Can Wanhao app only use credit cards?

On September 7th, Marriott announced that it was the first to connect Alipay to its 65,438+00 hotels in Shanghai, Beijing and Hong Kong. You can scan the QR code or barcode to pay when you check out. You can also choose to pay in advance before check-in, so check-out will be faster.

Craig S. craig smith, president of Marriott International Asia Pacific, said that by the middle of 20 16, Alipay payment mode will be extended to all hotels in Asia and many "gateway cities" including new york, Los Angeles, London and Paris, and by the end of 20 16, Singapore. And Marriott Hotel, a popular tourist destination.

Marriott currently has 4,300 hotels in 8 1 country/region, but there are only 184 hotels in the Asia-Pacific region, less than half of which are in China. It considers China as "the most important market outside the United States". Smith said in a press release that the group hopes to double the number of hotels in the Asia-Pacific region and increase the number of hotels in China to 200 in the next two years.

Starwood, also an international hotel group, previously announced that a hotel in Shanghai has joined Alibaba's "Future Hotel" pilot program, which allows users to make advance payments by scanning QR codes without swiping their cards. Sesame credit score reaches 600 or above, free of deposit. There is no need to wait in line when checking out. Give your room card to the front desk and check out.

According to Peng Yijie, president of Alipay's parent company Ant Financial International, Marriott International is Alipay's first hotel brand in the world. The cooperation within the framework of cooperation between the two parties will scan the payment code and QR code unlimited times, but it includes a whole set of solutions such as mobile payment, travel reservation, credit investigation, exclusive privilege and personalized service. "We don't want the outside world to regard Alipay as a simple payment platform."

Peng Yijie said that this solution for the hotel industry will not become a feature of high-end hotel brands. In the mid-range, budget hotels will gradually land. Other industry solutions, including theme parks and other businesses, will also be launched in the near future.