SHANGHAI, Feb. 19, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Today is the
fifth day of the Chinese Spring Festival holiday, and the Chinese
New Year has become a global tourism peak season with more and more
Chinese tourists celebrating the festival abroad. According to the
data from China Tourism Academy, as many as 6.5 million Chinese
people travel abroad this Spring Festival, and global merchants are
endeavoring to improve the experience of Chinese tourists. More
than 23 million merchants outside the Chinese Mainland accept
UnionPay, which is the preferred bankcard of Chinese tourists, and
the cross-border transactions volume of the UnionPay mobile payment
has grown substantially during this Spring
Festival.
Mobile payment is gaining popularity.
Since the launch of the "UnionPay" app, UnionPay International
has been expanding the acceptance scope of the app outside mainland
China. In 2017, the transaction
number and volume of UnionPay mobile QuickPass and UnionPay QR Code
outside mainland China grew by
dozens of times.
Just prior to this Spring Festival, a number of merchants in
Nepal, Kenya, Djibouti, Vietnam and Taiwan started to accept UnionPay QR Code,
which was previously accepted in Singapore, Hong
Kong and Macau. These
merchants include shopping malls, supermarkets, hotels,
restaurants, and tourist attractions.
Meanwhile, with many Chinese people travel abroad, the
transaction volume of UnionPay mobile QuickPass outside mainland
China is growing. Now, UnionPay
cardholders are able to pay with UnionPay mobile QuickPass at about
1 million POS terminals in 18 countries and regions, including
Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Singapore, Australia and Russia.
Global merchants welcome Chinese tourists by accepting
UnionPay.
With more and more merchants accepting UnionPay cards, the
travel experience of Chinese tourists is getting better and better.
The latest data show that customers are able to pay with UnionPay
in 168 countries and regions, covering more than 23 million
merchants and 1.64 million ATMs. During this Spring Festival,
famous restaurants, hotels, stores, entertainment establishments in
22 popular travel destinations are offering exclusive discounts up
to 30% off for UnionPay cardholders.
Cultural-experiencing tours and self-driving tours are gaining
popularity among Chinese tourists. To serve Chinese tourists, more
than 10 museums are providing exclusive offers for UnionPay. And
since February 10, the transaction
volume of UnionPay cards at car rental merchants in the United States, Thailand, Australia has been growing remarkably.