UnionPay Mobile Payment Discounts Enhance Cardholders' Outbound Travel Experiences

With the Tomb-Sweeping Day Holiday approaching, Tuniu.com recently released its Report on Travel Trend during the Tomb-Sweeping Day Holiday (2018), which shows that short-distance outbound traveling is preferred by tourists. Over 70% of outbound travelers plan to travel to destinations near China.

Now, Chinese tourists are able to pay with UnionPay cards in 168 countries and regions. UnionPay International is also offering exclusive discounts and privileges in 15 popular short-distance travel destinations in Asia, including Hong Kong, Tokyo and Bangkok. Tourists from mainland China may download the “UnionPay” app to enjoy safe and smooth mobile payment experiences while getting UnionPay discounts information before and during the trip.

“UnionPay” APP facilitates free-and-independent travels

With the increasing popularity of free-and-independent as well as in-depth travels over the past few years, outbound tourists are looking forward to getting diverse travel services via mobile terminals. In response to this trend, UnionPay International continuously expands the acceptance scope of the “UnionPay” app outside mainland China while enriching the functions of the app. Meanwhile, UnionPay International is collaborating with various travel-related apps preferred by tourists to provide accurate card-using discounts and services for cardholders.

Now, UnionPay cardholders can easily activate mobile contactless payment function via the “UnionPay” app, and then pay at over a million POS terminals outside the Chinese Mainland by tapping mobile phones. They can also pay by scanning UnionPay QR codes at merchants in 13 countries and regions. These merchants include Lady M in Singapore and Colourmix in Hong Kong, etc. Moreover, cardholders have access to tailored and real-time card-using and discounts information, such as card-using tips and merchant discounts in 168 countries and regions, U Plan e-coupons, and tax refund progress and real-time exchange rates.

Recently, UnionPay International also cooperated with outbound travel-related mobile apps frequently used by Chinese tourists such as “Dianping”, “Mafengwo” and “Baidu Map”. Tourists may type in the key word of “UnionPay” in the apps of “Dianping” and “Mafengwo” to get access to the special offer zone for UnionPay cards. They may switch on the “Baidu Map” app when traveling to get U Plan e-coupons that can be used at merchants nearby.

Over 150 well-known merchants in Asia provide exclusive offers

UnionPay International provides exclusive offers for UnionPay cards at the selected short-distanced travel destinations, covering over 150 well-known merchant locations across Japan, Thailand, Sin and Southeast Asia. The exclusive offers focus on specialty food and leisure shopping, involving Michelin-starred restaurants, landmark shopping centers, duty-free shops and other types of merchants. These merchants include Ruth’s Chris Steak House in Hong Kong and Japan, Pavillion Kuala Lumpur, Paragon in Bangkok, Beachwalk Shopping Centre in Bali, Royal Caribbean International departuring from Shanghai.

At the well-known restaurants and shopping centers in Hong Kong and Singapore, instant discounts are provided for UnionPay mobile QuickPass and QR code payment. For example, a cash coupon for YATA worth HKD 20 will be gifted when spending at least HKD 100 in a single bill at 21 shopping malls under Sun Hung Kai in Hong Kong; SGD 10 will be reduced when spending at least SGD 35 at Pablo Cheese Tar in Singapore.

For the tax refund services, over 300,000 merchants in 38 overseas countries and regions support tax refund with UnionPay cards. The refund will be deposited into UnionPay cards in RMB, which is more convenient than cash refund.