Beijing Builds Foreign-Related Payment System to Facilitate Inbound Tourists

On October 12, 2026, according to China Tourism News, Beijing has built a three-dimensional foreign-related payment system of "large-amount card swiping, small-amount QR code scanning, and cash as a fallback," with about 18,000 key merchants achieving full coverage of foreign card acceptance. At the same time, BEIJING PASS, which allows "tap-to-ride" at gates, has been launched, covering travel, sightseeing, shopping and other scenarios, and relying on the "入京通GO BEIJING" platform to integrate services such as ride-hailing, ticket purchasing, hotel booking, and buying eSIM cards. The report said that during the National Day holiday, many foreign tourists, after experiencing QR code payment at places such as Qianmen Street, Wangfujing, and Nanluoguxiang, said that large and small consumption scenarios were unobstructed.