Shangri-La rolls out Alipay’s online payment service globally

Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts has announced to accept online payment service with Alipay at all hotels and resorts globally.With this pioneering payment option, guests can choose to pre-pay for room reservations at any one of the 95 Shangri-La, Kerry, Jen or Traders hotels or resorts booked via www.shangri-la.com or www.hoteljen.com.The Alipay payment option will be extended to Shangri-La food and beverage expenses as well as other merchandise in the future.Hong Kong-based Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts currently owns and/or manages 95 hotels under the Shangri-La brand with a room inventory of over 39,000. The group has a substantial development pipeline with upcoming projects in mainland China, Cambodia, Hong Kong, India, Myanmar, Philippines, Saudi Arabia and Sri Lanka.