture and outdoor spaces with their friends and social media followers.
One such initiative is the global ‘Hong Kong Super Fans’ programme, where HKTB invites people in Hong Kong and 20 other key source markets worldwide to endorse the city as a must-see destination and inspire others to visit as soon as cross-border travel resumes. Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) has also developed several promotional campaigns, as well as a series of virtual and physical events, to raise Hong Kong’s global profile and drive tourism recovery when Covid-19-related international travel restrictions are lifted. Some of the latest sites to open include Hong Kong Disneyland’s newly transformed castle and Asia’s first and only year-round water park, Water World Ocean Park Hong Kong. To ensure cruise guests can discover something different every time they visit, the HKSAR Government and trade partners are constantly upgrading existing attractions, opening new venues and creating innovative shore excursions that include a diverse range of locations around Hong Kong. From friendly locals, a strong cultural scene and mouth-watering street food, to museums, art galleries, world-class theme parks and picturesque natural vistas, Hong Kong is a city bursting with attractions to suit every type of traveller.