Hukumar kula da yawon bude ido ta Saudiyya (STA) ta dauki wani muhimmin mataki na ci gaba ta hanyar rattaba hannu kan yarjejeniyar fahimtar juna tare da manyan masu samar da biyan kudi na duniya UnionPay International.
Yarjejeniyar za ta tallafawa ci gaba da karfafa matsayin Saudiyya a matsayin wurin yawon bude ido ga masu katin UnionPay daga kasar Sin da ma duniya baki daya, a daidai lokacin da kasar Saudiyya ke ci gaba da burinta na maraba da maziyartan Sinawa da suke zuwa kasar Larabawa.
MoU na da nufin haɓaka kwatankwacin irin fa'idar Saudiyya wajen jawo hankalin Sinawa matafiya zuwa ƙasar tare da STA da UnionPay na Duniya inganta Saudiya a matsayin makoma mai sada zumunci ga al'ummar Sinawa na duniya.
UnionPay ya riga ya sami babban haɗin gwiwa tare da bankuna a Saudi, ciki har da Al Rajhi, SNB, Al Inma, Riyad, kuma suna haɓakawa tare da ƙimar karɓar katunan UnionPay a cikin Saudi Arabia ana sa ran zai karu zuwa sama da kashi 70 a karshen shekarar 2022.
Fahd Hamidaddin, shugaban hukumar kuma memba a hukumar yawon bude ido ta Saudiyya, ya ce. "Sanarwar ta yau wani muhimmin mataki ne a cikin tafiyarmu ta sanya Saudiyya a matsayin babbar cibiyar yawon bude ido ta duniya ga matafiyan Sinawa. Yayin da Saudiyya ke hanzarta shirye-shiryenta na shirye-shiryen kasar Sin a duk wuraren tuntuɓar maziyartai, wannan kyakkyawar haɗin gwiwa za ta tabbatar da cewa Saudiyya ta kasance kan gaba ga matafiya na Sinawa da masu katin UnionPay da ke son ganowa da sanin ainihin gidan Larabawa."
James Yang, shugaban kungiyar UnionPay ta kasa da kasa gabas ta tsakiya, ya ce, "Wannan rattaba hannu wani muhimmin bangare ne na dabarun hada kan kasashen waje na UnionPay, kuma muna fatan ta hanyar ci gaba da hadin gwiwa mai zurfi, za mu iya bunkasa harkokin yawon bude ido a Saudiyya. Tare da hukumar kula da yawon bude ido ta Saudiyya, muna samar da damammaki don samun ci gaba da kuma samar da sauki ga Sinawa da masu rike da kati na UnionPay."
UnionPay ta haɓaka kasuwancinta na yanki a cikin 'yan shekarun nan, don cimma buƙatun da ke tsakanin Sin da Gabas ta Tsakiya. A halin yanzu, ƙasashe da yankuna 11 a Gabas ta Tsakiya suna karɓar katunan UnionPay.
Kasar Saudiyya na da kyawawan tsare-tsare a fannin yawon bude ido, kuma tana da burin zama kasa ta 5 a fannin yawon bude ido a duniya nan da shekarar 2030.
Nan da shekarar 2030, ana hasashen kasar Sin za ta kasance babbar kasuwa ta kasar Saudiyya don ziyarar kasa da kasa daga Asiya Pasifik.
ABUBUWAN DA ZA KU GUDU DAGA WANNAN LABARI:
- The agreement will support the development and strengthening of Saudi's positioning as a tourism destination for UnionPay cardholders from China and around the world as Saudi drives forward its ambition to welcome even more Chinese visitors to the authentic home of Arabia.
- Fahd Hamidaddin, CEO and Member of the Board at Saudi Tourism Authority, said, “Today's announcement is another significant step in our journey to position Saudi as a leading global tourism destination for the Chinese traveler.
- UnionPay already has extensive partnerships with banks in Saudi, including Al Rajhi, SNB, Al Inma, Riyad, and are actively expanding with the acceptance rate of UnionPay cards in Saudi Arabia expected to increase to more than 70% by the end of 2022.
