航空公司燃油附加费上涨和中东冲突令香港居民减少长途旅行，转而选择安全实惠的高铁前往大陆。旅客刘先生与妻子乘高铁前往广州，三天行程仅需约500港元。旅游协会执行董事崔定邦表示，此趋势鼓励香港人探索跨境高铁目的地。
香港旅客刘先生是转向大陆旅行的典型例子。这位34岁男子周五与妻子乘高铁前往广州，称因航空燃油附加费上涨，他计算后发现往返高铁票价约500港元（63.8美元），而短途航班含附加费超过1500港元。
刘先生表示，今年计划更多前往深圳、广州和厦门，赞扬高铁市中心发车便利且免机场附加费。“航班额外费用让高铁更划算，尤其短途旅行，”他说。
香港旅游协会执行董事崔定邦对《南华早报》表示，燃油附加费急升和中东战争不仅抑制长途旅行欲，还推动香港人考虑鲜为人知的大陆目的地，这些地方可通过高铁轻松抵达。
这一转变反映出行成本上升和地缘冲突影响，香港游客优先选择邻近、安全选项。
The Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link carried more than 16 million passengers in the first six months of the year. The MTR Corporation reported the figure on Thursday as the highest since the link opened in 2018.
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Close to 170 mainland Chinese motorists are expected to arrive in Hong Kong on Saturday under an expanded cross-border travel scheme. The Southbound Travel for Guangdong Vehicles scheme now covers nine cities in the Greater Bay Area with a doubled daily quota.
All 90 Hong Kong lawmakers are scheduled to travel to Beijing from July 19 to 25 for a national affairs study visit. The trip marks the Legislative Council’s first group journey to the capital since the 1997 handover. Activities will include seminars, visits to key authorities and tours of the tech sector.
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Hong Kong tourism chief Rosanna Law Shuk-pui said the city must become bigger and better rather than expect neighboring cities to stand still.