IPrincess Cruises namuhla imemezele ukuthi izivakashi zaseChina ezisemkhunjini uRuby Princess zinenketho yokusebenzisa zombili izinketho zokukhokha ze-Alipay ne-WeChat Pay ngenkathi zithenga ezitolo. Lokhu kwenza iPrincess Cruises ibe ngumugqa wokuqala futhi okuwukuphela kwawo wokunikeza izinketho zombili i-Alipay ne-WeChat Pay esikebheni somkhumbi wabagibeli eNyakatho Melika.
I-Alipay ne-WeChat Pay yizinhlobo ezimbili ezidumile zaseChina zokukhokha nge-digital. I-Alipay iyinsizakalo yesikhwama sedijithali esithandwa kakhulu eChina kanye nesikhulumi sendlela yokuphila futhi iyanda iya esitolo, izinkokhelo ezingaxhunyiwe ku-inthanethi ngaphakathi nangaphandle kweChina. Insizakalo yokukhokha esitolo yakwa-Alipay ihlanganisa amazwe angaphezu kuka-40 nezifunda emhlabeni jikelele. Njengamanje, abantu abangaphezu kwezigidi ezingama-900 basebenzisa lolu hlelo ukuthengiselana ngokwedijithali emhlabeni jikelele. I-WeChat Pay kungenye insizakalo yesikhwama sedijithali esetshenziswa kabanzi nohlelo lokukhokha lweselula eChina. I-WeChat Pay manje inabasebenzisi abasebenzayo nyangazonke abayizigidi ezingama-800 emhlabeni jikelele futhi inani eliphelele ngonyaka ngo-2017 lalicishe libe yi-6.5 trillion USD.
IPrincess Cruises izibophezele ekuhlinzekeni izinsiza kubavakashi bayo baseChina abakhokha izinkokhelo phakathi nohambo lwamazwe omhlaba ngaphandle komthungo ngokunikela ngokunethezeka ekhaya-kude nasemikhunjini ekhethiwe kubandakanya amamenyu olimi lwesiShayina, izitsha zokupheka zamaShayina, ababungazi bamabhasi baseChina, uhambo lwasolwandle lwesiShayina. Manje, kuyasijabulisa ukunikeza izivakashi zethu ezingamaShayina ikhono lokukhokhela ukuthengwa kwe-boutique onboard sisebenzisa izindlela zokukhokha eziphezulu ezimbili ezisetshenziswa abathengi baseChina.
"Sizwile ezivakashini zethu ukuthi ukufaka izinsizakalo zokukhokha ezingomahamba nendlwana zaseChina kusinikeza indlela elula yokuhamba," kusho uGordon Ho, oyiChief Marketing Officer yasePrincess Cruises, okuyindlela ehamba phambili emhlabeni ehamba ngemikhumbi. “Njengoba siqhubeka nokuheha abahambi abaningi baseChina abazophuma ukuthi bandizele phesheya kwezilwandle futhi bahambe nathi ngezikebhe, lesi esinye isibonelo sokukwazi kwethu ukwenza iminikelo yethu ihambisane nezintandokazi zabahambi baseChina. Lokhu sikubona njengethuba elihle lokuthenga esikebheni ngendlela elula kakhulu njengoba sihlala sigxile ekweqeni okulindelwe izivakashi zethu ezingamaShayina. ”
Izihambeli ziqale zasebenzisa amapulatifomu akhokhelwayo edijithali we-Alipay ne-WeChat Pay kuzitolo ze-Princess onboard Majestic Princess, umkhumbi wokuqala wokunethezeka owenzelwe imakethe yase-China ngo-2017 ngesikhathi sokuthunyelwa komkhumbi ehlobo eShanghai.
