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Alibaba splashes out $450 million on hotel IT service Beijing Shiji Info

By Martin Cowen | September 29, 2014

After raising $25 billion via its IPO in New York, Chinese ecommerce giant Alibaba has bought a 15% stake in Beijing Shiji Info Technology, a hotel tech business, for more than $450 million. Report Read More

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How Chinese travel brands leverage their data to generate revenue

By Karthick Prabu | September 8, 2014

The Big Data trend is no exception when it comes to the largest outbound market in the world - China. Chinese travel brands are heavily involved in data crunching to make sense of data, personalize Read More

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Developer at heart, an executive returns to her roots at a hackathon

By Gene Quinn | September 2, 2014

Melissa Yang broke in as a developer. After working her way through the ranks at Expedia as a business development director, she guided Escapia as CTO before its acquisition by HomeAway. Now she is Read More

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WeChat nation: THack goes mobile in China

By Gene Quinn | September 1, 2014

Wenyi Road connects historic Hangzhou on the shores of beautiful West Lake to the concrete and vertical monotony of China's digital future on the outskirts of the city. There are no lakeside pagoda Read More

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THacking in China: iBeacon tracking, gesture control, route optimization, SMS itinerary manager and more

By Karthick Prabu | September 1, 2014

THack China, Tnooz's first ever hackathon in the country, attracted over 100 developers to build 23 working products based on mobile, social and wearable devices. The event, produced in association Read More

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The guessing game that surrounds online travel

By Pamela Whitby | September 1, 2014

These are tough but exciting times for the online travel industry but do you have what it takes to forecast the future? NB: This is a report by Pamela Whitby, editor for EyeforTravel. There is a Read More

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Tnooz brings the THack travel hackathon roadshow to China

By Kevin May | June 22, 2014

After events in the UK, US, Singapore and India, Tnooz is now gearing up to unleash its successful THack on developers in China. Co-hosted with TravelDaily, THack China will run over the course of Read More

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Alibaba acquires air fare service provider Aslan

By Karthick Prabu | May 19, 2014

Alibaba's latest addition to its travel industry product suite is China's B2B air fare service provider Aslan, according to a source familiar with the acquisition. The company has not responded to Read More

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Chinese map service AutoNavi agrees to be acquired by Alibaba at $1.5 billion valuation

By Karthick Prabu | April 14, 2014

Chinese ecommerce giant Alibaba has added another feather to its cap with AutoNavi agreeing to a 100% acquisition offer. AutoNavi, the China-based mapping service and location-based solutions provi Read More

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Chinese web and travel giant Alibaba plans for IPO in the US

By Karthick Prabu | March 17, 2014

With a year of significant developments in travel, major Chinese ecommerce player Alibaba Group wants to list on the US public markets. While the company is mostly known for its retail industry Read More

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China outbound travel service ByeCity raises $20 million

By Karthick Prabu | March 13, 2014

Chinese outbound travel service ByeCity has raised about $20 million in a Series B round led by Alibaba and China Broadband Capital (CBC). The Beijing-based company will use the fund to improve the Read More

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Alibaba plots travel sector growth with offer for map service AutoNavi

By Karthick Prabu | February 11, 2014

China ecommerce giant Alibaba is signalling travel expansion intentions with an offer to fully acquire leading mapping and navigation service AutoNavi. In May 2013, Alibaba acquired a 28% stake in Read More

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Travel DEVICES roundup - January 2014

By PhocusWire | January 16, 2014

This is a roundup of product news and announcements for travel DEVICES in tourism and hospitality for January 2014. 30 January 2014: Alipay e-wallet launches taxi booking Alibaba's payment s Read More

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China taxi app Kuaidadi reaps $100 million investment

By Karthick Prabu | November 26, 2013

The taxi booking market in China is growing rapidly and getting fiercely competitive. Kuaidadi, a mobile-based taxi booking service in China has confirmed a $100 million investment to Tnooz. Chi Read More

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