Hong Thai Travel Services
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Travel agency |
| Founded | 1966 |
| Founder | Jackie Wong See Sum |
| Fate | Liquidated in October 2022 |
| Headquarters | Hong Kong , Hong Kong |
Area served | Hong Kong, Macao, Guangdong Province in China, United States, Canada, Thailand, Taiwan |
Key people | Jackie Wong See Sum (director), Jason Wong Chun Tat (general manager) |
| Parent | Caissa Tosun (since 2019) |
Hong Thai Travel Services () ranked among the largest travel agencies in Hong Kong. Established in 1966, the company maintained more than 30 branches spanning Hong Kong, Macao, Guangdong Province in China, the United States, Canada, Thailand, and Taiwan.
History
Jackie Wong See Sum (黃士心) founded Hong Thai in 1966, focusing primarily on airline and ferry ticketing as well as inbound tourism. Wong held the position of director while his son, Jason Wong Chun Tat (黃進達), acted as general manager. In 2011, the father and son sold a controlling stake to HNA Group. Subsequently, ownership transferred to Chinese travel enterprise Caissa Tosun (凯撒旅业) amid a corporate restructuring in 2019. Due to the severe downturn in travel caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Caissa Tosun decided to liquidate Hong Thai in October 2022 after the company recorded a negative net asset value surpassing 68 million Chinese yuan as of June that year.
Incident
On August 23, 2010, a hostage situation unfolded involving one of Hong Thai’s buses in Manila. A former police officer named Rolando Mendoza took twenty-five tourists from Hong Kong hostage. The crisis extended over twelve hours and concluded with police intervention that ended the standoff. Tragically, eight hostages lost their lives and seven others sustained injuries during the incident.