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Chinese online car rental market shifts to top gear as Yongche raises $60 million

By Karthick Prabu | December 19, 2013

Yongche, a Beijing-based car rental booking service has raised $60 million in Series C funding, led by Ctrip and DCM. The funding will be used for the development of the next version (5.0) of its m Read More

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Qunar reports massive mobile revenue growth, mobile users triple

By Karthick Prabu | November 20, 2013

In its third quarter 2013 earnings call, Qunar reported total revenue of $39.4 million, a 57.5% increase year-on-year. Mobile revenue for the third quarter was $5.8 million, an increase of 386% yea Read More

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eLong has 35 million app downloads as hotel bookings soar via mobile

By Karthick Prabu | November 15, 2013

Chinese online travel agency eLong reported its financial results for Q3 2013, with mobile now having significant impact on the business. In Q3 2013, net revenue increased by 51% to $48.7 million. Read More

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Ctrip puts its mobile platform in the spotlight, reports strong quarter growth

By Karthick Prabu | November 6, 2013

Ctrip announced in third quarter earnings that daily transaction value from mobile channels has hit a record $16.4m (RMB100 million). The company expects mobile to become the most important booking Read More

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Chinese invasion - Qunar lists on public markets in the US today

By Karthick Prabu | November 1, 2013

Qunar, China's biggest metasearch service and also the country's top travel site by traffic, listed today on the NASDAQ in New York under the symbol QUNR. At the time of this article, Qunar was tra Read More

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Life in Yahoo Travel remains - in Taiwan and Hong Kong anyway

By Karthick Prabu | October 30, 2013

The top travel website (by traffic) in Taiwan and Hong Kong is not a global OTA, nor an airline - it is Yahoo Travel. ComScore, the web traffic measurement service, reveals more data in a study Read More

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Chinese traveller profiles - viewed through the lens of social media

By Karthick Prabu | October 8, 2013

Eye-watering stat time - China's tourism revenue has increased by 120% over the past five years and international and domestic tourism revenue is expected to hit around $490 billion in 2013. GroupM Read More

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China's online package market hots up as Tuniu raises $60 million

By Karthick Prabu | September 6, 2013

Tuniu, a China-based online package provider has secured a series D funding of $60 million from investors including Temasek and DCM. Read More

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Don't rub your eyes - Chinese travel sector worth almost $100 billion

By Karthick Prabu | September 5, 2013

Think you know about China and its development as a powerhouse in the global online travel space now and in the years to come? Read More

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eLong sees the mobile future, creates $100 million fund to back mobile tech projects in China

By Karthick Prabu | August 15, 2013

Over the past five years, eLong has been actively working towards its goal of becoming the number 1 player in China's hotel booking market. Read More

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Chinese détente: Travel giants Ctrip and Qunar agree to work together

By Karthick Prabu | August 8, 2013

In a somewhat surprising move, China's two leading travel portals Ctrip and Qunar have decided they can forge a strategic partnerships. Read More

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Alibaba Group shifts to top gear as it expands travel industry services

By Karthick Prabu | July 21, 2013

Chinese ecommerce group Alibaba has strengthened its travel-related services after completing a string of recent strategic investments. Read More

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Musings from an airline executive on why third party travel apps are winning

By Linda Fox | June 11, 2013

Mobile strategy is probably keeping many an airline executive awake at night but one chose to share his reflections at a recent Amadeus conference Read More

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The SCAN - Apple streetview patent, Kayak turns profit, IHG inventory in Ctrip and more travel tech news

By PhocusWire | April 7, 2013

The SCAN - Apple streetview patent, Kayak turns profit, IHG inventory in Ctrip and more travel tech news. Read More

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China plans to dismantle rail ministry, third party sites start selling train tickets

By Karthick Prabu | March 14, 2013

In China, only the state-run online ticket-booking website has been allowed to sell train tickets online. But this week, change is in the air. Read More

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