Trip.com

Step 1 — Install the app

1. Open Google Play Store and search for “Trip.com”.
2. Choose the official Trip.com app and install it.
3. Open it and set language and region so that you understand everything.

Step 2 — Create an account

1. Tap “Sign in / Register”.
2. Register by email, phone number or an offered login.
3. Enter the confirmation code.
4. Sign out once and back in — that way you know the account works.

Step 3 — Add travellers

1. Open “My Account / Account”.
2. Look for roughly “Passengers”, “Travellers” or “Frequent Travelers”.
3. Add yourself as a traveller.
4. Choose “Passport” as the document.
5. Enter name and passport number exactly as in the passport, as well as nationality and date of birth.
6. Create a separate entry for each additional person.

Step 4 — In practice: train Sanya → Haikou

1. Open “Trains”, choose “China Mainland” if asked.
2. From: Sanya — To: Haikou — choose date — “Search”.
3. Choose the connection by time, train and class and tap “Book”.
4. Select the traveller or add them with “Add Passenger”.
5. Choose the class and, if applicable, seat preference.
6. Check the summary — name, passport number, date, train.
7. Pay by credit card.
8. Under “My Bookings” check that everything is right.

Step 5 — In practice: Yalong Bay Tropical Paradise Forest Park

1. Open “Attractions / Things to do”.
2. Search for “Yalong Bay Tropical Paradise Forest Park”.
3. Compare the Chinese name: 亚龙湾热带天堂森林公园
4. Choose a date and look at the ticket options.
5. With shuttles or packages, read carefully what's included.
6. Check price, cancellation terms and entry, then pay.
7. Save the e-ticket — offline too, if possible.

亚龙湾热带天堂森林公园

Step 6 — In practice: booking a hotel

1. Open “Hotels”.
2. Enter the destination — safest is the hotel name, and for the hotels on this website also the Chinese name from the hotel page — plus arrival and departure dates and the number of guests.
3. Choose the right entry in the results: check the name, location on the map and address. Hotel chains often have several properties with similar names in the same city.
4. Choose a room and read carefully what's included: breakfast (for how many people?), free cancellation until when, payment now or at the hotel.
5. Read the notes in the hotel description. Occasionally smaller hotels in China don't accept guests with foreign passports — if there's such a note, choose another hotel.
6. Enter the guests' names exactly as in their passports. The passport is shown at check-in, and the hotel registers guests with the police.
7. Pay by credit card and check the booking under “My Bookings”: hotel, dates, room, guest names.
8. Save the Chinese hotel name and address from the booking confirmation as a screenshot — that's your hotel taxi card right away.