Duty-free shopping on outlying islands has become a must-see item for Hainan tourism

　　China News Service, Sanya, October 2 (Reporter Wang Xiaobin and Wang Ziqian) As one of the "golden signs" of tourism in Hainan, many tourists have included duty-free shopping on outlying islands as a "must do item" for tourism on Hainan Island.

At the beginning of the "October" holiday, a number of duty-free shops on outlying islands in Hainan continued their summer enthusiasm, further showing a "return of consumption".

　　A sample survey conducted by the Sanya Tourism and Culture Bureau earlier showed that after the official implementation of the new duty-free policy on outlying islands in July this year, 80% of tourists who came to Sanya chose to go shopping in duty-free shops, and Sanya International Duty Free City became a popular tourist destination.

　　On the 2nd, the reporter saw in Sanya International Duty Free City that tourists wearing masks flocked into the mall after going through security check and temperature measurement procedures.

In order to ensure the shopping experience of customers, many stores set up fences at the entrance to limit the flow.

　　Affected by the release of signals such as outlying island duty-free policy, "return" of outbound travel, and the new duty-free experience store, Haitang Bay free airport bus departure, newly opened inter-provincial line to Sanya and other infrastructure upgrade factors, "Eleventh" Sanya duty-free shopping The craze appears.

　　As the only city duty-free shop in Haikou, Riyue Square Duty-Free Shop recently added Bulgari, Omega, Tiffany, Prada and other brands, and some of these brands have opened double points and other rewards.

The passenger flow during the "Eleventh" holiday has increased significantly compared with normal days. Among them, there are residents of the island who travel off peaks and tourists from other places.

　　Ms. Wu from Haikou is going to fly out of the island tomorrow to buy cosmetics one day in advance, "it is more than 20% cheaper than the market price, and buy some while traveling."

Hunan tourist Li Qing arranges a trip around the island during the holiday. “Let’s go to the duty-free shop first when you put down your luggage. In addition to buying for yourself, you also need to help your friends'carry the goods'.” Li Qing said that now there is a shopping limit of 100,000 yuan (RMB, the same below) ), you can let go of buying duty-free goods.

　　The price advantage of duty-free products is an important factor that encourages tourists to "must visit" duty-free shops.

For example, a brand of skin care essence commonly known as "Shenxian Water" is priced at 1,183 yuan for a 250ml bottle in duty-free shops, and a 220ml bottle at tax counters is priced at more than 1,400 yuan; "Small Steel Cannon" anti-freckle essence for 2 50ml bottles is priced 2058 yuan, the price of the same item at the tax counter is about 1500 yuan; a bag brand TABBY series of women's bag counters are priced at about 4500 yuan, priced at 3,500 yuan in duty-free shops, superimposed on the ongoing full reduction activities in China , Compared to the tax price is 1,200 yuan cheaper.

　　"Buying a bag is almost'returning' the ticket money." Tan Jiajia, a salesperson for a luggage brand, said that after the current implementation of the new tax-free policy on outlying islands abolished the number of luggage purchases, the number of customers entering the store has risen like a tide. "Almost all staff are on duty during the holidays.

　　"I don't want to visit the duty-free shops in Hainan now. It seems that something is missing." In the Sanya International Duty Free City, Ms. Chen's family from Nanning did not have a clear shopping list. "Wander around to see if there are any new brands and new products on the shelves. Baby products here".

Ms. Chen, who is going to spend seven days on holiday in Sanya, said that this trip is about staying in hotels and shopping malls, and there is no plan to report a group to visit various scenic spots.

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