Alipay's overseas transportation services are favored by Chinese, and the number of transactions is 16 times higher than that in 2019

This year, during the Mid Autumn Festival and holiday season, during the extended version of the Golden Week, Chinese people's enthusiasm for going abroad to experience "poetry and distance" is soaring. According to the outbound travel service data released by Alipay today, the overall number of outbound travel transactions of Chinese people has recovered to nearly 80% in the same period of 2019, and the per capita consumption has slightly increased to 105% in 2019

This year, during the Mid Autumn Festival and holiday season, during the extended version of the Golden Week, Chinese people's enthusiasm for going abroad to experience "poetry and distance" is soaring. According to the outbound travel service data released by Alipay today, the overall number of outbound travel transactions of Chinese people has recovered to nearly 80% in the same period of 2019, and the per capita consumption has slightly increased to 105% in 2019. Among them, Asia, mainly composed of Hong Kong, Macau, South Korea, and Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand, is still the most popular. As the longest holiday this year, many Chinese people enjoy traveling to distant places, and European countries such as France and Italy have also doubled their popularity.

The Civil Aviation Administration of China stated that international flights have resumed in an orderly manner, with over half of international scheduled passenger flights resuming. First come, first come, first come. This year, Alipay, the Hong Kong Tourism Development Board, the business community and Alipay have made remarkable achievements in vigorously promoting Hong Kong tourism. The number of transactions, amount and number of people in Hong Kong are far more than the same period in 2019. In addition to more than 90% of large and small businesses in Hong Kong, Alipay can be used. Before the holiday this year, tourists can scan the "ride code" for the century old ship Star Ferry and the historic Dingding Car, Directly driving the number of transactions to nearly double that of 2019.

Compared to three years ago, Super Golden Week holiday tourists tend to use public transportation and taxis locally. Transportation services are most favored by Chinese people, with 16 times the number of transactions compared to 2019. At present, in terms of travel, Alipay provides Chinese tourists with one-stop taxi service in more than 2000 cities overseas, even for ordering train tickets, bus tickets, ship tickets and even electric scooters.

Convenient payment methods are like language exchange, the key to unlocking unfamiliar cities. After three years of absence, Chinese people prefer to explore distant and unpopular tourist countries to avoid crowds. Data shows that the country and region with the fastest growth in holiday transactions this year is Estonia, followed by Qatar and Malaysia.

At the same time, in combination with Chinese people's desire for a more relaxed, labor-saving and cost-effective outbound travel experience, Alipay's outbound travel service has been continuously upgraded. As of June 2023, it not only covers more than 70 countries and regions, but can be used for 5 million businesses around the world, running through consumers' pre travel, in travel and post travel experiences.

"Holidays are the best coupons". Alipay launched the "Global Adventure Season" with millions of businesses around the world during the Super Golden Week holiday, which can not only enjoy preferential exchange rates, but also obtain more abundant business discounts. The data also shows that the functions that tourists most like to look up and use on Alipay when traveling are: exchange rate, preferential outbound merchant coupons and tax refund.

Meanwhile, during holidays, Chinese tourists are most willing to spend their budget on shopping, followed by restaurants and hotels for vacation.

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