HAINAN Province plans to build itself into an international tourism consumption center in the next five years, according to a government work report delivered yesterday.

The added value of tourism will account for 12 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP) of Hainan in the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025), the report said.

Hainan will open 160 new domestic and international air routes bringing the total to 646 within five years, increasing the number of accessible cities to 200 and the passenger throughput to 60 million.

Chinese authorities released a master plan for the free trade port June 1, aiming to build the southern island province into a globally influential, high-level free trade port by the middle of the century.

Meanwhile, the capital city of Beijing also plans to build itself into an international consumption center, Mayor Chen Jining said Saturday in an annex to the government work report at the fourth session of the 15th Beijing Municipal People’s Congress.

By constructing the Beijing Daxing International Airport and the Universal Beijing Resort as two major consumption hubs for shopping and tourism, the capital city aims to develop new driving forces for high-quality economic growth.(Xinhua)