This year, the number of motoring tourists, particularly those with electric vehicles, increased, resulting in long queues at ferry terminals for passages for their cars. A Hainan official who refused to be named said places for EVs on ferries were limited under safety guidelines issued by the provincial transport department. According to Hainan Strait Shipping, … Read more
“This is my first time on a road trip to Hainan … I did not think that buying a return ticket would be a big problem,” another user said on the lifestyle platform Xiaohongshu. “But now I have learned my lesson.” The province experienced a significant surge in passenger traffic during the holiday, with an … Read more
Mainland China’s tourist attractions reported a major spike in visitors during this year’s eight-day Lunar New Year holiday as the country aims to revive its post-pandemic travel sector. The tropical island province of Hainan has seen a huge increase in passenger traffic, with overall year-on-year growth of more than 30 per cent during the holiday, … Read more
A Chinese TV host in the southern island province of Hainan has been suspended after his comments about a deadly earthquake in central Japan on New Year’s Day. On Monday, the day the earthquake struck, Xiao Chenghao, an anchor with the regional Hainan Broadcasting Group, posted a video titled “A comeuppance arrived? A 7.4-magnitude earthquake … Read more
