The number of Alipay transactions of Daiwang outbound travel in Super Golden Week increased 16 times compared with 2019

Shenzhen News Network, October 8, 2023(Reporter Niu Yun) During this year's Mid Autumn Festival and National Day holidays, many people choose to travel abroad during the extended Golden Week. According to the latest outbound travel service data released by Alipay, 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 amount has slightly increased to 105% in 2019

Shenzhen News Network, October 8, 2023(Reporter Niu Yun) During this year's Mid Autumn Festival and National Day holidays, many people choose to travel abroad during the extended Golden Week. According to the latest outbound travel service data released by Alipay, 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 amount has slightly increased to 105% in 2019. Among them, Hong Kong and Macau in China, as well as the Asia region mainly composed of South Korea and Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand, are still the most popular. As the longest holiday this year, many Chinese people like to travel to distant places, and European countries such as France and Italy have also doubled their popularity.

First come the month, the Hong Kong Tourism Development Board, the business community and Alipay have made remarkable achievements in vigorously promoting Hong Kong tourism this year. The number of transactions, amount and number of Alipay 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, which are "must punch cards", Directly driving the number of transactions to nearly double that of 2019.

According to Alipay data, transportation services are the most popular among Chinese people, and the number of transactions is 16 times that of 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.

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, Alipay's outbound travel service has been continuously upgraded. As of June 2023, it not only covers more than 70 countries and regions, but also can be used by 5 million merchants around the world, running through consumers' experience before, during and after their trip.

Global merchants welcome Chinese customers during the Golden Week, and Alipay offers many discounts during the "Global Adventure Season".

According to the data, 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.

Source: Shenzhen News Network

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