Duty-free shopping and night market bring prosperity to Hainan’s National Day tourism consumption.

  China News Service, Haikou, October 4 (Reporter Hong Jianpeng) More than half of the National Day holiday, the number of tourist receptions in Hainan Province is rising day by day, slightly higher than the same period last year. The reporter visited and learned that in addition to traditional tourist attractions (spots), night markets and duty-free shops have boosted tourism consumption in Hainan, and the sales of duty-free goods in the province have increased by 50%.

  According to the data provided by Hainan Provincial Department of Tourism, Culture, Radio, Film and Sports, from October 1 to 3, Hainan received 2.298 million tourists. Haikou, Sanya and Boao duty-free shops received more than 80,000 tourists, with sales of 136.6 million yuan (RMB, the same below), up more than 50% year-on-year.

  In three days, the daily average number of visitors to Sanya Duty Free Shop exceeded 20,000, and the shopping enthusiasm of tourists continued to rise.

  "There are too many people!" This is the first impression of Miss Chen, a tourist from Guangxi, who walked into Sanya Duty Free Shop on the 1st. Duty-free cosmetics are much cheaper than counters, and there are plenty of promotional activities, which make people unable to control their desire to buy.

  Xie Zhiyong, executive deputy general manager of Sanya Duty Free Shop Co., Ltd., China National Exemption Group, said that after the opening of Sanya Duty Free Shop, the opening and operation of surrounding hotels and the occupancy rate increased, and the regional development played an obvious role, making it a big taxpayer in Sanya.

  Xie Zhiyong said that since Hainan launched the tax-free pilot project for outlying islands in 2011, duty-free shopping has become one of the elements for tourists to travel to Qiong, and Sanya Duty Free Shop has become a must-see spot for tourists. In the future, Sanya Duty Free Shop will fully implement Hainan’s strategic goal of accelerating the construction of Hainan International Tourism Consumption Center, and strengthen and expand duty-free shopping on outlying islands.

  With Hainan actively building night economic blocks, night market has gradually become one of the new economic growth points of Hainan’s tourism consumption.

  Xiuying district, Haikou City, held the National Day Food Eating Festival for three consecutive days, attracting many citizens and tourists to participate in the interaction of American food tasting and prize-winning questions and answers. "Our night market not only has food, but also Hainan specialty stores, KTV, cinemas and other entertainment places, which can meet the needs of tourism ‘ Eat, live, travel and buy entertainment ’ ‘ among the six elements; Eat, buy and entertain ’ 。” Tan Kaiyue, the person in charge of the taste-seeking Limei vulgar night market, said.

  He told reporters that due to the National Day holiday, the night market received more tourists than usual. From September 30 to October 3, the average daily traffic of the night market exceeded 8,000, and the average daily turnover reached 600,000 yuan.

  According to the preliminary statistics of Haikou Night Market Development Federation, from September 30th to October 3rd, the turnover of 10 major night markets in Haikou reached 11.1867 million yuan.

  Zhan Xiali, secretary-general of Haikou Night Market Development Federation, said that with the Hainan International Tourism Consumption Year launched during the National Day, Haikou Night Market Development Federation will promote the quality of night markets, strengthen the construction of "soft power" such as cultural and performing arts activities, and create "night markets are night scenes".

  It is understood that during the National Day holiday, Qiongju performance was staged in Haikou Qilou Old Street, the agricultural fun experience was launched in Sanya Rice National Park, and the "Chili Festival" &hellip was held in Sanya Ancient Love Scenic Area; … Other major traditional scenic spots have also "cooked" a rich cultural tourism "feast" for tourists.