The Government has announced the adjustment of the local anti-epidemic measures with effect from 29 December 2022. As such, licensed travel agents are not required to submit the application for “Conditional exemption for licensed travel agents to organise group tours" to Travel Industry Council of Hong Kong (TIC) for organising local tours or inbound tours on or after that day, and the registered itineraries of local group tours will not be uploaded to the TIC website from now on.

However, licensed travel agents which intend to apply for the cash incentives of "Green Lifestyle Local Tour Incentive Scheme (Phase II)" or "Cultural and Heritage Sites Local Tour Incentive Scheme" should take note of the following new arrangements.

1.    Licensed travel agents are required to pre-register each of their itineraries for local tour through an E-registration form, and provide the registration reference number when submitting applications of the above-mentioned Schemes;

2.    Group photograph(s) submitted with the application form under the Schemes must clearly show tour participants wearing a tour badge/label provided by the travel agent, or tour guide/tourist escort/accompanying tour staff holding a tour flag.
 

The above arrangements will be in effect from 1 January 2023. Please note that pre-registration of each tour must be completed prior to departure.

For more details, please click into the Guides to Application:
Green Lifestyle Local Tour Incentive Scheme (Phase II)
Cultural and Heritage Sites Local Tour Incentive Scheme

In addition to the above new arrangements, the TIC advise travel agents to remind tour participants of the need to observe personal hygiene at all times. 

For enquiries, please contact the TIC at 2807 1199.