Baku, Azerbaijan, Aug.1
By Fikret Dolukhanov – Trend:
It will be possible to buy tickets of Uzbekistan Railways through Visa payment cards beginning with Aug. 1, Uzbek media reported.
“In order to develop the tourism industry of Uzbekistan, as well as to provide additional services for passengers, the Uzbekistan Railways jointly with the Ipak Yuli bank launches a project to receive payments for electronic travel documents (tickets) in foreign currency through the Visa international payment system,” the company said.
Now any foreign tourist will be able to pay for the tickets with his Visa card issued in any foreign bank. At the same time, the ticket can be purchased online anywhere in the world.
The company, however, noted that since the system was launched in a test mode, unused tickets will be refunded only at the ticket offices of the Uzbekistan Railways in Uzbekistan.
It was earlier reported that Uzbekistan Railways will increase the cost of tickets for the Afrosiyob high-speed train by 30-35 percent since Aug. 15.
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