The Ritz London Installs China UnionPay Terminals

The Ritz London, one of the world’s most iconic five-star luxury hotels, has installed China UnionPay terminals, China’s largest electronic-payment network.

The decision was taken as a direct result of the increasing number of guests visiting the hotel from China. The terminals will enable them to manage their leisure and business expenditure with greater ease.

Guests can now use China UnionPay cards throughout the hotel, to pay for accommodation, dining, souvenir gifts and beauty treatments for example.

Mr Stephen Boxall, Managing Director of The Ritz London said, “For over 100 years, The Ritz has set the benchmark by which other hotels are measured and this is another landmark development which, in time for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee and the London 2012 Olympics, will make travelling to London from China easier than ever before.”

Founded in 2002, China UnionPay is the official domestic inter-bank network in the People’s Republic of China. Around 300 UnionPay member banks in and outside of China have issued in excess of two billion UnionPay debit and credit cards. In 2010, according to Retail Banking Research, China UnionPay overtook Visa as the world’s largest payments card scheme.

Located in a landmark position in the heart of London’s West End, The Ritz London has long been an hotel of choice for Royalty and aristocracy, dignitaries and countless other discerning guests. Following refurbishment it still retains the luxurious Louis XVI style interiors, meticulous service and bar and restaurants for which The Ritz name is synonymous.

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