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Chinese car rental web brand eHi files for IPO in the US

By Martin Cowen | October 6, 2014

Chinese car rental business eHi Car Services, in which Ctrip is the largest investor, has filed for an IPO in New York. Ctrip, which owns 23% of eHi, is also its "designated and preferred business Read More

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Chinese link-up as SiteMinder connects with Ctrip

By Martin Cowen | September 29, 2014

SiteMinder is heading deep into Chinese hotel distribution with a "strategic integration partnership" with online travel agency CTrip. The move gives hotels signed up to its RDX platform access to Read More

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Mega-hike in luxury social reviews - Asian travellers dominate

By Martin Cowen | September 12, 2014

When a report is produced annually, significant changes between one edition and the next are always worth highlighting, even more so when it reinforces the importance of Asian travellers. Brand Kar 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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China OTA transactions touch $10 billion, Ctrip still leads in market share

By Karthick Prabu | August 24, 2014

Chinese online travel agencies total transactions for second quarter of 2014 are estimated at close to $10 billion. iResearch, China-based research company, has released the data covering total OTA Read More

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Travel ecommerce set for a big leap in China as intermediaries invest aggressively

By Viewpoints | August 20, 2014

China’s general ecommerce sector continues to shine. with trade volume in the first half year reaching $0.92 trillion, up 30.1% year on year. NB: This article is written by Ritesh Gupta, reporter a Read More

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Reasons to be optimistic - Skyscanner can win in China

By Viewpoints | August 14, 2014

Interesting battle lines are being drawn as the online travel market in China is witnessing strong interest from international players like Priceline and Skyscanner. NB: This article is written by Read More

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Expedia (and others) will be affected big-time by Priceline-Ctrip marriage

By Morris Sim | August 8, 2014

Priceline’s planned investment in Ctrip is a smart move for both companies, though not as unexpected as some might believe. Many employees and partners of both companies have had suspicions since t Read More

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Priceline to invest $500 million in Ctrip

By Karthick Prabu | August 6, 2014

Priceline Group is to bolster its Asia-Pacific presence by ploughing $500 million into China's largest online travel agency, Ctrip. The Group will acquire up to 10% of Ctrip shares in the open mark Read More

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Ctrip asserts supremacy, but gears up for even deeper penetration

By Viewpoints | August 6, 2014

Chinese OTA Ctrip is building the accelerated growth momentum shown by the strong results in the recent quarters. And going forward, it is targeting even a bigger slice of the total pie. NB: This a Read More

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Chinese travel giant CTrip reports torrid growth, but faces a price war

By Sean O'Neil | July 30, 2014

CTrip, the largest Chinese online travel agency by revenue, continues to enjoy growth levels that its Western competitors could only dream of. But the company is also increasingly being bruised by Read More

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Chinese online travel agents get ten times more reviews than actual review sites

By Karthick Prabu | June 24, 2014

Perhaps a surprise - user review giant TripAdvisor's Chinese brand DaoDao has fewer hotel reviews than online travel agencies in China. A PhoCusWright-BrandKarma study (Traveler Reviews and Social Read More

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China online travel sales hit $9 billion in Q1, attraction segment hots up

By Karthick Prabu | June 12, 2014

With the number of online users increasing in China, and users travelling both for domestic and international trips more and more, it shouldn't be of much surprise to witness $9 billion in total sales Read More

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It's over: eLong and Tongcheng end partnership after just 40 days

By Karthick Prabu | May 26, 2014

Well, that didn't last very long - 40 days into a strategic partnership, Chinese online travel agents, eLong and Tongcheng, have brought it to an end. eLong says Tongcheng (the company which runs L Read More

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Ctrip accommodation bookings see mobile overtake desktop for first time

By Karthick Prabu | May 8, 2014

Ctrip, the Chinese online travel agency, has reported a net revenue of $254 million for the first quarter of 2014. The figure is an increase of 36% year-on-year, exceeding earlier net revenue guida Read More

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