It's nonsense to prepare cash and bank cards. You don't have money to go out and play ~ ~ In fact, you need to prepare some bank cards and cash to cope with different payment scenarios.
Let's talk about the payment methods and points for attention that I have seen. According to the actual measurement, all shops in Changi Airport and Watsons in Singapore can use Alipay, and the Aquarium in Sentosa Island can use Alipay to scan the code to buy tickets, and the tickets for zoos and rivers zoos can be bought online on Taobao, which can be used on the spot. Alipay held a special promotion in consumption abroad in 20 17 10, and the range was acceptable. I remember that Singaporeans call Alipay AliPay (homophonic "Alipei") and unionPay Union.
Pay (homophonic "Younian Pei"), I can't understand anything else. Many consumer places in Singapore still don't have pos machines for Alipay and UnionPay channels, such as Ding Taifeng on Sentosa Island. You are not mistaken. Chinese food restaurants from Bay Bay don't support UnionPay. Blue and yellow taxis (the company name can't be remembered) have pos machines, so you can use EZlink and UnionPay MasterCard.
Visa also has Alipay, but red taxis don't support any of the above, and only accept cash. I haven't been on the expensive black and white double evil spirit (car like Suo 8), and I don't know how to pay. Here, I would like to remind you that the hotel deposit should be made by using the master and visa channels as far as possible, or paid as cash deposit, because the pre-authorization of UnionPay channel abroad requires a little "cumbersome" procedures to return, and the cycle may be as long as one month or so, which is likely to cross the billing date and repayment date. The Ritz-Carlton front desk staff (Chinese) clearly stated that it is faster to check in and check out by using the master and visa channels, and if there is no extra fee during the stay (the room rate of my order has been paid in full through Ctrip in advance). If it's UnionPay, the return cycle is relatively long, and some netizens say it will take 20-30 days. If the billing date is near at this time, it's very likely that you have to return the EZlink card for subway first. You can recharge it at various stations by yourself. The recharge machine is in Chinese, and you can also use MasterCard and visa cards, but you can recharge it by cash without change. I didn't pay attention to inserting a 50, so I was charged in the card. You can also ask the counter staff at MRT site for help.
I brought the following cards, 1. Chouzhou Huijin Card 2. Universe Bank Full Currency Gold Card 3. Bank of China UnionPay +VISA Card 4. Pufa Express White Card.
Chouzhou Huijinka Chouzhou Generation Shenka has been on business trips frequently in China in recent years. They all take Chouzhou Card to the local ATM for cash withdrawal, and it is really convenient to take it wherever they go. It is quite good to withdraw cash infinitely across banks in China, and the way of calculating income every day is also ok. Talking is better than nothing. Usually, some funds are put on the card for standby. Unfortunately, in recent years, Chouzhou Card's overseas cash withdrawal function has been "washed" by bad people, and the cost of banks has increased sharply. Now it is changed to three times a month for overseas UnionPay ATM cash withdrawal free of charge, which is more than enough for short-distance travel. The reason why I didn't go to the Bank of China to exchange money in advance was that I wasn't sure about the local consumption habits, and the denomination was not suitable. The denomination of local ATM cash was definitely the most commonly used. Sure enough, the maximum denomination offered by ATM was 50$, and the daily mainstream was 20$. Fortunately, at that time, I didn't listen to the bank of China's counter's bluff to exchange cash with a denomination of 1000. If I bring it with a denomination of 1000, I can guarantee that I will never use it ~ ~. I suggest that girls bring a small change bag, because most of the listed prices need to add 17%GST (consumption tax) to make the final settlement price, so it is often a few cents to get the change back. It doesn't matter if you can't recognize the coins clearly. When you check out, take out the change and put it on the table. The cashier will pick the useful ones and take them away. All the cashiers I met in Singapore have good mental arithmetic skills. For example, if I finally pay 4.2 yuan and give him coins from 5 yuan and 0.2 yuan, he will accept them and return them with 1 yuan ~ ~. When I met a cashier in Indonesia before, I was surprised to push 0.2 yuan back, accept 5 yuan, and then look for 0.8 yuan's change in my more surprised eyes.
