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Shanghai QR code visa system launched

10/19/201610/16/2016 Sam Lambert

The city in China has become a first to adopt a new quick response code sticker on entry permits. The new Shanghai QR code sticker includes the Chinese city among the first to adopt the new permit system. The pilot project involves 144 hour visa-free transit passes. The quick response codes contain the traveler’s personal information so it can be obtained through a scanner. The QR codes have been added in order to improve the efficiency and convenience of short term travel. When compared with the existing entry permits that…

Bookings through mobile apps and sites driving growth in online travel sector

04/19/201204/19/2012 Stephanie Beck

According to data from the travel industry, mobile apps and websites are seeing a boon in bookings… Last year, it was already discovered by certain discount booking websites that breaking away from offering these services solely through means available to laptops and desktops, and opening the doors to bookings through mobile apps and sites gives consumers a great deal more flexibility so that they can make arrangements as soon as they think of them. Furthermore, by using these services, it is helping to build confidence in mobile commerce practices overall,…