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Tujia secures Series B funding, total at $64 million as vacation rental market grows fast in Asia

By Karthick Prabu | February 18, 2013

China-based vacation rental service startup Tujia secured its Series B funding from GGV Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners, CDH Ventures, Qiming Venture Partners, Ctrip and HomeAway. Read More

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Qunar overtakes Ctrip as China's biggest travel site, booming on mobile sales

By Sean O'Neil | February 5, 2013

Yesterday, Baidu, China's largest search engine, trumpeted the astonishing growth of its travel site Qunar, which in the fourth quarter became China’s largest internet retailer of airline tickets —... Read More

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The Scan: TripAdvisor's "Show Prices" tool is open to hotel owners, and other travel tech news

By PhocusWire | October 15, 2012

TripAdvisor, Ryanair, Jumeirah, CTrip, Jetblue, Korean Air, Delta, Dubai, South Africa, and Google Maps all appear in our roundup of the stories making news and driving opinion on 15 October. Read More

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Standby: Time for Asia to lead the global travel technology revolution

By Siew Hoon Yeoh | October 4, 2012

I’ve been covering Asia’s travel and tourism industry for more years than I care to remember and I can honestly say this is currently the most intense time of change. Read More

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Briefing: The largest travel IPO of 2012, CTrip's loss, Qunar's gain, and other travel tech news

By Sean O'Neil | August 20, 2012

China's largest online travel agencies are battling for their share of the domestic travel market, which is growing about 14%-a-year, and more in our roundup of the stories that are making news and... Read More

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From humble beginnings to regional push - Wotif on how to build a brand in Asia

By Viewpoints | June 5, 2012

Wotif has cornered the online accommodation booking space in Australia and New Zealand, turning over $1.1 billion worth of bookings per year for over 17,000 accommodation provides in Australia, New... Read More

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Top tips for marketing to affluent Chinese travellers

By Viewpoints | November 28, 2011

The rise of Chinese tourism has gotten the attention of a lot of travel, tourism, and hotel companies - not least because the bounty to be had is enormous. Read More

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Ctrip and eLong competing head to head in HotelsCombined

By Dennis Schaal | November 21, 2011

Almost a year after partnering with eLong, HotelsCombined expanded its reach in China and other parts of Asia by integrating hotel rates from Ctrip, as well. Read More

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Do not be overwhelmed, Mr Travel Agent – conquer post-booking first

By Siew Hoon Yeoh | February 23, 2011

With so much happening in the world of mobile travel, it is easy for agents to be unclear about what they should do to get a piece of the action. Read More

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HotelsCombined and eLong -- Does size of hotel reach matter?

By Dennis Schaal | December 9, 2010

Hotel metaseach website Hotelscombined struck a distribution deal with China's second largest online travel agency, eLong. Read More

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Ctrip versus eLong versus everyone else

By Viewpoints | October 15, 2010

As China’s online travel market grows, competition among trip booking sites has heated up, with home-grown providers fighting hard to keep and increase market share. Read More

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eLong, Ctrip battle for China online travel consumers

By Dennis Schaal | August 22, 2010

Chinese travelers are increasingly booking online and eLong and Ctrip are battling for their hearts, minds and Renminbi. Read More

Ctrip.com: China, Greater China, Greater Asia, then global

By Dennis Schaal | August 10, 2010

Ctrip.com, the Shanghai based travel company, saw its profits rise 48% in the second quarter and it's on the lookout for additional acquisitions. Read More

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With Twitter blocked in China, Ctrip ramps up social media efforts for inbound travelers

By Dennis Schaal | May 28, 2010

With Twitter and Facebook blocked in China, Ctrip, the Shanghai-based online travel agency, is ramping up its social-media efforts as it targets inbound travelers from places like the U.S., the U.K.,... Read More

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Barry Diller on search, mobile and why foreigners fail in China

By Viewpoints | May 26, 2010

Barry Diller addressed the prestigious World Travel & Tourism Summit in Beijing, expressing thoughts on why Google won't succeed in travel, why companies should jump into mobile with both feet, and why... Read More

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