WENDY Wu Tours (WWT) founder Wendy Wu has been working closely with authorities in China to simplify visa processes for the company’s customers.
In Sydney yesterday to introduce the company’s new GM Troy Ackerman to the industry (TD 01 Oct), London-based Wu highlighted the ongoing innovation within the Wendy Wu portfolio, all aimed at making visiting China easier for clients.
Currently valid for arrivals via Shanghai or Chongqing, the procedure for Australian pax involves uploading a digital photo and a copy of their passport photo page to a special portal.
WWT then oversees the visa issuance process, with a document posted to customers for insertion into their passports.
A similar initiative is also being trialled for WWT customers in the UK, where an even more complex procedure is normally required, including an in-person visit to a Chinese consulate to have fingerprints taken.
Instead Wu has implemented an electronic system in which a visa document is issued by email, used to allow boarding BA flights to China and then processed upon arrival at a special window in the relevant Chinese airport.
“It is so smooth,” she said.
The WWT founder also highlighted key features of the company’s 2020 programs, which focus on both the “traditional” and “futuristic” elements of each destination, including China’s amazing modern architecture.
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