For duty-free stores in Hainan, holiday spells shopping quota peak By MA ZHIPING in Haikou | China Daily | Updated: 2021-05-06 09:09 Share CLOSE A tourist shops at a duty-free store in Sanya, Hainan province, during the May Day holiday. [Photo/China News Service]
Hainan, the resort island province in South China, saw increased tourist footfalls at its popular shopping destinations during the five-day May Day holiday, provincial authorities said.
Nearly 729,000 items were sold at the nine duty-free outlets on the island between Saturday and Monday, with total sales revenue edging up to 485 million yuan ($74.92 million), up 222.79 percent and 215.24 percent on a yearly basis, respectively, according to Haikou Customs, which oversees the offshore duty-free shopping business in the province. Tourist footfalls at the duty-free shops stood at 65,400 as of Monday, up 140.23 percent over the same period a year ago, according