Alibaba-backed mapping platform Amap is taking its homegrown ride-hailing experience global, launching a Chinese-language travel initiative across more than 1,000 overseas cities. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
Alibaba-backed mapping platform Amap is taking its homegrown ride-hailing experience global, launching a Chinese-language travel initiative across more than 1,000 overseas cities.
The company — together with tourism authorities from Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, Austria, France, and several other destinations — unveiled its program on Friday, aiming to make Chinese-language mobility services a standard feature for Chinese travelers abroad.
The launch comes as China's outbound travel accelerates following the recovery of international tourism, while destinations around the world compete to attract Chinese visitors.
"For Chinese travelers, ordering a ride overseas has often meant downloading unfamiliar local apps, navigating foreign languages and figuring out new payment methods," Li Xinhua, general manager of Amap's ride-hailing business, said. "Our goal is to make travel feel as seamless abroad as it does at home."
