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This is the first National Day holiday since the Hainan Free Trade Port closed the entire island. In order to welcome the National Day holiday, major duty-free shops in Hainan have launched special theme activities and discounts.
China News Service, Haikou, October 3 (Reporter Wang Ziqian) Haikou Customs disclosed on the 2nd that on the first day of this year’s National Day holiday (October 1), the amount, number of people, and number of duty-free shopping on Hainan’s outlying islands were 107 million yuan, 18,900 person-times, and 83,000 items, respectively, representing year-on-year increases of 21.17%, 13.81%, and 11.24% respectively.
This holiday is the first National Day holiday since the island-wide closure of the Hainan Free Trade Port. In order to welcome the National Day holiday, major duty-free shops in Hainan have launched special theme activities and discounts to attract a large number of citizens and tourists to visit and shop.
With the theme of "Prosperity under the Moon, Oriental Romance", cdf Haikou International Duty Free City has created an immersive oriental aesthetics check-in space. Fancy parades, magic performances, themed stage plays and patriotic interactive games are staged in turn, taking into account leisure entertainment and humanistic experience, and are deeply favored by parent-child families and young tourists.
On October 1, customers shopped at cdf Haikou International Duty Free City. On the first day of the National Day holiday, duty-free shops on Hainan's major outlying islands saw a surge of customers, and the vitality of duty-free consumption in Hainan's outlying islands continued to be released. Photo by China News Service reporter Luo Yunfei
During the National Day, the duty-free city’s brand lineup was simultaneously upgraded, with popular brands such as Bulgari and Descente children’s clothing opening, broadening tourists’ shopping options.
cdf Haikou Riyue Plaza Duty Free Store held the National Day Autumn Garden Party and launched a number of discounts at the same time. Selected goods are as low as 50% off, selected brands can enjoy 10 times points, and there are also consumer coupons that can be used in combination.
With the theme of "A Nation Celebrates a Prosperous Birthday", Haikong Global Duty Free City innovates the gameplay and launches the first Fruit and Vegetable Games. Interesting interactive games such as Fruit and Vegetable Rings and Pumpkin Bowling are paired with lucky draw benefits, which is full of fun.
The National Day holiday coincides with the 12th anniversary of cdf Sanya International Duty Free City. Many brands’ first stores, flagship stores and new products in Hainan were unveiled. In order to adapt to the peak consumption demand during the holidays, you can enjoy 10 times the points for spending on more than 100 brands in the duty-free city. There are also multiple benefits such as bonus points, gifts with a full purchase, and limited-time discounts. In addition, there are also activities such as no-threshold check-in lottery, full-spend lottery, and AI exclusive refrigerator magnet customization. (over)
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