Beijing Municipal Tax Service announced that the first online departure tax refund store in China has officially opened in Beijing, alongside the first batch of centralized tax refund points for the hotel industry. Overseas tourists who complete their shopping online can now process their tax refund directly at their hotel, with the refund credited in real time — without having to go to the airport or a designated mall counter. Currently, Beijing has formed a service network consisting of 7 centralized tax refund points for citywide processing, 51 “buy and claim” stores, and over 1,600 departure tax refund stores covering core business districts.