The cruise ship visits the North Bund
Three cruise ships dock together, and the North Bund ushers in the peak season!
The foreign tourists who come to the North Bund,
Buy, buy, eat, eat, shop,
Having trouble paying?
Recently, the reporter visited the site
Some businesses along the Huangpu River have a look.
Magnolia Plaza
Magnolia Plaza, located opposite the Guoke Center, has unique geographical advantages. Is it convenient for tourists on the cruise ship to have a meal here after coming ashore?
The reporter first came to the Wolfgang steakhouse, where couples were enjoying food while enjoying the scenery on both sides of the Huangpu River. The staff told reporters that most of the diners use Alipay and WeChat payment, but in order to facilitate every tourist who comes to the North Bund, they have opened a VISA card swiping service, so that no tourist can leave because they cannot pay.
Store clerks show off their card-swiping POS machines
At the Blue Frog Western Restaurant next door to them, the reporter asked if it was possible to pay with a VISA card, and received a positive answer.
Deyue Seafood, which is more popular with diners, is located on the third floor of Magnolia Plaza, and as soon as you enter the restaurant, a notice is posted in a prominent position at the front desk, "TaptopayVISA", and it is also marked that "VISA, UnionPay, Alipay, WeChat" can be used.
Clearly marked at the front desk
"In March, we opened VISA card payment," said Mr. Zhu, the person in charge, who often has foreign tourists coming to eat in the store, and there are many Japanese and Korean diners. "After the opening, foreign tourists have to pay by credit card, which is much more convenient."
Raffles City on the North Bund
Located along the riverfront, Raffles City on the North Bund, close to the Fair Wharf, is also frequented by foreign tourists.
At the Starbucks coffee shop on the first floor, the aroma of coffee is overflowing, and people are enjoying a sweet afternoon tea. When asked if VISA cards can be used in the store, the store staff pointed to the POS machine at the checkout and said, "We can always use VISA cards."
A POS machine at the Starbucks coffee checkout
Mr. Qin, the deputy store manager, told reporters that foreign tourists often come to drink coffee, some come from the pier, and some come to the AIA Grand Theater to perform or watch performances, and they are used to using VISA cards to pay, so they have opened VISA cards since the store opened.
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COSCIA, also on the first floor, is a trendy luxury department store from Italy, and the clerk also gave the same answer: "We have always used VISA cards since we opened the store." At the cash register, the store also placed an English sign "internationalpayments", indicating that "VISA, UnionPay, WeChat Pay, Alipay, ......" are all acceptable.
The District Commission of Commerce said that in order to actively promote the construction of an international consumption center city, create a high-quality and international consumption environment, and facilitate every foreign tourist who comes to Hongkou to buy and buy, the District Commission of Commerce has begun to actively optimize regional consumption services since the end of last year and improve the convenience of payment for people such as foreigners. The first is to cooperate with payment institutions such as banks to upgrade payment infrastructure to help merchants complete equipment updates more conveniently. The second is to promote the construction of payment facilitation in key payment places such as shopping malls, and recommend the use of VISA cards for merchants. The third is to continue to strengthen the promotion of payment facilitation, guide merchants to post payment facilitation signs, combine cruise ships to dock and drop off passengers, and link up with surrounding business districts to actively promote and connect, so as to facilitate the shopping and consumption of foreign friends.
At the same time, the District Bureau of Culture and Tourism also actively focuses on promoting the facilitation of inbound tourism, continuously optimizes the payment services of cultural and tourism venues, cooperates with Bank of China Shanghai Branch to promote the implementation of the optimization of payment services for cultural and tourism venues, promotes the establishment of software and hardware facilities required for accepting mobile payment, bank cards, cash, etc. in A-level tourist attractions, promotes A-level tourist attractions to optimize reservation and ticket purchase channels, supports overseas bank card payment online, and creates a convenient payment environment.
In order to make "suitable travel" more "easy to travel", the District Bureau of Culture and Tourism, SIPG Group International Visitor Center and Bank of China Shanghai Hongkou Branch have also jointly launched on-site services. At the drop-off area of foreign tourists at the wharf, combined with the expected docking time of international cruise ships, normalized service booths were set up, and the payment service guide for foreign visitors to Shanghai was distributed to tourists, and Bank of China's services such as foreign card swiping, foreign card cash withdrawal, and coin wallet exchange were introduced, which were recognized by overseas tourists.
Reporter: Yin Jianhua
Photo: Yin Jianhua
Part of the source: Culture Hongkou
Source: Shanghai Hongkou