On Monday’s Backchat, we’re talking about hotel, F&B and tourism performance in the city.

Over 25 million tourists have visited the SAR since the beginning of this year, marking a 52 percent year-on-year increase in visitors. Among those, 19.3 million were from the Mainland while the remaining 5.8 million came from overseas, a 47% and 71% year-on-year increase respectively.


But despite these promising numbers, high spending tourists are yet to make a comeback. The Peninsula’s flagship hotel in Hong Kong recorded room occupancy rates of 38% in the second quarter of this year, behind its US and Europe properties’ which stood at 62% combined.


So what can the city do to lure big spenders back? Well ask the experts.


After 9:45, we learn more about Hong Kong’s newborn panda twins.

9:05am-9:45am: Hotel, F&B and tourism performance


9:05am-9:30am: Prof. Glenn McCartney, Associate Professor in Integrated Resort and Tourism Management; Associate Dean (Curriculum & Teaching), Faculty of Business Administration, University of Macau

9:05am-9:30am: JR Robertson, Founder of El Grande Concepts, which owns restaurants Cadillac and Grappa’s

9:30am-9:45am: Shaman Chellaram, Senior Director (Asia), Valuation and Advisory Services, Colliers

9:45am-10:00am: Newborn panda twins

9:45am-10:00am: Suzanne Gendron, Director of Sage Advice and Retired Executive Director of Zoological Operations & Conservation at Ocean Park