China will see a continuously booming tourism market because of people's growing demand for higher-quality life. The nation is also taking measures to facilitate foreign travelers' payment to let them have a better traveling experience, said a senior official.

"The payment issue of foreign travelers is an unexpected problem. China has seen rapid development in information technology and the digital economy in recent years, which has driven the popularization of mobile payment. Chinese people have been used to mobile payment in regards to daily transport, dining and shopping," said Sun Yeli, minister of culture and tourism in Beijing on Monday.

He said that the central government has put focus on solving the problem and the State Council — China's Cabinet, has released a guideline earlier this month to include many practical measures to facilitate the payment of foreign travelers.

He said that many hotels, airports and shopping malls in Shanghai have upgraded their POS (point to sales) services and Beijing is also stepping up efforts to upgrade the POS services.

The government is cooperating with e-payment platforms and companies to streamline foreign travelers' authentication procedures of linking bank cards and raising the e-payment limits. All consumption-related places should take cash and change, he said.

China will see a continuously booming tourism market because of people's growing demand for higher-quality life. The nation is also taking measures to facilitate foreign travelers' payment to let them have a better traveling experience, said a senior official.

"The payment issue of foreign travelers is an unexpected problem. China has seen rapid development in information technology and the digital economy in recent years, which has driven the popularization of mobile payment. Chinese people have been used to mobile payment in regards to daily transport, dining and shopping," said Sun Yeli, minister of culture and tourism in Beijing on Monday.

He said that the central government has put focus on solving the problem and the State Council — China's Cabinet, has released a guideline earlier this month to include many practical measures to facilitate the payment of foreign travelers.

He said that many hotels, airports and shopping malls in Shanghai have upgraded their POS (point to sales) services and Beijing is also stepping up efforts to upgrade the POS services.

The government is cooperating with e-payment platforms and companies to streamline foreign travelers' authentication procedures of linking bank cards and raising the e-payment limits. All consumption-related places should take cash and change, he said.