Tourists news and trends

May Holiday Draws Out 50 Million Chinese Tourists
Coronavirus // May 03, 2020

China is experiencing a return to normal as travelers head to tourist locations after the country reopened following the global coronavirus pandemic, according to a report by the Financial Times (FT). In excess of 50 million tourism trips took place in China over the May...

Alipay Merchants Triple In Europe
Retail // June 05, 2019

Alipay has tripled its number of merchants in Europe to “tens of thousands” in the past year. “We’re talking about tens of thousands of merchants who are really excited about the opportunity that Alipay provides them to tap into those wealthy and middle-class consumers, who...

UnionPay Footprint Expands Just In Time For Spring Festival
Mobile Payments // January 21, 2019

Chinese consumers are planning to celebrate the Chinese New Year by traveling outside of the country, prompting UnionPay to expand its acceptance footprint. In a press release, the payments company – citing a recent report from Ctrip.com covering travel plans for the Chinese New Year,...

Quick Reads
Spain Could Slowly Open Borders To Tourists By End Of June

June 03, 2020
After previously setting July 1 as the date to reopen for international tourism, which comprises 12 percent of its output, Spain is at work on plans to slowly allow tourists from nations determined to be safer when it comes to fighting the pandemic. The country has lost months of economic activity and over 27,000 individuals […]

May Holiday Draws Out 50 Million Chinese Tourists

May 03, 2020
China is experiencing a return to normal as travelers head to tourist locations after the country reopened following the global coronavirus pandemic, according to a report by the Financial Times...

Alipay Merchants Triple In Europe

June 05, 2019
Alipay has tripled its number of merchants in Europe to “tens of thousands” in the past year. “We’re talking about tens of thousands of merchants who are really excited about...

UnionPay Footprint Expands Just In Time For Spring Festival

January 21, 2019
Chinese consumers are planning to celebrate the Chinese New Year by traveling outside of the country, prompting UnionPay to expand its acceptance footprint. In a press release, the payments company...