What should I pay attention to when traveling from Changsha to Korea? What should I bring?

When traveling to Korea, UnionPay credit cards can be used by all merchants in Korea, and UnionPay debit cards can be used by more than 300,000 merchants including major duty-free shops, department stores, brand discount stores and supermarket convenience stores. At the ATM with the UnionPay logo, you can easily withdraw the won. Using UnionPay card to take the UnionPay network can reduce the exchange rate loss, reduce the cash withdrawal fee, and enjoy the preferential treatment of many merchants ~ ~

As long as the bank card with the UnionPay logo can be used in Korea, you can withdraw money by swiping the card. Credit cards and debit cards are basically the same as long as the UnionPay channel provides them. Credit cards are widely used, and debit cards can be used in most shopping malls ~ ~ ~

2. Tax refund

You can also get a tax refund by swiping the UnionPay debit card in Korea. As long as you spend in a place with a tax-free sign, you can get a tax refund whether you pay in cash or by credit card. Need to get a tax refund form ~ ~

A. Korean tax refund system standards:

Target: foreigners who have lived in Korea for less than 6 months, Koreans who have lived in Korea for less than 3 months and have permanent residency overseas.

Additional tax: 10%

Maximum tax refund rate: 8. 18% (a certain currency exchange fee is required).

Minimum consumption: 30,000 won (only 1 store 1 day)

Tax refund conditions: unopened and unused goods.

B. Tax refund procedures

When handling the tax refund, if you have an e-ticket, you can go through the tax refund formalities first. If you don't have an e-ticket, you need to go through the registration formalities first, tell the check-in staff that there are items that need to be refunded, and then get the boarding pass. The check-in staff will hang the luggage tag on your luggage, and then go through the declaration formalities at the customs tax refund counter near the D or J service desk. Then the customs staff will confirm the goods and stamp the invoice, and then check the luggage next to the customs tax refund counter. Then enter the customs, apply for tax refund at the tax refund counter next to gate 28, and get the tax refund.

C. Seoul Tax Refund Process:

1. Please remember to ask for a tax refund when shopping.

2. Show the tax refund form, passport and international credit card at the tax refund office.

3. Get the returned tax refund cash

When you apply for tax refund at the tax refund office, you must first use your international credit card to swipe a "fake foreign exchange settlement" with the same amount as the tax refund. When checking luggage at the airport, the "fake foreign exchange settlement" will be cancelled after it is confirmed that the tax refund items are taken out of the country.

It is recommended to use more cash in Myeongdong, because cash can be refunded on the spot, and if you swipe your card, you have to go to the airport to refund the tax.

D. Local tax refund location:

1. Global Blue Link

Woori Bank Myeongdong Store opposite Myeongdong Art Theatre; Lotte department store head office; Modern department store Xincun branch; 494GALLERIA Department Store, No.494 Oujieting Cave, Jiangnan District; Seoul Central Building 1 16 1402 Seoul Office;

2. Global tax exemption

OliveYoung Mingdong Store; New World Department Store Headquarters; Doosan Tower; LOTTE FITIN Seoul; Modern Department Store (Shen 'ou Pavilion); Coex store; GALLERIA department store; New World Department Store (Jiangnan Store); Seoul office;

3. Cube Refund

2 nd floor, hit 500 plaza, myeongdong.

3. Seoul Accommodation

Many hotels and homestays in Korea are good:

The rainbow hut in Seoul near Myeongdong has convenient transportation, and it is only 2 minutes away from Myeongdong Station in recent years, which is relatively cheap. Double room 450, Seoul Maru B&B (double room 325 days, near the south gate, free Internet), Seoul B&B Tower (double room 474, convenient transportation, near Myeongdong Station), Seoul Traveler's Home (double room 30 1) Myeongdong Comfort Hotel (double room 636). Tmoney card reserved, located in Huixian station, with convenient transportation), H2O B&B (double room 249, near Myeongdong, on branch B, near Myeongdong and Dongdaemun market), etc. , are relatively cheap, convenient transportation and accommodation;

These can be seen in Hanyou.com Hotel, and they are often discounted.

Hotels near the new village hongda, cloth tiger folk customs, pear shop in Seoul 24 B&B, kimchi B&B new village shop, etc. Well-equipped, many of them have employees who can speak Chinese.

Near Dongdaemun, Seoul Dongdaemun Bear Hotel, Haozhai, Kimchi Folk Dongdaemun Store, etc. Everything is fine. You can go to Han You. Com to see ~ ~

Step 4 shop at duty-free shops

If you shop in a duty-free shop, if it is Korean, you can take it away directly. If it is liquid, it can only be checked at the airport, not taken on the plane. If it is not Korean, you need to pick up the goods after passing the security check at the airport. You can take it directly on the plane, but you can't check it.

Lotte's get off at the airport express 12 1 next to the boarding gate. The pick-up area on the west side of the terminal is above the situation review counter No.3 opposite the gate No.28, and the pick-up area on the east side of the terminal is above the exit review counter No.2 opposite the gate No.26 ~ ~

You can pick up the goods at the airport on the day of departure, just show your exchange voucher, passport and ticket, which has nothing to do with your plane. Every airport has a fixed pick-up point ~

1. Travel preparation: travel necessary clothes, necessary documents (passport, visa, bank card) and other items, necessary digital products, mobile phones, cameras, etc. Necessary drugs, such as antipyretics, gastrointestinal security, band-AIDS, etc., and sufficient funds. Before departure, you can browse the App about Korean tourism, learn about Korean tourism information and materials, and provide various coupons. Remember to go to the counter of Korea Tourism Organization after leaving the airport, where there are free maps in various languages.

2. Transportation in South Korea: Taxis in Seoul are expensive and buses are convenient, but they are more complicated. So the most commonly used is the subway. There are 8 subway lines in Seoul, which can basically reach major scenic spots and commercial streets, and the fare is generally 800-900 won. The best thing about Seoul Metro is to use numbers, that is, 10 1 for the first stop of Line 1, and use different colors to represent each line. Look at the numbers on the platform when you ride.

3. Introduction of scenic spots: Seoul, as the capital of South Korea, has very rich tourist attractions, which are basically divided into ancient buildings-Gyeongbokgung Palace, Changdeok Palace, Zongmiao and Hanwu Village. The subway can reach these scenic spots. The scale of the building is not grand, but it has Korean characteristics. Modern development-aquarium, living building, Lotte playground, etc. Natural landscape-Nanshan is in Seoul, and nanshan park has Seoul Tower. You can get a panoramic view of Seoul when you climb it.

4. Shopping: Shopping in Seoul mainly includes Namdaemun, Dongdaemun and Myeongdong. The south gate is full of troubles; Things at the East Gate are mainly clothes and shoes.