During China's National Day Holiday, 618 Million Domestic Tourists... Tourism Revenue Reaches 78 Trillion Won

China Hainan Duty-Free Store Daily Average Sales of 100 Million Yuan
Spending Habits of Chinese Unable to Travel Abroad Due to COVID-19

[Asia Economy Beijing=Special Correspondent Jo Young-shin] China's state-run Xinhua News Agency reported on the 8th that the recovery rate of China's tourism industry during the National Day holiday period (October 1?8) approached 80%.

According to the Chinese Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the number of tourists nationwide from October 1 to 7 reached 618 million (cumulative), recording 79% compared to the same period last year. On October 7 alone, the number of tourists reached 42.08 million, recovering to 82.6% compared to the same day last year.

Tourism revenue also recorded 454.33 billion yuan (approximately 78.0266 trillion KRW) from October 1 to 7, reaching 69.9% compared to the same period last year.

Xinhua News Agency also reported that the average daily shopping amount at Hainan duty-free shops during the National Day holiday period reached 100 million yuan (approximately 17.2 billion KRW).

From October 1 to 5, the total duty-free goods sold at Hainan duty-free shops amounted to 530 million yuan, Xinhua News Agency added. This is a remarkable increase of 136.9% compared to the same period last year.

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Xinhua News Agency explained that Chinese people, unable to travel abroad due to the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), visited Hainan, which led to a surge in duty-free shop sales.

Chinese visitors to Hainan duty-free shops mainly purchased cosmetics, perfumes, accessories, and watches.

A Beijing tourism industry official said, "COVID-19 is still spreading worldwide, so domestic tourism demand in China was high," adding, "The decrease in tourism revenue compared to the number of tourists seems to be due to policies such as discounts on admission fees to famous tourist attractions to promote tourism."

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