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🐧 Life hack to travel visa-free in Asia Pacific
APEC Business Travel Card, benefits, ROI, how to apply

If you travel for business in Asia, then you absolutely need to read about this magic card. 🪄
That’s right. It’s your key to saving upwards of $1,000’s on visa fees and 100’s of hours standing in queues. Read on.
Today in 10 minutes or less, you’ll learn:
💳 What is the APEC Business Travel Card
💯 Why it’s a game-changer
💼 Who is eligible and ROI
✅ How to apply for 9 countries

💳 APEC Business Travel Card 101
💼 What is the APEC Business Travel Card (ABTC)?
In 1997, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperative (APEC) launched the ABTC program to enable easier travel for business people around the Asia Pacific region.
❤️ Benefits
Visa-free entry for most member countries
Longer stays for up to 90 days
Designated express lane at immigration
Valid for up to 5 years
In short, the greatest freakin’ list of business travel benefits in the world. 🤯

🪝What’s the catch?
ABTC can only be used for business travel.
So don’t get caught using it for tourism or visiting your Tinder date across the border. 😏
🌏 Who is eligible for the ABTC?
First off, I want to clarify that ABTC is not some exclusive mega rich people club. Most ABTC holders I know are normal professionals that happen to travel a lot for work.
That said, only passport holders of participating countries can benefit. Here’s the participating countries: