Spotlight on Laura and Hello Hong Kong Tours
The amazing Laura & her team at Hello Hong Kong Tours
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Spotlight on Laura and Hello Hong Kong Tours
The amazing Laura and her team at Hello Hong Kong Tours
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“Hello, I am Laura and I am the founder of Hello Hong Kong.
I first came to Hong Kong on a two week holiday with my parents after I had finished a project working in Japan. I loved Hong Kong so much that years later when I was offered a relocation with work I jumped at the chance and packed up my life in England and moved within 6 weeks!
What I now realise, having lived in Hong Kong for 5+ years, is that during those 2 weeks I spent here on holiday, I didn’t see anything! Of course, I took the Peak Tram up to the top of Victoria Peak, I went to the markets, ate in numerous Chinese restaurants, went to the Big Buddha on the cable cars and I even took a ferry out to one of the outlying islands. I ticked off most of the ‘attractions’ in the guidebook, but I didn’t understand Hong Kong. I saw it as a tourist. I saw the ‘tourist attractions’. I ate ‘Chinese food’ but I didn’t get to sample the huge variety of local foods on offer because I only ate in restaurants with English menus and even those I found mind-boggling. I never ventured into one of those back street restaurants that have been run by the same family for 60 years. Even if I had seen one I certainly wouldn’t have been brave enough to dive in!
Now I have been living in Hong Kong as a resident and I do eat in those hidden away restaurants, I know where there are concealed parks tucked away behind soaring buildings providing a welcome get away from the noise and crowds of the streets. Now I keep clear of the main roads and only travel by back streets, waving at the small business owners as I pass.
I decided to leave the company that I relocated to Hong Kong to do something that I am passionate about. I love living in Hong Kong and I couldn’t think of a better way to spend my time then by showing it, and all of its nuances, to the thousands of people that are lucky enough to be able to visit it every year.
I have researched and created a number of unique tours, each designed with the intention to show you Hong Kong and its culture, customs and history in an interesting and fun way. So, let us introduce you to Hong Kong, let us introduce you to the REAL Hong Kong, a city where East truly does meet West like in no other. Let us introduce you to Hong Kong, a place we call home.”
Laura and her fabulous tours of Hong Kong, Singapore, Tokyo and Yokohama - Book a tour with Laura Today
Simply click on the button above and you will be transported to the Hello Hong Kong Website, on her Hong Kong website is all the links to the other Hello Group members in other Asian Cities.
I am in awe of Laura who I have known for 11 years now, Hello Hong Kong has amassed over 2,050 Tripadvisor reviews with a 5 star average in other words their tours are consistently awesome.
Even more amazing, the success of the Hong Kong operation has been duplicated in Singapore, Tokyo and Yokohama and that just shows their dedication to excellence.
The key to Laura’s success with the Hello Group is her great guides, she has built teams of guides in each city they operate in and they are at the top of their game, I know from personal experience how hard it is to keep your standards high and Laura has the midas touch when it comes to picking guides to work for her company.
I should point out that I never wanted a team of guides for my own operation, for me it was and still is all about me doing Private Tours of Hong Kong for my guests, that is just the way it is.
This is the text from my previous post about Hello Hong Kong Tours in March 2024 - I should point out that I am in direct contact with Laura every week sharing market information and such.
Read on if you want to book a private tour of Hong Kong or a group food tour of Hong Kong by an award winning tour Company, Hello Hong Kong Tours and yes, look at booking in Singapore, Tokyo and Yokohama as well!
It would not surprise me at all if she opened up offices in Seoul in South Korea and Bali in Indonesia and perhaps even in Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia and Cambodia.
I should point out that Hello Hong Kong Tours was around 11+ years before the Hong Kong Tourism Board came up with it’s catchy Hello Hong Kong campaign in 2023 to promote Hong Kong after the 3 year Covid lockdown. I am sure it hasn’t done Laura any harm!
My first contact with Laura was 11 years ago on January 1st 2014 when I sent her an email to introduce myself, I had kept an eye on her start up Hello Hong Kong Tours and decided that Laura was someone I needed to know, I have always been a big fan of getting along with what I call friendly competitors.
In Hong Kong at the time there was still only 4 or 5 companies offering Private Tours of Hong Kong and there was more than enough business for everyone, each of us carving out our own little niche.
I met with Laura frequently and was in awe of her ambition and plans for the future and I knew immediately that an empire beckoned. Laura had correctly identified Hong Kong, Singapore , Tokyo as the 3 big markets in Asia and she has also added Yokohama in Japan to the list of markets she dominates!
I know from my own experience that a lot of guests (particularly those taking cruises) actually end up visiting these 4 connected Cities so having an operation in all of them made perfect sense. Laura also decided to emphasise food tours and boy does she excel in that sector!
Hello Tours also emphasises doing private tours and group tours, group tours being a particularly important aspect of food tours and I know from personal experience that Laura researches the hell out of the subject matter and is completely focused on providing the best possible experience for her guests.
I urge you to explore Laura’s websites and also read some of the Tripadvisor reviews, over 2,050 in Hong Kong, over 1,100 in Singapore and 175+ in Tokyo and this is despite the Covid 19 pandemic decimating tourism in Asia for 3 years
You simply cannot go wrong booking a tour with Hello Tours no matter which city they operate in, a fabulous experience awaits you!
……and I urge you to book directly with them via their website and not OTA’s such as Viator, Tripadvisor, Tours by Locals and such.
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