Hong Kong Direct Flights

[NxaiPan]

Casino would be super welcome for the Northern region yes. I can't see it happening of course.

Probably rather missed the boat on the casino plan with Macau catering for HK and mainland Chinese, Genting in Malaysia, and even Singapore now having a casino at Marina Bay.

Only Thailand and Brunei of the ASEAN nations do not have any official casinos, but illegal casinos are apparently very common and Myanmar and Laos have few scruples about building them at the border.

[Thailand]

Casino would be super welcome for the Northern region yes. I can't see it happening of course.

A casino up here was very close to happening in 2005 already agreed with Macau entrepreneurs and it was the coup that killed it.

Still a great idea and every chance that it will be resurrected with the current government, makes a great deal of sense to keep the money in Thailand instead of bleeding over the various borders.

[trainman34014]

Casino would be super welcome for the Northern region yes. I can't see it happening of course.

A casino up here was very close to happening in 2005 already agreed with Macau entrepreneurs and it was the coup that killed it.

Still a great idea and every chance that it will be resurrected with the current government, makes a great deal of sense to keep the money in Thailand instead of bleeding over the various borders.

Agree with you about the money bleeding over the borders. I visited the Casino at Genting Highlands, Malaysia in September and I was surrounded by many High So Thai's blowing money like confetti. Some of them had driven down there as there were Thai registered Porshe's, Merc's and various others including a Maserati.

[Thaihog]

Nobody has mentioned Disneyland in Hong Kong. If there was a direct flight from CNX it would be great for families with kids to go over there for a few days.

Can anybody comment from first hand experience about Disneyland and other amusement parks in Hong Kong?

Cheers :jap:

[trainman34014]

Nobody has mentioned Disneyland in Hong Kong. If there was a direct flight from CNX it would be great for families with kids to go over there for a few days.

Can anybody comment from first hand experience about Disneyland and other amusement parks in Hong Kong?

Cheers :jap:

I've done the HK Disneyland in 2007. I don't know if it's increased in size since then but I thought it was rather small compared to those in the U.S. I think anyone who has been to Disney and Epcot in Florida has seen the best they have and most others are a bit of an anti-climax after that lot. To be honest I could have done all the Hong Kong one in about half a day if I was in a hurry and there are quite a lot of features where only Chinese is spoken. On the up side; it's very cheap for tickets compared to others and you have time to fit in other sights on the same day if you have a tight schedule and a lot that you want to see.

Don't know about any other theme parks but plenty to do in HK of varied interest, great for shopping and multitude of great Restaurants.

[NxaiPan]

Nobody has mentioned Disneyland in Hong Kong. If there was a direct flight from CNX it would be great for families with kids to go over there for a few days.

Can anybody comment from first hand experience about Disneyland and other amusement parks in Hong Kong?

Cheers :jap:

I've done the HK Disneyland in 2007. I don't know if it's increased in size since then but I thought it was rather small compared to those in the U.S. I think anyone who has been to Disney and Epcot in Florida has seen the best they have and most others are a bit of an anti-climax after that lot. To be honest I could have done all the Hong Kong one in about half a day if I was in a hurry and there are quite a lot of features where only Chinese is spoken. On the up side; it's very cheap for tickets compared to others and you have time to fit in other sights on the same day if you have a tight schedule and a lot that you want to see.

Don't know about any other theme parks but plenty to do in HK of varied interest, great for shopping and multitude of great Restaurants.

Went there recently, it's a small version so disappointing if you have been to Orlando. Best for younger kids, teenagers would get bored pretty quick. They are just about to open a Toy Story section at HK Disneyland which will increase its size and rides materially.

Ocean Park on Hong Kong Island is another option with more rides and better suited for older kids.

Personally I love HK, great vibe, food and setting, much more interesting than squeaky-clean Singapore. Also as a major transport hub you can combine HK with China, the Philippines, Borneo etc

Roll on Air Asia CNX-HKG.

Edited November 23, 2011 by NxaiPan