What would you do if you arrived late for your flight and learned from the airport official that the gates are closed for departure? Would you go on a rampage and break the systems at the gate?
Chinese official loses his cool and smashes gate systems at airport [VIDEO]
February 25, 2013 By 6 Comments
Qunar overtakes Ctrip as China’s biggest travel site, booming on mobile sales
February 5, 2013 By 1 Comment
Yesterday, Baidu, China’s largest search engine, trumpeted the astonishing growth of its travel site Qunar, which in the fourth quarter became China’s largest internet retailer of airline tickets — overtaking Ctrip, the dominant OTA.
Deregulation of the air distribution in China and how agents can capitalise
January 7, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Today’s travel agency environment is both dynamic and turbulent.
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HomeAway expands in China, via TuJia
December 20, 2012 By Leave a Comment
This month, 2,000 HomeAway listings have been translated to Mandarin and posted on TuJia, China’s leading vacation rental portal. It’s the first part of an Asia expansion.
Deregulation of the air distribution in China and what it means for airlines
November 27, 2012 By 1 Comment
Some hard facts: around 800 million new air travellers are expected to be flying from 2009 to 2014, with at least a quarter coming from China.
Deregulation of travel distribution in China – what does it REALLY mean for those outside?
November 1, 2012 By 1 Comment
Many in the travel industry have heard about China travel deregulation, but not everyone understands what it actually means to them.
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The Scan: China holds its first major tourism forum, WeHostels goes mobile-only, and other news
September 12, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Some interesting facts were revealed at the three-day forum in Macao, China’s first 1,000-person global travel conference, and more items in our daily roundup.
China is opening to GDS players, and Abacus, Sabre, Amadeus, and Travelport plot their moves
September 11, 2012 By 4 Comments
Starting in October, China will relax its regulations and allow foreign GDSs to serve Chinese travel agents for ticketing international flights.
Behold the tech-savvy, young and affluent Chinese traveller, coming to a country near you
July 2, 2012 By Leave a Comment
In fifteen years, the Chinese middle class will reach 800 million, up from 300 million today. Over the next five years, affluent Chinese consumers will grow from four million to 20 million.
Travelzoo Asia Pacific debuts China Local Deals in hot group-buying market
June 8, 2012 By 2 Comments
Travelzoo Asia Pacific launched Local Deals in China as it tries to stand out amidst the clamor of more than 1,000 group-buying sites in the country.
