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Cathay brings a new shopping experience with its first retail space

December 2, 2022573 Views

Embark on an innovative, experiential journey at Cityplaza in Hong Kong Cathay has opened its first experiential retail space that brings an innovative “online to offline to online” shopping experience to its customers and members. Located in Hong Kong’s Cityplaza shopping mall, the new exclusive space has been thoughtfully designed with every part of the overall shopping journey in mind, from product curation – including the creation of Cathay-branded merchandise – to flexible check-out and multi-touchpoint delivery options. Director Customer Lifestyle Paul Smitton said: “The opening of our first retail space is a hugely exciting moment for Cathay and a major milestone in our 76-year history. We are always looking for ways to build more meaningful opportunities to engage w...

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Hong Kong to scrap hotel quarantine for travellers

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September 23, 2022239 Views

Hong Kong will scrap its controversial COVID-19 hotel quarantine policy for all arrivals from Sept. 26, more than 2.5 years after it was first implemented, in a long-awaited move for many residents and businesses in the financial hub. All international arrivals will be able to return home or to accommodation of their choice but will have to self-monitor for three days after entering the Chinese special administrative hub, the government said on Friday. Travellers queue up for shuttle bus to quarantine hotels at the Hong Kong International Airport, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Hong Kong, China, August 1, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu "We are aiming in one single direction of allowing people to come with more convenience and they are allowed to go about their act...

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Cathay elevates its membership experience

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August 17, 20221171 Views

Brings together the best of Marco Polo Club and Asia Miles under one umbrella Cathay has announced that from Wednesday, members can enjoy the best of Marco Polo Club and Asia Miles under one Cathay membership programme. Members will have more options to earn and redeem Asia Miles and Status Points – formerly known as Marco Polo Club Points – to unlock even more exclusive privileges when travelling or spending with Cathay. Under the elevated membership programme, members will continue to enjoy the travel awards they value most while being able to explore the full potential of Cathay through curated lifestyle offerings and experiences. Cathay has been expanding its lifestyle offerings in payment, dining, shopping, holidays and wellness, and currently has over 800 partners to provide u...

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World’s oldest known male giant panda, An An, dies at 35

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July 21, 2022255 Views

An An, the world's oldest male giant panda under human care, was euthanised on Thursday at age 35, the equivalent of 105 years for humans, said the Hong Kong theme park where he lived. An An's health had showed steady signs of deterioration over the past few weeks, with his food intake declining, until he finally stopped eating, said Ocean Park, the marine and animal facility where he had lived since 1999. An An and Jia Jia, the world’s oldest female giant panda, who died in 2016 at 38 years, were gifts from the Chinese government. "Ocean Park is deeply saddened to announce the loss of An An," it said in a statement. “An An has brought us fond memories with numerous heart-warming moments. His cleverness and playfulness will be dearly missed,” Paulo Pong, chairman of Ocean ...

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Iconic Hong Kong floating restaurant towed away

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June 17, 2022719 Views

Had received over 30 million guests since 1976, but no funds now to continue A landmark floating restaurant that fed Cantonese cuisine and seafood to Queen Elizabeth II, Tom Cruise and millions of other diners was towed from the Hong Kong harborfront after being closed by the pandemic. This might be the second iconic service in Hong Kong waters to sink down because of lack of funds to support, after 142-year-old Star Ferry. Hong Kong's iconic Jumbo Floating Restaurant is towed away in Hong Kong, Tuesday, June 14, 2022. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung) The parent company of Jumbo Floating Restaurant couldn’t find a new owner and lacked funds to maintain it after months of COVID-19 restrictions. The massive floating restaurant designed like a Chinese imperial palace on Aberdeen Harbour ...

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Airborne for 17 hours 50 minutes nonstop on the longest flight in world

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March 30, 2022851 Views

Cathay Pacific plans to operate Hong Kong-New York flight via Atlantic route Cathay Pacific may be about to operate the world's longest commercial flight by redirecting its regular service to New York over the Atlantic -- a route that would steer clear of Russian airspace -- instead of taking its usual path over the Pacific. The Honk Kong based airlines has announced plans for the longest passenger flight in the world that will cover just under 9,000 nautical miles (16,668km, or 10,357 miles) in 16 to 17 hours. The airline will be rerouting its trans-Pacific New York City to Hong Kong flight over the Atlantic Ocean instead. While many airlines have avoided Russian airspace in the wake of the country's invasion of Ukraine -- many due to reciprocal air blockades -- Cathay sa...

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Hong Kong’s heritage ferry service might sink without a lifeline

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March 19, 2022942 Views

Hong Kong’s Star Ferry has sailed into dire financial straits. The local uproar suggests that allowing the Victoria Harbour icon to sink is an unthinkable outcome even as the city reels from nearly three years of protests and pandemic-induced isolation. Keeping the Wharf empire-owned boats afloat would preserve a slice of history and provide some hope for the future. The 142-year-old ferry service’s general manager, David Chow, said this week the company was struggling to pay wages after ringing up some HK$70 million ($9 million) of losses since summer 2019 because of political protests and Covid-19 lockdowns in the city. Hong Kong’s efforts to follow China’s Covid-zero policies have largely killed the tourist trade since 2020, and a recent Omicron outbreak is keeping commuters home to...

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Hong Kong to cut quarantine for arrivals to 14 days

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January 28, 2022702 Views

Hong Kong will cut quarantine for arriving travellers to 14 days from 21 starting Feb. 5, leader Carrie Lam said on Thursday, a move that follows intense lobbying from finance executives and diplomats who said the measure was hurting competitiveness. Tough coronavirus rules have made Hong Kong one of the world's most isolated cities, with flights down as much as 90%. Residents returning from more than 160 countries have been required to quarantine for 21 days in designated hotels will now have to spend 14 days in a hotel, followed by seven days of self-monitoring, with further details to be announced. She did not say which countries would be covered by the new rules. A flight attendant walks under an information board at the arrivals hall of Hong Kong International Airport, follo...

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Hong Kong suspends transit flights from most of the world due to COVID-19

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January 14, 2022344 Views

Hong Kong authorities said on Friday the city’s airport will suspend for a month transit flights from around 150 countries and territories considered high risk because of the coronavirus, deepening the global financial hub’s isolation. Separately, the territory’s leader Carrie Lam said restrictions on social life will be extended through the Lunar New Year holiday at the start of February, traditionally a time for shopping, feasting and family reunions. A flight attendant walks under an information board at the arrivals hall of Hong Kong International Airport, following infections of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Hong Kong, China January 11, 2022. REUTERS/Lam Yik “I know this will let a lot of people down,” Lam told reporters. “Covid is not yet under control.” To help ...

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Drag queens and refugee stories: touring the ‘real’ Hong Kong

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September 11, 20211385 Views

Guide Michael Tsang was able to take tourists freely around Asia's financial hub in 2019, introducing them the city’s protest movement, explaining "one country, two systems" and showing them scenes of economic inequality. Since the coronavirus pandemic cut off foreign visitors and a sweeping national security law passed last year limited what Tsang's tours could show, his business has been hit hard. So he shifted to attract local residents with activism tours, including the city’s LGBT movement and refugee community. During an August tour he took 30 people to a drag show with a person called "MissTina UglyHaira" who styles herself after singer Christina Aguilera. Prancing up and down a bar in the city's Soho district in high heels and a mesh top, Tina details some of her life st...