With just a click, tourists can find the most accurate, timely and effective information about tourism in Dalian. "i Smart Tour", Dalian's smart tour platform, began its test run on Dec 12, Dalian Evening News reported.

The new tourism platform has attracted many merchants by including information about travel packages, scenic spots, hotels, restaurants, and air tickets.

Currently, tourists can enjoy discounts with participating merchants by using a smart tourism credit card issued by Bank of China. Tourists can also choose to pay online through the "i Smart Tour" platform to receive the discount.

The "i Smart Tour" tourism platform is an e-government affairs supervision platform for the realtime management of tour guides and tour groups by the tourism bureau. Through the platform, the tourism bureau and other administrative departments can keep track of tourism information, the operation of scenic spots and hotels, and tourism markets.

In addition, the tourism hotline 96181 will answer questions and deal with tourism complaints.

Edited by Michael Thai