CCTV News: During the May Day holiday, China's cultural and tourism consumption is booming. The Chinese government has continuously optimized its departure tax refund policy, which has stimulated the consumption vitality of inbound tourists and promoted more Chinese goods to go abroad. South Korea's Asia Daily: Positive policies promote the significant growth of inbound tourism on May Day

During the May Day holiday, China's cross-border tourism market showed a trend of "two-way rushing". Since 2025, China's inbound tourism has shown an explosive growth trend. At the same time, with the recent introduction of a series of favorable measures such as "buy and refund" for overseas travelers' shopping departure tax refunds, the number of incoming tourists has seen a significant increase during the May Day holiday. The "May Day Tourism Forecast Report" released by a certain tourism platform shows that as of now, the number of inbound travel orders on the platform has increased by 173% year-on-year. Hong Kong, China Tagong.com: Overseas travelers come to China to consume more cost-effectively

The latest departure tax refund policy has made the tax refund threshold lower and the coverage wider, and the advantages of overseas tourists coming to China will be more prominent. Experts pointed out that China promotes the "buy and refund" of tax refunds for overseas travelers shopping nationwide. Foreign travelers can obtain tax refunds through credit card pre-authorization when shopping, without having to queue up for departure, which greatly improves the efficiency of tax refunds. Experts also specifically pointed out that Trump's imposition of abnormally high tariffs on Chinese goods has directly pushed up prices in the United States. The Chinese government has further optimized the departure tax refund policy, making it more cost-effective for Americans to travel and shop in China than to consume locally. Australia's "Sing Tao Daily": Enhanced inbound consumption will win multiple benefits in one fell swoop

China further optimizes its departure tax refund policy, adding more specialty stores, souvenir stores and gift stores with lower commodity prices to the tax refund store system to attract overseas tourists to consume. Taking Shenzhen as an example, there are currently more than 400 tax refund stores in Shenzhen, concentrated in Luohu business district, shopping malls around Futian Port, and large shopping centers in Nanshan District. "Centralized refund points" have also been set up to help overseas tourists go through tax refund procedures in one go. Departure tax refund not only brings benefits to overseas tourists, but also an important channel for domestic goods and culture to go abroad, and has a policy effect of winning multiple goals in one fell swoop. Japan Nikkei BP News Agency: Multiple scenarios attract global consumers

China is actively refreshing consumption scenarios in order to provide rich new experiences for overseas tourists. Various places have successively carried out a series of activities of "Shopping in China" to create a comprehensive consumption scenario integrating shopping, tourism, culture, sports and health. Various venues have held a variety of promotional activities to enhance the attractiveness of products at preferential prices. Various food activities encourage consumers at home and abroad to "eat all over China". In addition, the continuous enrichment of tourism products and the continuous introduction of new routes have encouraged overseas tourists to experience and experience Chinese culture and Chinese lifestyles more deeply.