China’s Baidu-backed travel company Qunar has become one of the country’s leading online travel search providers, boasting about 75 million monthly visits.
China travel search portal Qunar speaks about the past, present and future
May 7, 2013 By 1 Comment
Over the Great Wall: eLong looks west to secure content deal with ArrivalGuides
March 27, 2013 By 1 Comment
Expedia-owned Chinese OTA eLong is partnering with ArrivalGuides, a Europe-based destination content specialist, in a bid to overhaul and improve the site’s destination information.
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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Skyscanner invades China, inks flight search deal with web giant Baidu
August 23, 2012 By 3 Comments
After setting up operations in Singapore and Russia, UK-based travel search engine Skyscanner has an evenbigger target now: China.
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.
eLong in huge China online shift with echoes of Expedia-Google problem
May 21, 2012 By 2 Comments
eLong, Expedia’s online travel agency subsidiary in China, has carried out a very substantial shift to online hotel bookings in the past year.
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Expedia goes direct to Southwest Airlines for some Egencia client functionality
February 14, 2012 By 1 Comment
Expedia’s Egencia corporate travel unit “bypasses the traditional GDS channel” to get enhanced features and functionality from Southwest Airlines, the carrier says.
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
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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.
Expedia goes further into China with greater stake in eLong
November 21, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Expedia has acquired a further 8% in China-based online travel agency eLong for US$72.4 million
