Dubai Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM) has announced the launch of a new service for visitors from China, one of the emirate's main markets.
This service is available through the We Tax Refund platform on the WeChat software of the Chinese technology company Tencent, with the support of Planet, a global company specializing in the field of electronic payment.
This initiative supports the Dubai Ready to Receive Chinese Visitors strategy. Chinese visitors will be able to reimburse the tax in Chinese currency using WeChat before leaving the airport.
Essam Kazim, Executive Director of Dubai Tourism and Commercial Marketing Corporation, said: “Our continued efforts and direction to provide unique experiences to our visitors, as well as fruitful and constructive cooperation with our industry partners such as Tencent and Planet will enable us to enhance their journey to Dubai.” Innovative payment, including the possibility of easy tax refunds and prior to departure from the airport, is an important step to meet the needs and requirements of visitors from China, and contribute to improving the level of experience in general, and the technical services adopted by the city in particular, in addition to increasing the level of awareness of Dubai as a tourist destination MF Misguided them. '
Dubai continues to welcome more visitors from China, whose numbers grew by 12% in the first eight months of this year, with Dubai receiving around 650,000 Chinese visitors, compared with 578,000 in the same period last year. This growth is attributed to Dubai Tourism's promotional campaigns and activities, as well as the emirate's unique tourism experiences, as well as specialized events and initiatives at the city level, which highlight Dubai as a hospitable tourist destination that welcomes Chinese visitors.