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 Mayi, will get a seat on the board as part of the deal.

Tujia picked up $300 million Series D funding last August and has raised a total of $450 million so far, according to Crunchbase.

HomeAway, owned by Expedia Inc, was involved in its $15 million Series A in May 2012 and its $100 million Series C in June 2014. Ctrip also has a stake.

Mayi, another vacation rental platform, was founded in November 2011 via a $20 million investment by classifieds platform Ganji.com, which was in turn acquired by 58.com.

Click here to read the story on China Travel News.

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