The long-term COVID-19 epidemic has impacted the duty-free industry in many countries around the world。Among them，Korean 188bet online sports betting, once among the top, were particularly hard hit。Today，South Korea’s two major 188bet online sports betting will officially withdraw from the main terminal of Incheon International Airport。

Financial Channel Special Correspondent Yang Xuhun: This is Incheon International Airport, the largest airport in South Korea，Terminal 1 where I am accounts for 70% of the total passenger flow of the two major terminals of the airport。Behind me is the passage leading to immigration inspection，In the past, passengers sometimes had to queue for more than an hour，However, there are not many passengers queuing up to leave the country now，You can pass basically without waiting。After passing the border inspection and other procedures，You will enter the duty-free shopping area of ​​the airport。But these two days，Many tourists will find that many stores have been vacated。This is because South Korea’s two major 188bet online sports betting, Lotte and Shilla, have been operating in Incheon Airport Terminal 1 until today。

These two 188bet online sports betting cover an area of ​​more than 4,000 square meters，is 30% of the total area of ​​the duty-free area。However, as the lease contract expires，They decided not to renew the contract，Close the store and withdraw，500 of the former duty-free shop employees are facing unemployment。Although the airport invited tenders three times、Multiple rent reductions，But there is still no one to take over。Even if the airport plans to add other temporary stores，But about a quarter of the entire duty-free area is still unattended。

Although Korean 188bet online sports betting were once called "the goose that lays golden eggs"，But there have been previous analyzes that，Foreign consumers account for more than 90% of Korean 188bet online sports betting，There are risks in this business model that relies too much on overseas tourists。After the outbreak，South Korea’s international passenger volume dropped by 80% year-on-year last year，A huge blow to the duty-free industry。South Korean 188bet online sports betting suffered their first loss in 11 years since statistics were collected。Among them，Incheon Airport duty-free shop sales plummeted by about 95%。

Currently，South Korea’s duty-free industry is working hard to expand domestic sales channels，To find a way out。Some 188bet online sports betting cooperate with airlines，In response to the increasing number of international flights without landing，Selling duty-free items to passengers on board the aircraft and at 188bet online sports betting in the city。Some duty-free stores have specially set up live broadcast departments，Selling inventory duty-free goods that are allowed to circulate domestically through the Internet。In addition，Also actively researching the operating methods of 188bet online sports betting in other countries，Especially in 188bet online sports betting on outlying islands in China’s Hainan Islands, tourists from outlying islands can repurchase duty-free items online within half a year、Direct mail to home model，Becoming a hot topic in the Korean duty-free industry and someone they want to imitate。Facing the protracted epidemic，The industry is still calling on the government to increase the individual purchase limit、Building more island-style 188bet online sports betting and other measures，Providing long-term support。

*thisTextSource: CCTV Finance, original title: "Can’t buy it anymore！South Korea’s two major 188bet online sports betting withdraw from the terminal with the largest passenger flow！“The goose that lays golden eggs”，Why can’t I bear it anymore？》.