HKTB Partners Visa for Summer Shopping Promotions

The Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) has again joined forces with Visa to offer shoppers in the city multiple chances of winning pre-paid credit and cash vouchers under its “Hong Kong Summer Spectacular” programme this year (17 June to 31 August).

This year, the HKTB and Visa are introducing two brand new “spend to win” promotions for both visitors and local residents. In the “Pay by Visa” promotion, for each week during the 11 weeks of Hong Kong Summer Spectacular, three Visa cardholders who have made the most number of transactions in Hong Kong with a single Visa card, and made their registration on Visa’s website earliest, will each receive an HK$10,000-Visa prepaid card. The more they swipe their Visa card, the greater their chance of winning.

As for the “Visa go Surprises” promotion, shoppers may find themselves surprised at designated shopping malls by a flash mob, which will randomly identify lucky shoppers each Saturday during the promotional period. The lucky shoppers will instantly receive cash vouchers upon presenting a shopping receipt from the mall. If the payment is made with their Visa card, they will also be awarded an additional Visa prepaid card.

Adding to these promotions, the HKTB and Visa will jointly stage the “Visa go Hong Kong Super Shopper” contest for the second time to showcase Hong Kong’s cutting edge as a trend-setting destination. Consumers from key visitor source markets and Hong Kong will be selected to form teams of two to take part in the contest from 30 to 31 August. With the advice from professional stylists, the contestants will buy items for a stylish make-over with a certain budget. On the final day of the contest, the contestants will catwalk in the items they have purchased. The team that wins over the judges with their new look will be awarded HK$200,000 Visa spending amount.

HKTB Executive Director, Mr Anthony Lau, said, “We are delighted to continue our partnership with Visa. As the global economy and consumer sentiments continue to improve, we have been seeing positive growth in visitor arrivals and spending since the beginning of this year. In the first quarter of 2011, per capita spending by overnight visitors went up by 10% year-on-year to around HK$7,300. To further stimulate visitors’ spending during the summer, taking advantage of this peak travel season among visitors in Mainland China and short-haul markets, we are rolling out a series of attractive promotions with Visa. We hope these will give visitors even greater incentive to come and spend in Hong Kong, further boosting the visitor arrivals and tourism receipts for our city.”

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