Ua faia e le Saudi Tourism Authority (STA) se la'asaga taua i luma e ala i le sainia o le Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) ma le ta'ita'i kamupani o lo'o tu'uina atu auaunaga tau tupe i le lalolagi, UnionPay International.

O le maliega o le a lagolagoina le atinaʻeina ma le faʻamalosia o le tulaga o Saudi e avea ma nofoaga tafafao maimoa mo UnionPay cardholders mai Saina ma le lalolagi atoa aʻo faʻagasolo atu e Saudi lona faʻamoemoe e faʻafeiloaʻi le tele o tagata asiasi mai Saina i le fale moni o Arapi.

O le MoU o loʻo faʻamoemoe e faʻaleleia le tulaga faʻatusatusa a Saudi i le faatosinaina o tagata malaga mai Saina i le atunuʻu ma STA ma UnionPay Faava o Malo fa'alauiloaina Saudi ose UnionPay-friendly taunuuga mo le lalolagi Saina lautele.

UnionPay ua leva ona i ai le tele o faiga faapaaga ma faletupe i Saudi, e aofia ai Al Rajhi, SNB, Al Inma, Riyad, ma o loʻo faʻateleina faʻalautele ma le fua faatatau taliaina o kata UnionPay i totonu. Saudi Alapi fa'amoemoe e fa'atupula'ia i le sili atu i le 70% i le fa'ai'uga o le 2022.

Fahd Hamidaddin, Pule Sili ma Sui o le Komiti Faatino i Saudi Tourism Authority, fai mai, “O le fa'aaliga o le aso o se isi laasaga taua i la tatou faigamalaga e fa'atulaga ai Saudi e avea ma ta'uta'ua i le lalolagi mo turisi malaga mo le tagata malaga mai Saina. A o faatelevaveina e Saudi lana polokalame sauniuni a Saina i itu eseese o tagata asiasi, o lenei faiga faapaaga tulaga ese o le a mautinoa ai le maualuga o le mafaufau o Saudi mo tagata malaga mai Saina ma UnionPay o loʻo mananao e suʻesuʻe ma iloa le fale moni o Arapi.

James Yang, Ulu o UnionPay International Middle East, fai mai, "O lenei sainia o se vaega taua o le UnionPay's internationalization strategy, ma matou te faʻamoemoe e ala i le faifai pea ma le loloto o le galulue faʻatasi, e mafai ona matou faʻamalosia le atinaʻeina o turisi i Saudi. Faʻatasi ai ma le Saudi Tourism Authority, o loʻo matou fatuina avanoa mo le tuputupu aʻe ma faʻatupuina le faʻaoga sili atu mo matou tagata Saina ma le lalolagi UnionPay cardholders.

Ua faatelevaveina e le UnionPay lana pisinisi faʻaitulagi i tausaga talu ai, ina ia faʻamalieina manaʻoga i le va o Saina ma Sasaʻe Tutotonu. I le taimi nei, 11 atunuu ma itulagi i Sasaʻe Tutotonu e talia pepa UnionPay.

O lo'o iai fuafuaga fa'atauva'a a Saudi mo le vaega o tagata tafafao maimoa ma o lo'o fa'amoemoe e avea ma nofoaga pito i luga-5 o tagata tafafao maimoa i le lalolagi atoa i le 2030. O Saina o se maketi autu autu mo Saudi Tourism ma o se tasi o atunu'u e 49 e agava'a mo turisi eVisas.

E o'o atu i le 2030, ua fa'amoemoe e avea Saina ma maketi pito sili ona tele a Saudi mo asiasiga fa'avaomalo mai Asia Pasefika.

OA MEA E AVEA MAI LENEI TUSI:

The agreement will support the development and strengthening of Saudi's positioning as a tourism destination for UnionPay cardholders from China and around the world as Saudi drives forward its ambition to welcome even more Chinese visitors to the authentic home of Arabia.
Fahd Hamidaddin, CEO and Member of the Board at Saudi Tourism Authority, said, “Today's announcement is another significant step in our journey to position Saudi as a leading global tourism destination for the Chinese traveler.
UnionPay already has extensive partnerships with banks in Saudi, including Al Rajhi, SNB, Al Inma, Riyad, and are actively expanding with the acceptance rate of UnionPay cards in Saudi Arabia expected to increase to more than 70% by the end of 2022.