According to the British "Financial Times" reported that November 22, Camden, London, the UK market officially started the implementation of WeChat payment services. Reported that in the next four months, Camden market will have more than 1,000 stores and restaurants signed a cooperation agreement with WeChat. Not long after, Chinese tourists can use the WeChat to buy their favorite local products in the Camden market. Ceri Davies, Camden's director of marketing operations, admitted frankly that 10% of visitors currently on the market are Chinese. This time we are working with WeChat to attract more and more convenient payment methods China tourist.
There is more than just one foreign merchant like Davis. In recent years, the enthusiasm of Chinese tourists for traveling abroad has caused many overseas businesses to smell huge business opportunities. According to the survey, in 2014, the total amount of overseas tourists spending by Chinese tourists reached 165 billion U.S. dollars, reaching 215 billion U.S. dollars in 2015 and 261 billion U.S. dollars in 2016. This data is constantly improving every year. Therefore, many places are beginning to resemble the Camden market, in order to attract more Chinese tourists, have started to introduce the China Mobile payment platform.