Duty-free shopping boosts tourism in China’s Hainan

The continuous improvements in offshore duty-free policies in south China’s Hainan Province in recent years have enhanced the shopping experience for tourists.

Last year, two additional methods for picking up offshore duty-free goods – “buy and pick-up” and “guaranteed pick-up” -were introduced, further igniting tourists’ passion for offshore duty-free shopping, which has become a calling card of Hainan.

Photo shows people at the CDF Haikou International Duty Free Shopping Complex in south China’s Hainan Province. (Photo/Su Bikun)

Various duty-free operators in Hainan have introduced diverse online and offline promotional campaigns, continuously stimulating new vitality for tourism consumption.

“I came to Hainan specifically to buy duty-free goods. Some products are only available at the duty-free stores in Hainan, and there won’t be any counterfeits, thanks to customs supervision,” said a man surnamed Liu from Guangzhou, south China’s Guangdong Province at the CDF…