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This year Haikou's Duty Free Festival on June 6 took place during the annual Dragon Boat Festival, the sales of Haikou airport duty-free shops amounts to over 20 million yuan during the period, increased by 73%, among which the online sales growed fourfold year-on-year.

According to Haikou airport duty-free shops, during the "June 6 Duty Free Festival" from June 6th to 9th, its total sales has exceeded 30 million yuan. This year, the Duty Free Festival strengthens online and offline linkages, and creates a high-quality duty-free shopping experience for the passengers leaving the island during the Dragon Boat Festival with various discounts.

In addition, Haikou airport duty-free shops cooperate with car rental industry, OTA, airlines, scenic spots，and catering industry this year to stimulate the shopping enthusiasm of consumers, which helps to increase the income of Hainan tourism economy.

During the Dragon Boat Festival, duty-free shopping sales in Haikou Island achieved strong growth. The number of people shopping online at Haikou airport duty-free shops increases by 199%, compared to the same period of last year. The number of duty-free goods sold increases by over 200% year-on-year, which shows that the offshore duty-free policy has enormous potential of income increase.