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Pivotal moment in 2016 - when Ctrip bought Skyscanner for $1.8 billion

By Kevin May | December 23, 2016

There are a number of elements to the Ctrip buys Skyscanner story that makes it worthy of being one of the most important of the year. Perhaps the first is that most of those who have watched the g Read More

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Pivotal moment in 2016 - when MakeMyTrip merged with Ibibo

By Martin Cowen | December 20, 2016

MakeMyTrip has ended the year as an even more dominant player in the Indian online travel market after its merger with Ibibo Group. The announcement in October created a business which, across its Read More

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Skyscanner CEO: Anatomy of the $1.75 billion Ctrip deal

By Viewpoints | December 8, 2016

Ctrip bought Skyscanner for $1.75 billion in November, in what will undoubtedly be one of the biggest acquisitions to be announced in travel tech during 2016. Such deals do not come together withou Read More

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Skyscanner sells to Ctrip for $1.75 billion

By Kevin May | November 24, 2016

Chinese online travel giant Ctrip has made a huge move into the international marketplace with a $1.75 billion takeover of travel search site Skyscanner. The deal, which is a combination of mostly Read More

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Ctrip creates travel investment fund with Baidu Capital

By Martin Cowen | November 23, 2016

Jenny Wu, who has been in charge of Ctrip's investments over the past few years as its chief strategy officer, is joining the new investment fund from Baidu. The Chinese search engine, launched Bai Read More

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MakeMyTrip sees Ibibo as key to capturing offline-to-online shift

By Martin Cowen | November 17, 2016

MakeMyTrip co-founder and India CEO Rajesh Magow believes that its recent merger with Ibibo Group will create a business capable of dominating all aspects of the Indian online travel market. The de Read More

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Out of nowhere, Alibaba renames Alitrip travel brand to Fliggy

By Kevin May | November 2, 2016

Alibaba seems content to play around with the branding of its fledgling travel service - renaming Alitrip to Fliggy over the course of the past week. The Chinese web giant has plenty of muscle in t Read More

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Ctrip invests in US ground handlers for Chinese inbound groups

By Viewpoints | October 25, 2016

Ctrip has taken a stake in two North American businesses which specialise in handling inbound Chinese tour groups. ChinaTravelNews learned on October 24 that the Chinese online travel company has i Read More

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Tujia buys Ctrip's homestay business, becoming more like Airbnb

By Martin Cowen | October 21, 2016

China's Airbnb-of-sorts Tujia is shaking up its existing structure and will integrate Ctrip and Qunar's homestay businesses as part of an acquisition and partnership. In a wide-ranging announcement Read More

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Ctrip gets closer to massive offline agency chain

By Martin Cowen | October 17, 2016

Ctrip has confirmed a strategic co-operation agreement with Travelling Bestone, a Chinese travel agency chain with more than 5,000 outlets. The exact scale and nature of Ctrip's investment has not Read More

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Indian travellers getting younger, more spontaneous

By Martin Cowen | September 15, 2016

MakeMyTrip's look at Indian travel patterns says that 18-35-year-olds are "the driving force behind the changing travel landscape". Its 2016 Indian Travel Report highlighted that 18-35-year-olds ac Read More

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Ctrip's Liang talks M&A, competition, expansion and more

By Sponsored Content | September 9, 2016

As CEO of Ctrip, James Liang is one of the online travel sector's key figures and was the keynote speaker at TravelDaily's recent conference in China. In an interview with TravelDaily's CEO and co- Read More

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Priceline and Baidu increase stake in Ctrip

By Martin Cowen | September 7, 2016

Ctrip has announced that existing shareholders Baidu and Priceline Group have lifted their stake in the business. China's biggest OTA has released a flurry of related financial announcements over t Read More

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TripAdvisor and Booking.com take half of luxury hotel reviews on the web

By Kevin May | September 5, 2016

It is probably no surprise that TripAdvisor commands such a large portion of online hotel reviews - but Booking.com is chasing its tale. At least this is the case of hotels identified in the "luxur Read More

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Ctrip quiet on global plans, prioritises supply for China outbound

By Martin Cowen | September 2, 2016

China's biggest OTA Ctrip is concentrating on building its international inventory for its core Chinese users, CEO James Liang told analysts. On its Q2 earnings call this week, Liang was asked abou Read More

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