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Hong Kong

Dim sum steamer baskets fly off the food carts.

In just 48 hours, I ate my way through the highlights of a stopover favourite

We pull up a seat at the city’s most legendary dining tables, charting a course through luxury and local legends in just two days.

  • Ben Groundwater
Cathay Pacific’s The Wing First Class lounge at Hong Kong International Airport.

New first class lounge shows how exclusive airport escapes are transforming

The best lounges are no longer just somewhere to wait. Increasingly, they are part of why we choose an airline.

  • Julietta Jameson
Artist’s impression of the facade.

Redesign for luxury hotel reflects the new type of Hong Kong visitor

Mandarin Oriental The Landmark wants guests to not simply observe the city from a distance, but to live within it.

  • Julietta Jameson
Local dim sum restaurants can be overwhelming for tourists.

The 10 things we’ll never understand about Hong Kong

Holes in buildings, endless luxury handbag shops and overwhelming yum cha joints are just some of the mysteries we grapple with in this fast-paced city.

  • Brian Johnston
Economy seats are in a 3-3-3 layout.

Don’t make this check-in mistake if you’re doing a short stopover

My bag was slightly over the carry-on limit, so I checked it in instead of trying to sneak it past the ground staff.

  • Jennifer Johnston
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A Cathay Pacific Boeing 707 over Hong Kong in 1970.

Two of the world’s oldest airlines are chalking up new milestones

One is turning 100 and the other 80, but the party is just starting for these aviation legends.

  • Julietta Jameson
The art walk.

In one of the world’s glitziest cities is a hidden, abandoned highlight

I’m seeking abandoned buildings scattered throughout an island village. A pin on Google Maps is my only clue.

  • Kerry van der Jagt
Bar Leone. Yes, it’s nice, but “world’s best”?

I went to the bar named the best in the world. It’s not

The venues I love, and no doubt the ones you love too, will likely never appear on any of these “World’s Best” lists.

  • Ben Groundwater
Hong Kong comfort food – corned beef and egg in a sandwich.

The Hong Kong dish the British left behind

For many, these sandwiches are comfort food at its finest.

  • Ben Groundwater
Hong Kong’s city lights out the window at the YWCA’s Garden View Hotel.

In the world’s second-most expensive city, this hotel is a bargain

In a place filled with millionaires, finding an affordable, central hotel is hard. This one, for less than $120 a night, feels like hitting the jackpot.

  • Justine Costigan