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Agoda and Alipay+ expand on their partnership to offer greater rewards

Agoda and Alipay+ today announced a new partnership that will leverage Alipay+ solutions on the Agoda platform for better customer

Asia

TAT partners with Alipay and Fliggy to encourage Chinese expats to explore Thailand

Tourism Authority of Thailand announced a joint campaign with Alipay and Fliggy to reboot domestic tourism

Asia

Singapore ranked global leader in mobile payment usage among Chinese tourists

Nielsen and Alipay have jointly released a new report on the latest trends in Chinese outbound tourism and the consumption

Americas

Alipay and Fliggy join hands to grow Chinese tourism to San Diego

Alipay, digital payment platform operated by Ant Financial Services Group (Alibaba Group) and Fliggy, Alibaba’s travel services platform, announced a

Global

Travel tech this week: AirAsia’s AVA, CashlessSentosa, and more

This week, we saw how companies made use of technology to improve their services, making it convenient for their customers. AirAsia introduced its AI chatbot and Triptease announced rebranding.

Asia

Infographic: The new engine driving Chinese outbound travel

Alipay, in collaboration with Nielsen, has discovered that Chinese tourists from second-tier cities have become the new engine driving the Chinese outbound tourism market, as part of their study dubbed, 'Perspective merchant and consumers: from 2018 trends of Chinese mobile payment in outbound tourism’.

Global

Travel tech this week: Instaroom new AI, BoG in Europe, and more

Digital disruption is not too far from the travel industry either. We scout the latest happenings in the travel tech world each week. Here are the five tech developments of this week.

China

Alipay’s cash-free spending spree in SG

Mobile payment platform Alipay has announced it’s special “cashless” trip to Singapore, where Chinese tourists to Singapore travelled to the Little Red Dot and endeavoured to cover all their expenses without the use of paper money or coins

China

Helsinki enhances future services to connect with Chinese visitors

Helsinki Marketing, Tencent and Finnair have signed a cooperation agreement to launch a travel solutions project in the WeChat mini program ecosystem, with an aim to enhance digital services for Chinese travellers.

Airlines and Aviation

SIA unites with Chinese tech powerhouse Alibaba

Chinese giant Alibaba has revealed it is entering the aviation game with an ambitious new relationship with Skytrax's "world's best airline", Singapore Airlines (SIA).

Asia

Alibaba partners with JR Kyushu to offer scenic rail tours in Japan

Alibaba Group has announced a strategic collaboration with Japan’s Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu) to promote railway-themed Kyushu sightseeing tours.

China

The Savoy, the first luxury hotel to accept Alipay payments in the UK

In an attempt to lure more Chinese clientele visiting the UK, The Savoy is the first luxury hotel in London to accept payments via Alipay.

Asia

How Alipay brings benefit of Chinese tourist boom to SE Asia’s “smallest” merchants

Continuing their relentless expansion, and commitment to installing their services for the convenience of Chinese travellers and local merchants all

Switzerland

Davos 2018: Alipay partners with SIX Payment Services for Swiss launch

Alipay, the online and mobile payment platform operated by Ant Financial Services Group (“Ant Financial”, “Ant”),  has announced that Alipay is soon to be made available to most local businesses in the Swiss town of Davos, thanks to a partnership with SIX Payment Services, a pan-Europe payment service provider based in Switzerland. 

China

Marriott seeks Chinese advantage with Alibaba

Marriott International has formed a new partnership with e-commerce giant, Alibaba, aimed at giving the hotel group an important boost

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