Hotel address cardShow your Chinese hotel address- Emergency contactOne contact for emergencies
- Emergency phrasesChinese phrases for help, taxis, payments and internet
- Payment backup planWhat to do if Alipay, WeChat Pay or card payment does not work
- Internet fallback planFallback if eSIM, roaming, Wi-Fi or VPN fails
- PDF or printSave or print before departure
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China Safety Pack: your offline emergency pack for China
Going to China? Create a Safety Pack before departure with your hotel address, emergency contact, Chinese phrases, payment backup plan and internet fallback plan. That way, you have important information available even without internet.
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1. Why a Safety Pack is useful in China
On arrival, in a taxi, at a station or at your hotel, you do not want to depend on live internet, email or an app that will not open.
Even if you prepared Alipay or WeChat Pay, payments can fail because of internet issues, verification, limits or acceptance. A payment backup plan reduces stress.
Chinese phrases you can show are useful in taxis, hotels, shops, hospitals or when you need help.
A Chinese hotel name, Chinese address and hotel phone number are practical for drivers, service desks and people who want to help you.
Tickets, QR codes, eSIM codes and booking files stay outside Departure Ready. The Safety Pack helps you check that you have not forgotten them.
2. What’s inside the China Safety Pack?
A card you can show with your Chinese hotel name, Chinese address and optional hotel phone number.
Hotel name, booking reference, phone number and check-in information you can quickly show.
Name, phone number and short note for a person who should be reachable in an emergency.
Insurance provider, emergency number and optional policy number or note.
An overview with important emergency numbers and official help information.
Short phrases for help, taxis, hotels, payments, internet and medical situations.
Steps and phrases for situations where mobile payment or card payment does not work.
Steps and phrases for situations where mobile data, Wi-Fi, eSIM, roaming or VPN does not work.
Open your Safety Pack on your phone, export it as a PDF or print the most important pages before departure.
3. The most important Safety Pack checks
Use these checks to make your emergency information easy to show on your phone, as a PDF, as a printout or as a screenshot.
- 1Create a hotel address card
Create a card with Chinese text that you can show directly to a driver or hotel staff.
- 2Add an emergency contact
Save one contact that is visible in your offline Safety Pack.
- 3Save your insurance emergency number
Make sure you can reach your insurance provider or assistance service if something goes wrong.
- 4Prepare Chinese emergency phrases
Prepare short phrases you can show if you cannot explain something.
- 5Create a payment backup plan
Decide what you will do if Alipay, WeChat Pay, card payment or cash does not work.
- 6Create an internet fallback plan
Decide what you will do if mobile data, eSIM, roaming, Wi-Fi or VPN does not work.
- 7Save bookings and QR codes yourself offline
Save tickets, hotel confirmations, QR codes and eSIM information outside Departure Ready, for example as screenshots, PDFs, Wallet items or printouts.
- 8Open your Safety Pack on mobile
Check whether you can quickly open your hotel address, emergency phrases and fallback plans on your phone.
- 9Export or print your Safety Pack
Save your Safety Pack as a PDF, print it or make screenshots of the most important pages.
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请带我去这个地址：
[Chinese hotel name]
[Chinese address]
如果有问题，请打电话给酒店： [hotel phone number]
我无法用手机支付。
My mobile payment does not work.
可以用现金吗？
Can I pay with cash?
我没有网络。
I don’t have internet.
这里有 Wi-Fi 吗？
Is there Wi-Fi here?
5. Use it on mobile or print it as a PDF
Open your Safety Pack on your phone to quickly show your hotel address, emergency contacts, Chinese phrases and fallback plans.
Use the PDF export to save your Safety Pack before departure. Afterwards, check that you can open the file without internet.
Print the most important pages, such as your hotel address card, emergency numbers and Chinese phrases. Useful if your phone battery is empty or you have no internet.
Make screenshots of your hotel address card and key phrases, so you can open them faster than an app or PDF.
6. What Departure Ready does and does not store
Hotel address, emergency contact, insurance emergency number and checklist progress can be stored locally on your device.
Departure Ready does not store payment details, passport scans, provider logins, eSIM codes, tickets or QR codes.
Tickets, QR codes, eSIM instructions, booking confirmations and important documents are saved offline by you. Departure Ready only helps you check that you have thought about them.
You can use the checklist and Safety Pack flow without an account or login.
7. This Safety Pack check is part of the full China checklist
The full checklist helps you not only with your Safety Pack, but also with internet, VPN, payments, apps, hotel address, departure checks and emergency preparation.
Internet Payments Apps Hotel address Safety Pack
8. Frequently asked questions
Is the Safety Pack the same as travel insurance?+
No. The Safety Pack is not insurance and not an official emergency service. It is an offline overview with practical information, contact details, phrases and fallback plans.
Does the Safety Pack work without internet?+
Yes. The goal is to make important information available as a saved file, printout or screenshot so you can open it without internet.
Can I save the Safety Pack as a PDF?+
Yes. You can open a PDF or print version and save or print it through your browser.
Do I need to print the Safety Pack?+
Not necessarily, but it can be useful as a backup. Consider printing your hotel address card, emergency numbers and most important Chinese phrases.
Does the Safety Pack work on mobile?+
Yes. You can open the Safety Pack on your phone to show or copy information. For extra safety, you can also save screenshots or a PDF.
Does Departure Ready store my passport or tickets?+
No. Departure Ready does not store passport scans, tickets, QR codes, eSIM codes or booking files. You save those yourself offline.
Do I need to enter my hotel address?+
It is strongly recommended. The hotel address card is one of the most important parts of the Safety Pack.
Can I share the Safety Pack?+
You can export, print or screenshot it. Be careful: the Safety Pack can contain personal information such as your hotel address, emergency contact or insurance number.
Is this only for emergencies?+
No. The Safety Pack is also useful for normal arrival situations: taxi, hotel check-in, payment issues, internet problems or language barriers.
Does Departure Ready guarantee that everything will work?+
No. Departure Ready helps you prepare and set up backups, but does not guarantee that apps, payments, VPN, internet or emergency services will always work.
9. Sources
Information based on official sources, emergency information, booking details or provider terms can change. Always check your booking details, official travel advice and provider terms shortly before departure.
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