{"id":33735,"date":"2026-06-19T06:46:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T06:46:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/?p=33735"},"modified":"2026-06-19T06:46:17","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T06:46:17","slug":"hainan-sees-booming-inbound-tourism-after-the-launch-of-island-wide-special-customs-operations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/?p=33735","title":{"rendered":"Hainan sees booming inbound tourism after the launch of island-wide special customs operations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20260618\/48946ce1a31e47b38801551ebeb9b929\/2026061848946ce1a31e47b38801551ebeb9b929_XxjpbeE000600_20260618_CBMFN0A001.JPG\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Foreign tourists have fun at Hainan Tropical Wildlife Park and Botanical Garden in Haikou, south China&#8217;s Hainan Province, June 16, 2026. (Xinhua\/Pu Xiaoxu)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The inbound tourism market in Hainan has been heating up steadily since the launch of island-wide special customs operations on Dec. 18 of last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to Haikou General Station of Immigration Inspection, Hainan border inspection authorities handled over 1.654 million entries and exits between Dec. 18, 2025 and June 18, 2026, registering a year-on-year rise of 31.2 percent. Among them, 913,000 were foreigners, rising 36.1 percent year on year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20260618\/48946ce1a31e47b38801551ebeb9b929\/2026061848946ce1a31e47b38801551ebeb9b929_XxjpbeE000600_20260618_CBMFN0A002.JPG\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Inbound passengers wait to go through border procedures at a border inspection station of Haikou Meilan International Airport in Haikou, south China&#8217;s Hainan Province, June 17, 2026. (Xinhua\/Yang Guanyu)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20260618\/48946ce1a31e47b38801551ebeb9b929\/2026061848946ce1a31e47b38801551ebeb9b929_XxjpbeE000600_20260618_CBMFN0A003.JPG\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Foreign customers shop at the Sanya International Duty Free Shopping Complex in Sanya, south China&#8217;s Hainan Province, June 13, 2026. (Xinhua\/Guo Cheng)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20260618\/48946ce1a31e47b38801551ebeb9b929\/2026061848946ce1a31e47b38801551ebeb9b929_XxjpbeE000600_20260618_CBMFN0A004.JPG\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A tourist has fun at Hainan Tropical Wildlife Park and Botanical Garden in Haikou, south China&#8217;s Hainan Province, June 16, 2026. (Xinhua\/Pu Xiaoxu)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20260618\/48946ce1a31e47b38801551ebeb9b929\/2026061848946ce1a31e47b38801551ebeb9b929_XxjpbeE000600_20260618_CBMFN0A005.JPG\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Inbound passengers go through border procedures at a border inspection station of Haikou Meilan International Airport in Haikou, south China&#8217;s Hainan Province, June 17, 2026. (Xinhua\/Yang Guanyu)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20260618\/48946ce1a31e47b38801551ebeb9b929\/2026061848946ce1a31e47b38801551ebeb9b929_XxjpbeE000600_20260618_CBMFN0A006.JPG\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A police officer processes entry formalities for an inbound passenger at a border inspection station of Haikou Meilan International Airport in Haikou, south China&#8217;s Hainan Province, June 17, 2026. (Xinhua\/Yang Guanyu)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20260618\/48946ce1a31e47b38801551ebeb9b929\/2026061848946ce1a31e47b38801551ebeb9b929_XxjpbeE000600_20260618_CBMFN0A007.JPG\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Police officers process entry formalities for inbound passengers at a border inspection station of Sanya Phoenix International Airport in Sanya, south China&#8217;s Hainan Province, June 17, 2026. (Photo by Meng Xushun\/Xinhua)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20260618\/48946ce1a31e47b38801551ebeb9b929\/2026061848946ce1a31e47b38801551ebeb9b929_XxjpbeE000600_20260618_CBMFN0A008.JPG\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Foreign tourists have fun at the Dadonghai scenic area in Sanya, south China&#8217;s Hainan Province, June 13, 2026. (Xinhua\/Guo Cheng)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20260618\/48946ce1a31e47b38801551ebeb9b929\/2026061848946ce1a31e47b38801551ebeb9b929_XxjpbeE000600_20260618_CBMFN0A009.JPG\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Foreign tourists visit Hainan Tropical Wildlife Park and Botanical Garden in Haikou, south China&#8217;s Hainan Province, June 16, 2026. (Xinhua\/Pu Xiaoxu)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20260618\/48946ce1a31e47b38801551ebeb9b929\/2026061848946ce1a31e47b38801551ebeb9b929_XxjpbeE000600_20260618_CBMFN0A010.JPG\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Inbound passengers go through border procedures at a border inspection station of Sanya Phoenix International Airport in Sanya, south China&#8217;s Hainan Province, June 17, 2026. (Photo by Meng Xushun\/Xinhua)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20260618\/48946ce1a31e47b38801551ebeb9b929\/2026061848946ce1a31e47b38801551ebeb9b929_XxjpbeE000600_20260618_CBMFN0A011.JPG\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A tourist takes photos at Hainan Tropical Wildlife Park and Botanical Garden in Haikou, south China&#8217;s Hainan Province, June 16, 2026. (Xinhua\/Pu Xiaoxu)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20260618\/48946ce1a31e47b38801551ebeb9b929\/2026061848946ce1a31e47b38801551ebeb9b929_XxjpbeE000600_20260618_CBMFN0A012.JPG\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Foreign tourists visit the Qilou Old Street in Haikou, south China&#8217;s Hainan Province, May 9, 2026. (Xinhua\/Guo Cheng)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20260618\/48946ce1a31e47b38801551ebeb9b929\/2026061848946ce1a31e47b38801551ebeb9b929_XxjpbeE000600_20260618_CBMFN0A013.JPG\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Foreign tourists visit Hainan Tropical Wildlife Park and Botanical Garden in Haikou, south China&#8217;s Hainan Province, June 16, 2026. (Xinhua\/Pu Xiaoxu)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20260618\/48946ce1a31e47b38801551ebeb9b929\/2026061848946ce1a31e47b38801551ebeb9b929_13345751fa0a44ec95063fae452ece70.JPG\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Foreign tourists have fun at the Dadonghai scenic area in Sanya, south China&#8217;s Hainan Province, June 13, 2026. (Xinhua\/Guo Cheng)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20260618\/48946ce1a31e47b38801551ebeb9b929\/2026061848946ce1a31e47b38801551ebeb9b929_XxjpbeE000600_20260618_CBMFN0A015.JPG\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Foreign tourists have fun at the Dadonghai scenic area in Sanya, south China&#8217;s Hainan Province, June 13, 2026. (Xinhua\/Guo Cheng)\u25a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reference Link:- <a href=\"https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20260618\/48946ce1a31e47b38801551ebeb9b929\/c.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20260618\/48946ce1a31e47b38801551ebeb9b929\/c.html<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The inbound tourism market in Hainan has been heating up steadily since the launch of island-wide special customs operations on Dec. 18 of last year. According to Haikou General Station of Immigration Inspection, Hainan border inspection authorities handled over 1.654 million entries and exits between Dec. 18, 2025 and June 18, 2026, registering a year-on-year [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":26919,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"aside","meta":{"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[2],"tags":[2307,23776,30697,8020,30696,4957],"class_list":["post-33735","post","type-post","status-publish","format-aside","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sample-category","tag-china-3","tag-hainan-2","tag-incetives","tag-opening-up-3","tag-special-custom-operations","tag-tourism-2","post_format-post-format-aside"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33735","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=33735"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33735\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33737,"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33735\/revisions\/33737"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/26919"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=33735"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=33735"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=33735"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}