Overview of the Shanghai Travel Card

For domestic consumers, the Shanghai Travel Card is actually a credit card. Compared with ordinary credit cards, the biggest highlight of travel cards is that there are so many preferential merchants, including more than 10,000 domestically and more than 6,000 abroad. At present, the main domestic banks that can apply for travel cards are: Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Agricultural Bank of China, Bank of China, China Construction Bank, Bank of Communications, Shanghai Pudong Development Bank, Bank of Shanghai, Shanghai Rural Commercial Bank, China CITIC Bank, China Everbright Bank, China Minsheng Bank, Guangfa Bank, Shenzhen China Development Bank, Bank of Ningbo, Bank of Jiangsu and Bank of Hangzhou. Citizens can go to any of the above-mentioned bank branches and fill out an application form to apply for a Shanghai Travel Card for free.

For overseas consumers, in addition to credit cards, Shanghai travel cards also include prepaid cards and debit cards, which consumers can apply for. Overseas, Shanghai Travel Card is mainly used in Travelex in Japan, AEON Credit in Hong Kong, Chong Hing Bank in Hong Kong, Wing Hang Bank in Macau, DBS Bank in Singapore, BC Card Company in South Korea, Golemut Bank in Mongolia, CSC Bank in Lebanon and some overseas banks of China. Branches and other institutions apply.

According to reports, the Shanghai Municipal Tourism Bureau and relevant card-issuing banks will also provide cardholders with a detailed, comprehensive, convenient and easy-to-understand Shanghai tourism service manual, so that cardholders can promptly and quickly access Shanghai tourism information. . Relevant parties have also set up a service webpage and a telephone customer service hotline specifically for the Shanghai Travel Card. Cardholders can swipe their cards for consumption and withdrawal at domestic and overseas UnionPay card acceptance networks, and can also enjoy preferential and exclusive services covering "food, accommodation, transportation, travel, shopping and entertainment" during their trip to Shanghai, as well as safe payment commitments and safe travel. Assure. At present, there are more than 100 local specialty merchants in Shanghai providing special discounts and exclusive services, and nearly 1,000 UnionPay standard card merchants provide product quality and service guarantees in the fields of travel, accommodation, catering, ticketing, shopping, etc., as well as discounts, gifts or points. Waiting for discounts.

In addition to the functions of a credit card, the Shanghai Travel Card also has a discount function. As long as cardholders go to contracted merchants, they can enjoy certain discounts whether it is tourist attractions, accommodation and entertainment, or leisure shopping. At the same time, cardholders can purchase "travel packages" and "special discount routes" at favorable prices or enjoy discounts. For example, if you purchase an adult ticket to Madame Tussauds with a Shanghai Travel Card, you can get a discount of 30 yuan per ticket; after visiting the Shanghai World Financial Center Observation Hall, consumers can get an exquisite gift with the Observation Hall logo; from September 2009 Starting from the 1st, cardholders can enjoy a discount of 20 yuan each when purchasing tickets to Changfeng Ocean World, with a limit of 5 tickets per person. In addition, cardholders can also enjoy a 15% discount at Yuyuan Little World Club.