China Travel International Investment Hong Kong Limited is an investment holding company primarily engaged in the investment and operation of tourist destinations and closely related businesses. The company operates through four main segments: Tourist Attraction and Related Operations, which include theme parks, scenic spots, cable car systems, skiing facilities, hot spring resorts, arts performances, and tourism property development predominantly in Mainland China; Travel Document and Related Operations, providing travel document services in Hong Kong and Mainland China; Hotel Operations, offering hotel accommodation and food and beverage services across Hong Kong, Macau, and Mainland China; and Passenger Transportation Operations, supplying cross-border transport services, vehicle and vessel rental, and charter operations between Hong Kong, Macau, and Mainland China. Founded in 1992 and headquartered in Central, Hong Kong, the company focuses on premium cultural and tourism products under its "1224" development strategy, targeting markets based in Hong Kong, cultivated in Hainan, with expansion domestically and overseas, including Belt and Road Initiative countries.
In recent major changes, China Travel International has restructured by spinning off its tourist property segment into a private company to reduce capital burden and refocus on its core travel and tourism business. This divestment aims to shed underperforming real estate assets that have generated losses and impairments in prior years. The company is concentrating on the operation and development of tourism destinations like national 5A and 4A scenic areas and expanding its tourism ecosystem, including digital transformation initiatives like its scenic area destination digital platform. Notable ongoing projects include large tourism resorts such as Shapotou scenic area, Desert Star Hotel, Ocean Spring Resort, CTG Anji Hele Valley, and overseas developments like Ambala Island Resort in the Maldives. The company also offers comprehensive tourism-related services through subsidiaries providing cross-border transport in the Greater Bay Area and tourism think tank and high-tech tourism solutions, reflecting a strategic shift to strengthen its core tourism operations and reduce exposure to real estate risks. This operational refocus supports its position as a leading investor and operator of tourist destinations in the Greater China region and select international markets.