BANGKOK, May 27 (Xinhua) — The Tourism Authority of Thailand(TAT) and China’s sizeable mobile payment platform Alipay on Monday signed a letter of purpose (LOI) to create extra online services to facilitate Chinese visitor travel in Thailand. Zhang Yong, preferred supervisor of Alipay of Ant Financial Services Group, an associate of Alibaba Group Holding, stated at a press convention held in Bangkok that Alipay may be imparting tourism privileges to contributors who travel to Thailand, which includes discounts on buying spas in hotels in the 2nd tier and central tourism provinces.
“We (Alipay) and the TAT have each agreed within the LOI that the new mobile software will facilitate Chinese vacationers in playing offerings while not having to carry cash while in Thailand,” said Zhang Yong, “However, we’ve got now not set a precise date, but it is probably that Alipay can be capable of roll out the new carrier in September.” At the clicking conference, TAT Governor Yuthasak Supasorn stated that Thailand remains a favorite vacation spot among Chinese tourists.
“I should say explicitly my gratitude to the Chinese movie ‘Lost in Thailand,’ launched in 2012, which has led to a wave of Chinese vacationers touring the Kingdom,” said Yuthasak.
The TAT record quoted the China Tourism Academy’s 2018 facts, indicating that 10. Five million Chinese traffic arrived in Thailand, consequently having Thailand topping the tourism locations amongst Chinese.
TAT’s press release stated that Alipay is the world’s largest cell and online fee platform, with 900 million participants.
Yuthasak stated that earlier in May, TAT and Alipay had agreed to roll out two systems, Zhima and Huabei, to help Alipay individuals with visa-on-arrival and immigration procedures, in addition to cost-delivered tax (VAT) refunds.
