Cathay Pacific will give away tickets for flights to Hong Kong from its U.S. gateways of New York, Boston, Los Angeles and San Francisco on the night of Might 17. 

The giveaway is a part of the “Whats up Hong Kong” promotional marketing campaign launched by the Hong Kong Tourism Board in February in an effort to attract vacationers again after the Chinese language territory’s lengthy Covid closure. The Airport Authority of Hong Kong plans to offer away 500,000 tickets globally.

Cathay would be the distributor within the U.S. market, although the tourism board did not specify what number of promotional tickets will likely be out there. 

“A restricted variety of roundtrip financial system class tickets to Hong Kong will likely be supplied within the U.S. starting Might 17 at 5:00 p.m. PST/ 8:00 p.m. EST,” reads an e mail from the tourism board. “There’s a restrict of 1 ticket per transaction whereas provides final.”

As a way to be eligible for the giveaway, people should be part of the Cathy loyalty program. Tickets will not be free, as taxes, charges and surcharges will nonetheless apply. Cathay at present assesses a gasoline surcharge of $118 per section on tickets bought within the U.S. 

For an opportunity to entry the tickets, U.S.-based Cathay members want to enroll on the Cathay Pacific web site to obtain a promotional code. 

Those that receive the tickets should journey inside 9 months.