* A compact guide to Hong Kong high points
* The ideal resource for travelers planning a weekend stopover in the "gateway to China" en route to mainland destinations
* The best dining, attractions, and hotels, including room rates for single business travelers
* An increasingly popular destination for Americans, with visits up 11 percent in January 2002 from the previous year
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Sprache
Verlagsort
Verlagsgruppe
Zielgruppe
Für höhere Schule und Studium
Für Beruf und Forschung
Editions-Typ
Maße
Höhe: 187 mm
Breite: 109 mm
Gewicht
ISBN-13
978-0-7645-6749-0 (9780764567490)
Schweitzer Klassifikation
Beth Reiber worked for several years in Germany as a freelance travel writer writing for major U.S. newspapers and in Tokyo as editor of the Far East Traveler. Now a freelance travel writer residing in Lawrence, Kansas, with her two sons, she's the author of several Frommer's guides, including Frommer's Japan and Frommer's Tokyo, and is a contributor to Frommer's Europe from $70 a Day, Frommer's USA, and Frommer's China.
List of Maps.
1. Planning Your Trip to Hong Kong.
1 Visitor Information.
2 Entry Requirements & Customs.
3 Money.
4 When to Go.
Hong Kong Calendar of Events.
5 Health & Insurance.
6 Tips for Travelers with Special Needs.
7 Getting There.
2. Getting to Know Hong Kong.
1 Orientation.
Neighborhoods in Brief.
2 Getting Around.
Fast Facts: Hong Kong.
3. Where to Stay.
Choosing a Place to Stay.
1 Very Expensive.
2 Expensive.
3 Moderate.
4 Inexpensive.
5 Rock-Bottom Accommodations (Guesthouses & Youth Hostels).
4. Where to Dine.
1 Kowloon.
2 Central District.
3 Causeway Bay & Wan Chai.
4 Around Hong Kong Island.
5. Exploring Hong Kon g.
1 Hong Kong's Top Attractions.
2 Museums & Galleries.
3 Temples.
Life on the Water in Aberdeen.
4 Parks & Gardens.
5 An Amusement Park.
6 Organized Tours & Cultural Activities.
7 Outdoor Activities.
8 Spectator Sports.
9 Lantau.
6. Shopping.
1 The Shopping Scene.
A Shopping Warning.
2 Great Shopping Areas.
3 Shopping A to Z.
7. Hong Kong After Dark.
1 The Performing Arts.
2 The Club & Music Scene.
3 The Bar Scene.
4 Only in Hong Kong.
Index.
General Index.
Accommodations Index.
Restaurant Index.
