Mid-Autumn festivities greet arrivals at Shanghai's airports

International travelers arriving in Shanghai can enjoy Mid-Autumn festivities through Sept 27, as International Services Shanghai's one-stop service stations at Pudong and Hongqiao airports host festive activities for visitors and participants in the 48th WorldSkills Competition.

At a service station at Pudong International Airport's Terminal 2, a display inspired by the Moon Palace from Chinese legend invites travelers to take photos. Visitors can also try a mooncake toss game and win a festival gift.

Robert Bogers from the Netherlands had trouble setting up Alipay after arriving in Shanghai, and staff members at the service station helped him install the app.

Payment assistance is among the services available at the airport service station. Staff members can guide international travelers in using two nearby machines: one for currency exchange, which charges no additional service fee, and another for departure tax refunds. Travelers can also complete the refund process on their phones by scanning an official QR code and entering the required information.

Zhou Dan, the station's head, said staff members previously replenished the currency exchange machine with cash about once a week. As arrivals have increased, they now monitor its cash balance and replenish it whenever the cash level falls below a set threshold.