American music queen Taylor Swift has held a world tour that spanned two years. The latest stop in Tokyo, Japan, just ended on the first day of the Lunar New Year. A research organization estimates that the four-day concert brought 34.1 billion yen to Tokyo. The economic benefits are equivalent to approximately HK$1.784 billion. Taylor Swift will perform six performances in Singapore next month, making Sin Chew the focus of Asia’s major events.
Welcome the God of Wealth in the Year of Loong! Taylor Swift concerts drive tens of billions of revenue in Japan. (AP Photo/Toru Hanai) (ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Taylor Swift drives economic benefits of 100 million yuan
Japan has been favored by Taylor Swift many times and has held concerts in 2015 and 2018. This time, it held four performances at the Tokyo Dome from Wednesday to Saturday last week, setting a record for the most consecutive performances by a foreign female singer in Japan. Event record; in terms of ticket prices, adult ordinary tickets range from 8,800 to 30,000 yen (460 to 1,570 Hong Kong dollars), and VIP tickets are 52,800 to 122,800 yen (2,764 to 6,247 Hong Kong dollars), which are cheaper than other European and American shows, so there are interested audiences He made a special trip to Japan to enjoy the concert and also traveled in the country. It was reported thatAs many as 3,000 Chinese tourists made a special trip to Tokyo to watch.Japan Research Instituteeconomic effect.NETIt is estimated that Taylor Swift’s concert will have a huge ripple effect on the economy. The total consumption of the organizers and the audience is 1.6 billion yen, and the national economic chain reaction and overpayment added value are 34.1 billion and 18.7 billion yen respectively. By raising taxes from governments at all levels, the total economic effect nationwide reached 34.1 billion yen (HK$1.784 billion).
Taylor Swift’s charm attracts fans from all over the world to watch her show in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Toru Hanai) (ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Taylor Swift fans entered the Tokyo Dome as usual. (Photo by RICHARD A. BROOKS/AFP via Getty Images) (RICHARD A. BROOKS via Getty Images)
The report pointed out that based on ticket prices, the economic chain effect of tickets is 6.3 times, the effect of the entire concert is 8.4 times, and the national economic benefit per audience is 155,090 yen (8,117 yen), making some companies that can only attract low-income families Cities that consume a lot of money but don’t have overnight tourists can’t match it. Mitsumasa Etou, an adjunct lecturer at Tokyo Metropolitan University, pointed out that if visitors from all over the country visit Tokyo at the same time, their transportation, accommodation and other expenses will create a greater ripple effect.
The tour only owes the Hong Kong director: no phone number
Taylor Swift’s world tour has a total of four stops in the Asia-Pacific region, namely Tokyo, Japan, Singapore, Melbourne and Sydney, Australia. However, the “event capital” Hong Kong is not included. It is said that the organizer has contacted the Hong Kong government but There was no positive response, but the Secretary for Culture and Sports, Yang Runxiong, said that “Taylor Swift’s phone number was not found” and was laughed at as the “Buddhist Secretary” in the SAR government. The incidents that attracted “attention” during his tenure also included mainland tourists visiting Hong Kong on New Year’s Day this year. There was no public transportation to go back home after watching the fireworks. The temporary shortening of the circuit of the first FIA cross-country race in November last year greatly disappointed tourists. There was no public transportation to the city after passengers disembarked at the cruise terminal last summer, and there was no inspection. The US-Sri Lanka visit to Hong Kong contract will award funds and so on.