Cosmic Bank's all-currency card Cosmic Bank really hangs, and it has been used for several years, and it has not been added a dime (thanks to ICBC)
With the help of Molly's classmate, I finally adjusted the quota to 20w), but I didn't even give a temporary quota, and this is a true all-currency (or multi-currency) card, so what is called all-currency in China Merchants Bank? Just look at the picture
The bill shows 1 1 kinds of mainstream currencies, and the corresponding currency consumption is directly recorded, unlike some pseudo-all-currency cards, which are actually just RMB&; Although the 1.5% currency conversion fee is generously waived for the USD-dual-currency charge card, the bank of Chicken Thief will not tell you that the consumption needs to go through the local currency -USD-RMB, and the exchange difference in currency conversion is their goal.
There are also Cosmos's activities of buying Singapore and shopping cash back.
With the Universe Gold Card, you can get the exclusive graphics card of Singapore Sands Hotel for free. Although most of them are basically not needed, you can get free tickets for the postgraduate entrance examination and board the top floor of Sands Hotel ~ ~
BOC brought it out only to participate in UnionPay 62 activities, and visa was also a backup. At that time, it caught up with UnionPay 62 card activities in consumption abroad and bought the main card at the airport in buy buy.
Pudong Development Express Platinum Card Here, we must focus on the VIP service (real, real money) distributed by Pudong Development Express Platinum Card.
(1) shuttle
Shanghai Pudong Express White delivers the local shuttle service three times a year, which is taken over by the Shenzhou special bus. However, the redemption and adjustment time can only be determined through the Shanghai Pudong Special Seat (the number of times of upgrading to rights and interests in the new year is three times, and commercial vehicles occupy 1.5 rights and interests). The FOC is far from the urban area, and a pig gets on the intermediate car at 350-400 yuan (excluding high-speed tolls). It is recommended to choose the actual arrival time and the special bus.
(2) Airport VIP room
Combined with the allocated PP card, I went to the departure VIP room, and the children also had to count their heads. The staff carefully checked the boarding pass and the name of the PP card, and at the same time printed the PP card number.
So everyone still carries a physical card. The mobile APP of pp card can only query the location of VIP room, which is useless. There are no guests on the flight in the morning, only three Japanese friends are in the smoking room. I didn't have a chance to use the VIP room of Changi Airport on my return trip, but I bought it in buy buy that day. The boarding gate of Xiamen Airlines is quite far from the VIP room, so I won't toss it back and forth. According to other value friends, plaza is good.
(3) Exchange hotels and accommodation
Pudong official website will update the catalogue of 5w points for hotels every year.
After reading it, even the emperor sheng has been reduced this year.
You can enjoy the activity of exchanging 5w credit card points for one night's accommodation every year, and you can exchange them for 2 nights every year. Please read the following remarks carefully before arranging the itinerary. Exchange is not accepted during the National Day holiday, so it is very troublesome to exchange10.9-10 for two nights at Disheng Hotel, and book the hotel on the night of 10.8 on the X route, considering that the two orders are not placed through the same channel, it is very troublesome to change rooms halfway. The habit of Singapore hotels is to check out at noon 12, and check in after 2 pm. It will be embarrassing if there is no connection. So I sent an email to X-way customer service to the hotel reservation department, wrote an email in broken English and made two requests. One was to merge the order, and the other was to upgrade the room. Disheng Hotel replied that the merger was no problem, and the upgrade would be hehehe.
Disheng Hotel is located in the center, and the traffic is very convenient. Just turn a corner downstairs to the subway elevator. It's almost the level of an express hotel. The room is relatively small, about 10 square, and the bathroom is also very small. After contacting in advance, it is confirmed that it is impossible to provide a fence or a crib. Put the two beds together and let the children sleep in the middle. The total tax for one night in Disheng Hotel is also more than1k.
