Have anyone used Alipay to pay for their Airbnb?
I am currently a foreigner living in China and I am trying to book an AirBnB in Shanghai through Alipay (since the Host only accepts Alipay and Paypal). However, when I try to check out, I keep getting the error message from the AirBnB app: "We could not charge your Alipay account. Please verify your Alipay account and try again." I was wondering whether this is because I don't have a Chinese national ID? But if that is the case then it's strange, since my foreigner friend managed to pay for his AirBnB with the same method successfully.
I have reached out to AirBnB customer support for this matter, and they have yet responded. I am curious if anyone has experienced the same issue before? And does anyone know how I can resolve this or work my way around it somehow (without requesting the Host to accept my payments offline, which would violate AirBnB's policies)? Thank you.
Best Answer
You have to be a Chinese citizen, some are also having problems paying if they are not a citizen as seen here, you will need to contact the host.
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Can I pay Airbnb with Alipay?
When you submit a reservation request and choose to use Alipay, you'll be redirected to the Alipay website. You'll need to log in to Alipay to make your payment.Can I use Alipay for booking?
If the currency of your booking is in Renminbi (CNY) then you can select "Direct Debit" in the payment page, and then choose to complete your payment with Alipay. Note: As Alipay is a third-party payment system, after submitting your payment you may need to wait for 1-2 hours before your booking is confirmed.What forms of payment does Airbnb accept?
In the United States, you can pay for your Airbnb booking with the following payment methods:- Major credit cards and pre-paid credit Visa, MasterCard, Amex, Discover, and JCB cards.
- Many debit cards that can be processed as credit.
- Apple Pay.
- Google Pay.
- PayPal.
Can you make payments to Airbnb?
The Payment Plan Feature allows Guests to pay a portion of a booking's Total Fees at the time of booking and pay the remainder of the Total Fees at a later time prior to check-in. The Payment Plan Feature is available to Guests for eligible bookings when they pay with certain Payment Methods.HOW TO TRANSFER FUND FROM YOUR ALIPAY TO YOUR CHINESE SUPPLIER OR SEND FUND TO ANOTHER ALIPAY
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