TMTPOST -- In the first five months of this year, the customs of two major airports in Beijing processed departure tax refund applications for overseas travelers totaling approximately 478 million yuan (about 66.52 million U.S. dollars), up 91.61 percent year on year, setting a new record high for the same period in history, according to Beijing Customs. From January to May 2025, the customs of Beijing Capital International Airport and Beijing Daxing International Airport handled a total of 12,180 departure tax refund applications from overseas visitors, marking a year-on-year increase of 147.01 percent. During the same period, the customs of Beijing Daxing International Airport processed departure tax refund applications for outbound travelers totaling over 72.37 million yuan, achieving nearly 200-percent growth year on year.