The Sanya Tourism Development Commission and TUI Group, the largest outbound tourism wholesaler in Germany, jointly hosted promotional events in Frankfurt and Munich, Germany.

Hainan Airlines introduced a three times weekly service between Haikou (HAK) and Singapore

According to the Hainan provincial transport department a new scenic tourism highway around the island is due to begin construction in the first half of 2019.

Sanya Sunny Bay won World's Leading Wedding Venue at the 25th annual World Travel Awards Grand Final Gala Dinner held in Lisbon on 1 December 2018.

According to reports, Sanya will promote travel routes with different themes such as cultural trips, coastal holiday tours, rainforest explorations, family tours, water sports tours, and honeymoon tours.

Hainan Province to build a Hello Kitty-branded amusement park. The park, to be called “Hainan Hello Kitty Paradise” is expected to attract the “parent-child tourism” niche and earmarked for Haitang Bay

Camping in Jian feng Ling National Forest Park

What was once an arduous four hour drive along some of the windiest mountain roads in Hainan is now a swift two hour spin along the newly opened central motorway. The motorway passes through some of the most beautiful, mountainous rainforest regions in Hainan all the way to Wuzhishan city and then on to Ledong.

Approved by the State Council since May 1st 2018, the duration of stay for visa-free entry travellers has been extended to 30 days and the group visa-free policy has been relaxed to an individual visa-free one.