Travel Blog 
News Stories Tagged Hong Kong
-
Conrad Hotels Offer Discount on Advance Bookings Worldwide
Discover Conrad hotels worldwide with their special spring offer of discounted rates with advanced bookings.
-
Make the Most of Your Layover at the World's Best Airports
Getting stuck at the airport usually equates to mind-numbing boredom. Happily, these seven international jet-set hubs are coming to flyers’ rescue, continuing to roll out mega-entertainment options and "top that!" amenities that transform their terminals into temporary tourist destinations in their own right.
-
Get the most out of your visit to Hong Kong's Sam Tung Uk Museum with this tip
Head through the courtyards and start your visit to the Sam Tung Uk Museum in the exhibition hall at the back, where a display gives helpful background on Hakka culture and pre-industrial Tsuen Wan - explanations are sparse elsewhere.
-
Learn how to check your fortune at Man Mo Temple
To check your fortune at the Man Mo Temple in Hong Kong, stand in front of the altar, ask a question, select a small bamboo cylinder, and shake it until a stick falls out.
-
Be sure to visit this museum display in Hong Kong
At the Heritage Museum in Hong Kong, don't miss the opera hall's virtual makeup display, where you get your on-screen face painted like an opera character.
-
Steer clear of shark in the water and on your plate in Hong Kong
Hong Kong accounts for 50% of the world market for shark. The expensive shark’s-fin soup, considered by locals to be an aphrodisiac, is made with the great beast’s pectal, dorsal, and lower tail fins.
-
Forget ready-to-wear and visit a Hong Kong tailor for a custom-made outfit.
No trip to Hong Kong would be complete without doing so. In often humble, fabric-cluttered settings, customers on record include such notables as David Bowie, Kate Moss, Jude Law, and Queen Elizabeth II.
-
Top Places to Celebrate New Year's Eve
The year 2011 is almost upon us so we've rounded up nine cities around the globe that celebrate the New Year with style. Find your perfect party, from family-friendly affairs to all-night debauchery to classic celebrations.
-
Hong Kong: Check in with the tourist board to find great deals on activities
Offerings include feng shui tours, tai chi and tea appreciation classes, and even free rides on the fully restored fishing junk the Duk Ling (bring your passport to prove you’re from out of town).
-
Hong Kong: Get your bearings
If you’re on Hong Kong Island and feeling a little disoriented, remember that Victoria Harbour is always north; in Kowloon it’s always south. You can use the Island’s mountains as a guide, too; the Central district backs onto the slopes of Victoria Peak, so the districts south of it—the Midlevels and the Peak—look down on it.
Follow Us
- Sign up for Fodor's weekly newsletter
- RSS Feed
- On Twitter
- On Facebook
Featured Travel Deals
- $1650 -- Ireland: 5-City Escorted Tour thru SummerSceptre Tours
- $47 & up -- Norway: Summer & Autumn Deals up to 35% OffVisitNorway USA & SAS
- $225-$234 -- NYC: 4-Star Midtown Hotel on Weekends, Save 30%InterContinental New York Barclay
- $199 & up -- Atlantis Bahamas w/Free Kids Meals, 55% OffAtlantis, Paradise Island, Bahamas
- $159-$179 -- Orlando Walt Disney World 4-Star Hotel, 40% OffWalt Disney World Dolphin Resort
