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Alibaba's Alitrip has a distinctive travel model
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Alibaba's Alitrip has a distinctive travel model
By Sean O'Neil | November 25, 2015
A little more than a year ago, Alibaba, a giant Chinese e-commerce company, rebranded its travel... Read More
Qunar brings its mobile dominance to the Ctrip party
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Qunar brings its mobile dominance to the Ctrip party
By Martin Cowen | November 25, 2015
Mobile revenues for Qunar  in the July-September period accounted for around three-quarters of its... Read More
HNA Group spends another $450 million, buys into Brazil's Azul Airlines
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HNA Group spends another $450 million, buys into Brazil's Azul Airlines
By Martin Cowen | November 25, 2015
A European holiday park operator, a Chinese package tours specialist and now a South American airline... Read More
Booking.com tells hotels it's not a zero-sum game
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Booking.com tells hotels it's not a zero-sum game
By Sean O'Neil | November 25, 2015
Pepijn Rijvers knows more than most about Booking.com's meteoric rise. Last April, Rijvers became CMO... Read More
eDreams Odigeo strategy begins to pay off
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eDreams Odigeo strategy begins to pay off
By Linda Fox | November 24, 2015
eDreams Odigeo says it continues to make progress against the strategy it identified in June which... Read More
Group tours lead the way for Tuniu
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Group tours lead the way for Tuniu
By Martin Cowen | November 24, 2015
Tuniu.com's packaging business is seeing triple-digit volume growth with organized tours more popular... Read More
Those Google stages of travel applied to mobile
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Those Google stages of travel applied to mobile
By Linda Fox | November 24, 2015
Google has been increasingly pushing micro-moments  in recent months - those times when consumers turn... Read More
An Expedia with Asian characteristics
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An Expedia with Asian characteristics
By Sean O'Neil | November 23, 2015
Dara Khosrowshahi admits that Expedia Inc's investment in Chinese subsidiary eLong was a money pit,... Read More
Consensual hallucination (or the state of investment in travel startups)
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Consensual hallucination (or the state of investment in travel startups)
By Linda Fox | November 23, 2015
Here's the context: giants in the travel investment world, Joel Cutler and Priceline Group's Glenn... Read More
HNA pumps $500 million into Tuniu
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HNA pumps $500 million into Tuniu
By Martin Cowen | November 23, 2015
Another half-a-billion-dollar deal in China to start the week, as HNA Tourism confirms an equity... Read More
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AI travel clearance startup Intellivisa raises $3M
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AI travel clearance startup Intellivisa raises $3M
The company plans to expand its technology beyond visa processing, with a focus on helping travelers... Read More
Booking Holdings launches Vayo AI travel agent, plans $100M investment
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Booking Holdings launches Vayo AI travel agent, plans $100M investment
Vayo organizes travel bookings from users’ inboxes and monitors trips for savings and disruptions,... Read More