As China’s travel market continues to grow, with an 11% uptick in the number of travelers last year, adoption of online booking is picking up as well.
Challenges and opportunities of online travel in China
August 23, 2010 By 2 Comments
So what do hotel suppliers, airlines, ancillary service providers and travel distribution players face when they think about China?
Tour guide rant on YouTube and the growing influence of China
July 30, 2010 By 2 Comments
What’s that famous saying? Whatever you do, don’t get caught! Unfortunately in today’s world, where everyone is a walking video cameraman, it’s very easy to get caught.
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Universal Travel Group of China reveals $20M public offering
June 16, 2010 By 2 Comments
Universal Travel Group, a China-based travel seller trading on the New York Stock Exchange, revealed it will attempt to raise $20 million in a public offering.
China blocks foursquare on Tiananmen Square anniversary
June 4, 2010 By 2 Comments
Chinese authorities, according to reports, have blocked access to foursquare, and the censorship move likely is tied to the 21st anniversary of the massacre at Tiananmen Square.
Expedia increases its stake in China online travel agency eLong
June 1, 2010 By 3 Comments
Expedia Inc., which already exercised majority control of Chinese online travel agency eLong, has gone ahead and increased its stake.
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TripAdvisor makes plans for a post-Google China
March 29, 2010 By 3 Comments
TripAdvisor has put moves into place to safgeguard its natural search traffic in the likely event of Google pulling completely out of China.
How Google made search sexy again in one week
March 26, 2010 By 11 Comments
So Google makes the news for two reasons: its pull-out of China (it has shut down its mainland portal and diverted searches to its uncensored Hong Kong-based site) and moving into travel metasearch.
China Lodging Group IPO shines light on Ctrip supplier strategy
March 25, 2010 By 6 Comments
China Lodging Group, parent company of the HanTing economy hotel brands, is expected to raise $90-110 million in its Nasdaq IPO this week.
Poll says Americans, Europeans don’t shy away from airport body scanners
March 3, 2010 By 4 Comments
A Financial Times and Harris Interactive online poll finds that the majority of Americans, Brits, Italians, French and Germans would bring on body scanners with X-rays in airports, while Spaniards and Chinese are less enthusiastic.
