Travel Industry Council of Hong Kong

From 1 March 2013, outbound travellers are required to activate the overseas cash withdrawal function for their ATM cards and credit cards. Please click here for details.

Inbound visitors may browse the “ Advice for Travellers ” and the “ FAQs ” sections to learn about the protection for them.

Please click here for details.

• Cases of Travel Agent Violations
• Revocations / Suspensions of Tourist Guide Passes
• Revocations / Suspensions of Tour Escort Passes
• Demerit Records of Registered Shops
• Suspensions / Revocations of Registered Shops

Travellers may browse the Hong Kong Observatory's special webpage  to learn more about radiation monitoring, assessment and protection.

Hong Kong residents planning to travel overseas are advised to browse the Security Bureau's OTA webpage and use the Hong Kong Immigration Department’s ROTI service to receive OTA updates and related information from the Government. 

Hong Kong residents who need help when they are outside the city may call the 24-hour hotline of the Immigration Department's Assistance to Hong Kong Residents Unit on (852)1868.

Travellers wishing to learn about latest news on health advice may go to the Hong Kong Travellers' Health Service website launched by the Port Health Office.

Travellers may visit the GovHK website for an updated list of countries/territories which have granted visa-free access to HKSAR passport holders.

The TIC has decided to summarily suspend the membership of 3A Holidays (“Latest News”).

3A Holidays has applied for immediate withdrawal of TIC membership (“Latest News”).

Members must comply with the Code of Practice for Administration of Insurance Agents when selling travel insurance to travellers (Circular C1429).

Members should better protect travellers’ health when organising package tours (Circular C1430).

The captioned directive is about registration of tour confirmation agreements of mainland tours, and will supersede Directive No. 185 (Directive No. 212).

Members interested in distributing their job vacancy information in the captioned event should submit their forms by 29 April (Circular C1431).

Members are required to renew their membership for 2013/14 between 2 and 31 May (Circular C1432).

Members interested in the captioned event to be held on 22 May should register by 16 May (Circular C1433).

The captioned directive is about self-pay activities of outbound package tours, and will supersede Directive No. 90 (Directive No. 213).

Members that have not yet renewed their membership must do so by 31 May (Circular C1435).

Members are invited to attend the 27th International Travel Expo Hong Kong to be held on 13-16 June (Circular C1434).

Inbound agents that need student helpers to receive large parties from cruise ships visiting Hong Kong on an ad hoc or temporary basis may contact various universities and tertiary institutions (“ Latest News ”).

Members may go to the SME Funding Scheme’s website for details about the Schemes.

The ex-gratia payments under the Package Tour Accident Contingency Fund Scheme has been increased (“ Latest News ”).

Please browse the Hong Kong Observatory's special webpage to learn more about radiation monitoring, assessment and protection.

The Certificate Courses for Outbound Tour Escorts to be held during the following periods are now open for enrolment:

• 2013

Tourist guides must not stop visitors from leaving the shops freely or coerce them into making purchases (“Latest News”).

The TIC has set up a demerit system to improve the service standard of tourist guides who receive mainland visitors (“Other Rules for Tourist Guides”).

Tourist guides must not arrange tour-guiding and transfer services for inbound tours organised by mainland tour operators (“ Latest News ”).

Tourist guides must have a Closed Area Permit in order to enter and stay at the Hong Kong Port Area of the Shenzhen Bay Port (“ Latest News ”).

Tourist guides must not ask others to receive inbound tours...
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Tourist guides must not allow others to assist them in receiving mainland inbound tours or to receive the tours in their stead (“ Latest News ”).