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Asia-Pacific online travel sales tipped to overtake North America

By Kevin May | July 15, 2016

Next year could be a landmark one in the evolution of online travel as sales in Asia-Pacific surpass those in North America for the first time. Research house eMarketer has forecast that online tra Read More

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Yatra valued at $218 million, will list on NASDAQ

By Martin Cowen | July 14, 2016

Indian OTA Yatra.com will be listed on NASDAQ as part of a "business combination" with an investment firm which values Yatra at $218 million. Terrapin 3 Acquisition Corporation, also listed on NASD Read More

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The year-old heavyweight-backed startup that hasn't got started

By Martin Cowen | June 28, 2016

It's been more than a year since China's finance, logistics and tourism conglomerate HNA Group and NASDAQ-listed online technology specialists NetEase announced plans for an all-new "internet travel c Read More

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Qunar could follow eLong's lead and go private

By Martin Cowen | June 23, 2016

Chinese OTA Qunar has received a "going private" offer from a unit of Chinese travel investment specialists Ocean Imagination. The offer of $10.12 per ordinary share is a 15% premium on the previou Read More

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Tujia strengthens top slot in China's home rentals market

By Martin Cowen | June 22, 2016

Tujia has bought smaller rival Mayi, firming up its position as China's biggest home rentals platform. Coverage on China Travel News adds that 58.com, the Chinese e-commerce marketplace which sold Read More

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Ctrip invests in outbound; Qunar back in the air

By Martin Cowen | June 17, 2016

China's leading online travel agency Ctrip is getting bigger by the quarter, with Qunar helping some but not all of its business lines achieve high double-digit growth in the first three months of the Read More

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Amadeus China has a spring in its step

By Viewpoints | June 15, 2016

Spring Airlines is the latest customer win for Amadeus' growing business in China. The deal signed in April is part of Amadeus' drive to "to power Chinese travel companies’ global expansion." Sp Read More

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Peakwork, the next-gen travel distribution company, has been on the ascent

By Sean O'Neil | May 24, 2016

Peakwork, a Düsseldorf-based travel technology company that builds distribution tools, has been expanding beyond its home region of Europe. In the past half-year, the 200-person company opened its Read More

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MakeMyTrip takes Ctrip's advice

By Martin Cowen | May 18, 2016

Indian OTA MakeMyTrip remains committed to growing its market share via brand-building rather than through discounting "as the Indian hotel market opens up to mobile". It has shared some impressive Read More

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Ctrip's latest partnership and investment: China Eastern Airlines

By Martin Cowen | April 21, 2016

China's biggest-by-far OTA Ctrip has announced an RMB 3 billion ($460 million) investment in China Eastern Airlines, one of the world's biggest airlines in terms of passenger numbers. The deal, whi Read More

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Ctrip Group lifts GMV 2020 projection to around $200 billion

By Martin Cowen | March 17, 2016

At ITB last week, Ctrip's head of international hotels talked about "the Ctrip family" and last night the three Chinese members- Ctrip, eLong and Qunar - issued their 2015 fourth quarter and full year Read More

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Some digital tips for destination marketers on wooing Chinese outbound travelers

By Martin Cowen | March 10, 2016

Mobile is increasingly important for the Chinese outbound market and local experiences are starting to replace the bucket list. Or so says a panel of pundits and executives from the industry in Chi Read More

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Ctrip and Tencent get their hands on eLong

By Martin Cowen | February 4, 2016

eLong has finally accepted a takeover offer from a group of investors including rival Ctrip and Chinese internet powerhouse Tencent, six months after the consortium made its move. Today's confirmat Read More

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Ctrip prepares for bumper Chinese New Year demand

By Martin Cowen | February 4, 2016

Ctrip is expecting the upcoming Chinese New Year to be its busiest ever period for outbound travel, with some six million people travelling overseas during the week-long national holiday. The Chine Read More

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Expedia takes new approach to China

By Viewpoints | February 4, 2016

When Expedia sold its interest in eLong to Ctrip and others for $671 million last May, questions were asked about its long-term plans for China. Its CEO Dara Khosrowshahi told Tnooz a month or so l Read More

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