Enjoy the Highest Discount Available with UnionPay at Ten Thousand Merchants Outside Mainland China

The Christmas and Year-end shopping spree is approaching. According to the Report on Chinese Tourists Global Spending (2017), Chinese tourists have shifted their spending focus from the price to the quality of the commodity or service; previously, Chinese tourists would just buy without asking for more information, but now, they would do much research on the commodities. In answer to this new trend, UnionPay International announced today to initiate the “UnionPay Global Shopping Fiesta”, cooperating with about 10,000 retailers and catering merchant locations in 24 countries and regions in offering exclusive privileges for UnionPay cardholders. And the majority of the discounts are the highest available at the merchants. Among these merchants, 30% have joined U Plan, the cross-border marketing platform of UnionPay International, offering accurate discount information to tourists.

About 10,000 merchant locations offer as high as 30%-off discounts

UnionPay International’s Global Shopping Districts Fiesta, a feature marketing campaign that has been held for three consecutive years, is renamed as UnionPay Global Shopping Fiesta. From now to January 31, 2018, popular merchants in 24 countries and regions will provide exclusive discounts up to 30%-off for UnionPay cardholders. The participating merchants are worldly known, including many iconic shopping centers, Outlet villages, duty-free shops and Michelin-starred restaurant, such as DFS, Prince Jewellery & Watch and Broadway in Tsim Sha Tsui Hong Kong, Robuchon au Dome in Macau, Macy’s, Neiman Marcus and Premium Outlets in America, Pinault-Printemps Redoute and Galeries Lafayette in France.

Among the participating merchants, more than 3,000 have joined U Plan, the cross-border marketing platform of UnionPay International. Customers are able to get U Plan e-coupons via the app of UnionPay International, or receive the e-coupons on their mobile phones when booking flight tickets and hotels via online travel agencies such as Ctrip or using Dianping.com when traveling abroad. Cardholders are able to enjoy the highest discount available by showing the e-coupons and paying with UnionPay cards.

Cardholders who prefer to pay with UnionPay mobile QuickPass can also get discounts. Exclusive privileges of free gifts and instant discounts are offered at over 10 merchants in Hong Kong, Lego Land in Australia, etc. As of the third quarter of this year, UnionPay mobile QuickPass is accepted at more than 600,000 POS terminals in over 10 countries and regions outside mainland China.

Some customers say that they prefer to pay with UnionPay abroad because it is convenient and preferential. UnionPay offers stable, transparent and preferential exchange rates, and charges no currency conversion fees.

Tourist payment experiences are improved continuously.

Over the past few years, the UnionPay acceptance network is expanding outside mainland China. Tourists may find the logo of UnionPay at duty-free shops, hotels, department stores, supermarkets and restaurants. A cardholder wrote online about his experience of seeing the UnionPay logo at a vintage shoe-cleaning store on the Wall Street in the US. Some others said that the signage of “Welcome to use UnionPay cards” could be seen at merchants and ATMs all across Venice, Italy.

By the end of October, UnionPay is accepted at more than 22 million merchant locations outside the Chinese Mainland. In about 100 commercial districts frequently visited by Chinese tourists, the acceptance rate of UnionPay is over 80%, the UnionPay logo can be found at over 70% of merchants, and the cashiers are familiar to accepting UnionPay cards.

In addition, the UnionPay services cover all aspects of cardholders’ travels. UnionPay Online Payment is accepted at the official websites of over 40 overseas international airlines, such as United Airlines, Singapore Airlines and ANA, and well-known hotel groups, such as Four Seasons and Mandarin Oriental, as well as international online travel agencies, such as Agoda and Booking. Cardholders are also able to claim tax refund via UnionPay cards after spending at over 300,000 merchants in 38 countries and regions. After shopping in Europe, cardholders can get tax refund in-store in some countries, or claim for tax refund after returning to China.