Hainan looks to boost visitor numbers

Hainan province, with its warm climate, tropical forests and natural beauty, aims to remake itself as a global tourism destination by the end of the decade.

This goal will be achieved by expanding duty-free shopping zones, improving international transport links and introducing more activities catering for tourists, Governor Liu Cigui said as he delivered a government work report in the capital Haikou.

According to a draft of Hainan's 13th Five-Year-Plan (2016-20), more than 80 million tourists - including 1.2 million from overseas - are expected to visit the island in 2020, with total tourism revenue set to surpass 100 billion yuan ($15.2 billion) by then.