The Zhitong Finance App learned that Tongcheng Travel (00780) deployed to launch a next-generation travel platform in overseas markets. HopeGoo CEO Shen Wenjing said that WeChat HK and AliPay HK have already been connected to the platform in the first half of the year, and that the platform has also been connected to the Octopus App. Users can book train tickets through the Octopus App. Related services will be launched during Christmas. As for hotel, air tickets, and attraction ticket reservation services are expected to be launched as soon as the first quarter of next year.

As Christmas approaches, HopeGoo is also launching a campaign to directly subsidize 10 million travel cash until December 31. The event covered many countries and regions around the world, including destinations such as Japan, South Korea, Thailand, Taiwan, and the Greater Bay Area. Every day at 12 noon, users can buy up to 40% off global air tickets, hotel and train coupons, as well as ticket discount codes of up to 799 yuan through the HopeGooApp or official website.

In addition, Tongcheng Travel and HopeGoo released the “2025 Hong Kong Tourists' Northbound Travel Trend Report”, stating that Shenzhen and Guangzhou have become the first choice for Hong Kong people to travel short distances; in terms of long-term travel, Beijing, Shanghai, Haikou, and Harbin are the first choice for Hong Kong people.

According to HopeGoo data, the most popular cities for Hong Kong visitors to the north are still concentrated in the Greater Bay Area. The top 5 cities are Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Zhuhai, Foshan, and Dongguan. The “Report” predicts that in the above cities, Hong Kong visitors aged 25 to 36 will visit 9.24 times a year, while Hong Kong visitors aged 36 to 45 will visit 11.26 times a year.