The SCAN – Apple streetview patent, Kayak turns profit, IHG inventory in Ctrip and more travel tech news.
The SCAN – Apple streetview patent, Kayak turns profit, IHG inventory in Ctrip and more travel tech news
April 7, 2013 By Leave a Comment
China plans to dismantle rail ministry, third party sites start selling train tickets
March 14, 2013 By Leave a Comment
In China, only the state-run online ticket-booking website has been allowed to sell train tickets online. But this week, change is in the air.
Tujia secures Series B funding, total at $64 million as vacation rental market grows fast in Asia
February 18, 2013 By Leave a Comment
China-based vacation rental service startup Tujia secured its Series B funding from GGV Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners, CDH Ventures, Qiming Venture Partners, Ctrip and HomeAway.
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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.
The Scan: TripAdvisor’s “Show Prices” tool is open to hotel owners, and other travel tech news
October 15, 2012 By Leave a Comment
TripAdvisor, Ryanair, Jumeirah, CTrip, Jetblue, Korean Air, Delta, Dubai, South Africa, and Google Maps all appear in our roundup of the stories making news and driving opinion on 15 October.
Standby: Time for Asia to lead the global travel technology revolution
October 4, 2012 By 1 Comment
I’ve been covering Asia’s travel and tourism industry for more years than I care to remember and I can honestly say this is currently the most intense time of change.
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Briefing: The largest travel IPO of 2012, CTrip’s loss, Qunar’s gain, and other travel tech news
August 20, 2012 By 3 Comments
China’s largest online travel agencies are battling for their share of the domestic travel market, which is growing about 14%-a-year, and more in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion today.
From humble beginnings to regional push – Wotif on how to build a brand in Asia
June 5, 2012 By 1 Comment
Wotif has cornered the online accommodation booking space in Australia and New Zealand, turning over $1.1 billion worth of bookings per year for over 17,000 accommodation provides in Australia, New Zealand and South East Asia.
Top tips for marketing to affluent Chinese travellers
November 28, 2011 By 8 Comments
The rise of Chinese tourism has gotten the attention of a lot of travel, tourism, and hotel companies – not least because the bounty to be had is enormous.
Ctrip and eLong competing head to head in HotelsCombined
November 21, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Almost a year after partnering with eLong, HotelsCombined expanded its reach in China and other parts of Asia by integrating hotel rates from Ctrip, as well.