I saved the 2K budget by redeeming Disheng Hotel. I plan to stay better in the next few days, but I am not interested in the infinity pool of Jinsha Hotel. By comparison, several companies choose the Ritz-Carlton Meinian Hotel in Jinsha Bay. In addition to the bay view and first-class hotel service, the hotel's parent-child service is also highly praised, the environment is very good, the lobby is magnificent, the service is particularly thoughtful, the luggage is delivered to the room, and many details are thought of and done. After checking in, I will go out for dinner and come back. In addition, I also sent an email to hotel ritz before the departure, hoping to upgrade for free. The email replied that the room is very tight now, which may not be possible.
Hotel ritz is not too far from the subway station, and the baby was sleeping all the time. I pushed it all the way, but the hotel lobby was on a slope, so it was difficult to push it up. When I arrived in hotel ritz to check in, I was greeted by a receptionist who was Chinese. She enthusiastically said that she helped us upgrade our room for free, hoping that we could be happy.
. At the same time, she also said that this upgrade is one-off, which does not mean that it will be upgraded for free in the future. Upgrade from Jialeng Bay room to Jinshawan room. Compared with Disheng's accommodation conditions, the gap is not small. The room is large and spacious, with a good view, the bed is particularly comfortable, and even the bathroom has a bay view ~ ~ but the price is there.
All the way down, I collected about 3K wool from Pufa, especially thanks to Pufa.
TIPS Don't always think about bonus hunter, the wool is on the sheep, and it is the most economical to spend no money.
About shopping tax rebate in Singapore.
For consumption throughout Singapore, 7% GST (GoodsandServices Tax) should be added to the list price.
Tax), commonly known as consumption tax. Service industries, such as catering and accommodation, have a service charge of 10%, and there is no need to pay extra tips. Singapore officials do not encourage any form of tipping. If you encounter extra tips, you can complain. When it comes to the tax refund conditions, that is, spending in the same store is full 100.
You can enjoy the tax refund for more than $ and no more than three orders, but the tax refund conditions include but are not limited to 1. The goods have been fully or partially used in Singapore; 2. Goods belong to the service category, such as accommodation, catering, entertainment, etc. Simply put, those that have been eaten and used cannot be returned, and they must be taken out of Singapore completely and unused. GST is available in the airport terminal.
REFUND counter (pictured).
Just go ahead and handle it yourself. There is still a handling fee for Tax refund. The actual amount is about 5-5.5%, and you need to ask the merchant to help you with the tax in advance when shopping.
Free tax refund form. The corresponding operating instructions look at this, the most comprehensive and authoritative.
Personally, I still think it's troublesome and uneconomical to get the tax refund again. Except souvenirs or rare styles and models, it's much more convenient for me to buy duty-free goods directly in the departure area of the airport. The price is only low compared with that in the urban area. If you directly subtract 7% GST, there are quite a lot of categories in the duty-free area. I suggest that you go to official website Duty Free Shop of Changi Airport in advance (the domestic visit is a little slow, and you can switch to Chinese in the upper right corner) to check whether there are corresponding brands in advance. This time, only a certain lipstick of YSL, which was bought by a friend, was not bought, and a certain brand of small appliances was not stationed. Everything else has arrived. Personally, I think T3' s store is the largest at most, followed by T2, but there will be some niche products, and T 1 is relatively small overall.
Earlycheckin is available at Changi Airport.
Service, for the airlines that can check in in advance and the check-in time in advance, please check on the website of Changi Airport. You can check in and check your luggage at least 24 hours in advance.
EarlyCheckin at Changi Airport T 1 is in ROW.
After 5, enter the door and operate on the machine to choose your own airline and flight, then take the printed receipt at the bottom and wait for the call number. Then go to the corresponding counter corresponding to your own number. It's especially important to note that the boarding pass doesn't have the boarding gate number because of the check-in in advance, so we need to pay attention to the changes of the boarding gate and keep a good time when buying in buy buy. The terminal building of Changi Airport is quite large.
PS: The security check at Changi Airport is completed at the boarding gate, so you'd better arrive at the boarding gate a little earlier. After the security check, you can enter the quarantine area. The quarantine area is not too big, and there is no bathroom. After you go in, you can't come out.