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business daily all media news(yewang/altitude news reporter zhang yi and correspondent li yina) on september 13, reporters learned at the press briefing for kanye west's world tour listening session-haikou station held by the hainan provincial department of tourism, culture, radio, film and television and sports that the haikou wuyuanhe stadium has been repaired, and all service support work for the performance is progressing in an orderly manner, and will meet the audience as scheduled on september 15.

it is understood that kanye west's world tour listening tour - haikou is the only performance of the concert in china, with a planned attendance of 42,000 people. the tickets for the performance were quickly sold out as soon as they were publicly sold on the two major ticketing platforms, maoyan and damai, of which 96.5% of the ticket buyers were from outside the island. the cities with the largest number of ticket buyers were shanghai, guangzhou, shenzhen, hangzhou, beijing and chengdu.

on the eve of the performance, due to the impact of the super typhoon "makar", some municipal road facilities in haikou were damaged, and the roof of the west stand of wuyuanhe stadium was also damaged. with the support of all parts of the country, party members, cadres and front-line workers rose to the challenge and restored the normal operation of the city as quickly as possible.

at present, haikou city's hotels and other tourist accommodation facilities have basically resumed work and production, and have restored tourist reception conditions in an orderly manner. wuyuanhe stadium has also taken temporary repair measures under the comprehensive evaluation of provincial and municipal building structure engineering experts, steel structure engineering experts, and quality and safety supervision experts to repair the damaged parts of the venue as quickly as possible, complete the safety assessment and acceptance, and issue relevant safety inspection reports to ensure that the performance on september 15 will be held.

in order to provide supporting services for performances and improve the level of urban public services, haikou city has opened 14 free bus lines. at the same time, 3 free bus shuttle lines have been set up at xingmao shopping center, hainan international convention and exhibition center, and holiday beach, which can directly reach wuyuanhe stadium from major business districts and roads in the city.

on the day of the performance, haikou city will also increase the frequency of regular routes such as route 22 and route 92 that go directly to wuyuanhe stadium, and appropriately extend the last bus time depending on passenger flow. taxi companies and online car-hailing platforms will designate wuyuanhe stadium and its surrounding areas as key areas for capacity monitoring, and guide surrounding vehicles to operate in the above areas to fully protect the travel of citizens and tourists.

in order to enrich the life experience of citizens and tourists and enhance cultural and tourism consumption, haikou's hotels, scenic spots, tourist products, catering, duty-free, and commercial retail are unified and connected to fully launch the city's "fan-pampering" plan, introducing more than 100 fan-exclusive preferential services, covering "food, accommodation, travel, shopping and entertainment" in many aspects, providing more consumption and entertainment scenarios for the general public and tourists, and further amplifying the economic benefits of performances.

the hotel industry has launched room rate discounts that are lower than the prices of equivalent room types on online booking platforms, and come with free dining discount packages; the hotel association has given full play to the role of industry self-discipline and issued a self-discipline convention to stabilize hotel prices during the mid-autumn festival holiday and concerts to protect the interests of tourists.

catering and commercial retail enterprises have launched more than 150 preferential services of various types, calling on key shopping malls, night markets, and branded restaurants to extend their service hours; some catering outlets have introduced preferential service initiatives for those who present performance tickets.

haikou's offshore duty-free market has stepped up its marketing efforts. china duty free group and hai travel have launched discount activities such as ticket discounts, and also held high-end brand experience activities such as wine tasting. among them, china duty free group has established multiple xiaohongshu fan groups through xiaohongshu's fan discount activities, establishing channels for targeted push of advantageous products and subsequent customer group marketing; and launched a number of haikou tourism check-in points to promote haikou's brand image.

the reporter also learned that the tourist attractions in haikou, which are currently severely affected by "ma ke", are also doing their best to rescue and repair. with the care and help of the whole society, haikou qilou old street, hairui cultural park, hainan provincial museum and other places have taken the lead in completing post-disaster restoration; holiday beach, mission hills film commune, baishamen park and other scenic spots are doing their best to meet everyone before the mid-autumn festival holiday. other scenic spots that were severely affected, such as hainan wildlife and botanical gardens, are also carrying out post-disaster reconstruction work in full swing, striving to fully resume opening before the national day golden week.

a relevant official from the hainan provincial department of tourism, culture, radio, film and television and sports said that during the upcoming mid-autumn festival and national day, the province's tourism and culture industry is capable of receiving, serving and protecting the majority of tourists and meeting their needs for "food, accommodation, travel, shopping and entertainment."

[editor: lin jingwen]

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