Diagram 4.4: Air freight throughput and value of trade by air (2021–2025)
With overnight visitor arrivals continuing to grow, the average hotel occupancy rate reached 87% in 2025, slightly higher than the 85% achieved in 2024. Separately, the average achieved hotel room rate fell by 5.2% from a year events following the opening of the Kai Tak Sports Park, have significantly boosted visitor arrivals. In particular, more than 1.7 million visitors came to Republic of China, representing a 19% increase over the same period in the throughput and road cargo throughput in 2025.Air freight throughput grew further by 2.8% to 5.0 million tonnes. The value of trade by air increased by a visible 15.4%, though its share in total trade edged down from 45.5% to 45.4%. Road cargo throughput expanded by another 7.0% to 17.8 million tonnes in 2025. The value of trade by road continued to post strong growth of 20.4%, with a further increase in its share of total trade from 43.0% to 44.8%