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People are flying to nowhere just to shop duty free during COVID – Sydney Morning Herald

Last month, Hyun Jung-a boarded a flight from South Korea’s Incheon Airport. Around two hours later, she was back in the same airport and loading up on duty-free…

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Duty-free shopping has been permitted for domestic tourists in Hainan since 2011. In July, the government raised the spending limit to allow people to buy more and it is extending some duty-free shopping to Beijing, Shanghai and other cities to tap the growing purchasing power trapped in China.
Catering to the demand in Hainan, Alibaba Groups logistics unit is starting daily cargo flights from Singapore to deliver cosmetics, handbags and other goods to the island. Japans leading duty-free retailer,…

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