HAIKOU, August 28. /TASS/. China's Hainan intends to promote the development of the wedding tourism industry, it expects to go global in providing services for those who spend their honeymoon on the island. This was announced at the Shanghai presentation of the province's potential in this field, organized by the Hainan Administration of Tourism, Culture, Radio, Television and Sports.
The presentation took place in the northern part of the Bund, in Hongkou urban area. The event was attended by over 100 representatives of wedding event planners based in Shanghai and neighboring eastern provinces.
The presentation was part of a joint effort by the Hainan authorities to promote the province's free trade port and turn the island into an international center for tourism and consumption. The head of the department Xie Qiuxiong told the participants of the event about the favorable conditions created in the province for the development of wedding tourism.
In particular, since July, Hainan raised the quota for one person for purchases in duty free shops from 30,000 to 100,000 yuan (from $ 4,200 to $ 14,200), the list of duty free goods has been expanded as well. According to Xie Qiuxiong, the new policy is in the interest of consumers and will allow young couples to purchase more items such as jewelry, watches, wedding dresses and shoes from duty free stores.
There are currently over 100 hotels and 15 tourist attractions on Hainan offering a variety of wedding services. In addition, there are about 500 wedding photo studios and about 1,000 wedding agencies on the island.
According to official figures from the Hainan Wedding Tourism Association, in 2019, about 280,000 couples spent their honeymoon in Hainan province. About 380,000 more came to the province to take wedding photographs. Over the past year, about 2,600 wedding ceremonies were organized on the island.
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