On 2014-10-10 12:37:47 +0000, Theo Markettos said:

That's still a UK-centric view of the world. What proportion of issuers in
non-UK countries issue contactless cards at all? And how many are
compatible? For example, if I have a China UnionPay card it won't work in
London (AIUI) - it's not just a question of technology but it's a
stored-value card so would need very different processes?

Here's an idea - how about following places like parts of Germany and
Switzerland, and introducing a tourist tax, providing a free 1-6
Travelcard (and an extra one on the last day) with every hotel night?
Would catch much of this sort of thing. Then the rest could purchase
paper tickets by card?

I don't think it's viable to keep Oyster just for tourists. Nor is a
"tourist tax", either by charging more for tickets or via hotel rooms,
in any way uncommon the world over.

Neil
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