With the Spring Festival in the Year of the Dragon approaching, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia and other countries have successively introduced visa-free policies for China, which sets off an upsurge in the global tourism industry to welcome Chinese tourists for the Chinese New Year. On January 29th, Alipay, a Chinese mobile payment platform, cooperated with millions of merchants around the world to launch a month-long promotion during the Chinese New Year, which is convenient for Chinese tourists to "travel the world with a mobile phone" for payment.

According to the person in charge of Alipay's outbound travel business, Alipay currently covers more than 70 countries and regions around the world and eight million overseas merchants. Alipay has access to countless characteristic small and medium-sized businesses in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Japan, South Korea, and other surrounding travel hotspots. In response to the Chinese tourists' outbound travel trend, Alipay has designed a full range of travel tips for eating, drinking, playing, and shopping, such as a selection of souvenirs in Hong Kong and Macao, discounts in Thailand and Malaysia, and dining promotions in Singapore.

It is worth mentioning that when tourists arrive at the top ten international airports in Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Italy, Canada, etc., they can directly use Alipay to scan the code and receive exclusive discounts in the immigration hall, as well as real-time tax refund and early tax refund at the airport. "Chinese tourists are more accustomed to using mobile payment, which has driven the 'upgrading' of the entire tourism industry in the Middle East," said Rob Whitehouse, Vice President of Strategy and Planning at Dubai Airport. Currently, all duty-free shops at Dubai Airport accept payment through Alipay.

Source: Yangcheng Evening News

出境游大热，全球百万商家联手国内支付平台花式大促

龙年春节倒计时，泰国、新加坡、马来西亚等国对华免签政策相继出台，掀起全球旅游业迎中国客过大年的热潮。1月29日，国内移动支付平台支付宝联手全球百万商家，启动为期一个月的“好运接龙，福满全球”新春大促，全方位便利中国游客“一部手机游全球”。

据支付宝出境游业务负责人介绍，目前支付宝覆盖全球70多个国家和地区、800万海外商家，在新加坡、马来西亚、泰国、日韩等周边游热点地区，更是接入了丰富的特色中小商家。春节全球“好运接龙”，针对中国游客出境游消费热点，支付宝设计了全方位的“吃喝玩乐购”攻略，比如中国香港和澳门的手信精选、泰国和马来西亚的商超优惠、新加坡的餐饮特惠等。

值得一提的是，当游客第一站落地到马来西亚、泰国、印尼、日本、韩国、意大利、加拿大等地的十大国际机场，在入境大厅就能直接用支付宝扫码领专属优惠，以及在机场实时退税和提前退税。“中国游客更习惯使用移动支付，带动了整个中东的旅游业‘上码’。”迪拜机场战略与发展副总裁罗布·怀特豪斯（Rob Whitehouse）说，目前迪拜机场的所有免税店都欢迎用支付宝结账。

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