The annual ITE, Hong Kong's only and Asia's major outbound travel fair, will 
next be held from 15 to 18 June 2023 in halls 1 of Hong Kong Convention & 
Exhibition Centre, with two trade days and two public days. Its first 1.5 days 
admit only registered trade while in remaining days visitors can pay for 
admission.  Favorable developments result in very encouraging response from 
exhibitors and visitors, ITE2023 will double in size to 4 halls and possibly 
more, and highly international too.

Hong Kong often ranked Asia's third largest source market. In 2019, Hong Kong 
spent US$26.9 billion on international tourism and ranked the World's 12th 
largest  souce market, and outbound to Japan reached over 2 million.

Strong rebound of Hong Kong outbound continues. Hong Kong residents made 70% 
more departures in last October over September, and made 453,000 departures in 
Chinese New Year, up 50 times over last year. Some 600 tour groups departed in 
December with 30% to non-Asian destinations like Europe. As Japan lifted 
restrictions on March 1, major travel agents reported Hong Kong tour groups to 
Japan during Easter 90% or fully booked.

Mainland border reopened in January. Soon some 250 mainland exhibitors joined a 
Hong Kong Toy Fair, and 105,000 mainland tourists came during the Spring 
Festival Golden Week. Pre-pandemic, ITE had some 3000 mainland buyers, while 
China and Japan respectively stage the largest and second largest pavilions.

Pent-up travel demand exist but growth been restricted by flight and outbound 
recovery mainly occur later this year. In fact, Cathay will increase passenger 
capacity from 30% to 70% in this year. Thus, ITE Hong Kong 2023 in June is 
well-timed.

Pre-pandemic, the highly international ITE drew some 700 exhibitors from over 
50 countries and regions, over 11000 regional buyers and trade visitors 
covering the greater bay area; and 80000 quality FIT visitors. Each of ITE2021 
and ITE2022 attended physically by over 30000 trade and FIT visitors.

First held over 35 years ago, the annual ITE is Asia's major outbound travel 
fair, organized by TKS Exhibition Services Ltd and strongly supported by 
China's Ministry of Culture & Tourism with Hong Kong Tourism Board, Macau 
Government Tourist Office and Hong Kong Travel Industry Council etc. as 
Supporters. For details, visit www.itehk.com.

Source: TKS Exhibition Services Ltd