Taipei 101 spokesman Michael Liu (劉家豪)/CNA file photo

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2017/12/01
By: Chu Tse-wei and Frances Huang

Taipei, Dec. 1 (CNA) The Taipei 101 mall has joined the UPlan platform operated by UnionPay, a bank card service provider in China, in a bid to attract more Chinese tourists when they visit Taipei, the owners of the landmark Taipei 101 building said Friday.

According to the Taipei 101 mall, the shopping center is the first in Taiwan to embrace the UPlan platform, which can be used at ore than 4,000 vendors in 12 countries.

Taipei 101 spokesman Michael Liu (劉家豪) told the press that with the fall in the number of Chinese tourists visiting Taiwan, the number of independent travelers now accounts for more than 50 percent of the total. In light of that development, Taipei 101 mall decided to work with UnionPay by joining the UPlan to provide discounts to boost purchases by Chinese patrons.    [FULL  STORY]