China Southern Airlines has become first carrier in China to adopt facial recognition for passenger boarding. The process is expected to streamline boarding process by verifying passengers identity through face scanning.
JD.com has formed a strategic partnership with China Eastern Airlines to strengthen its logistics service and corporate procurement business, particularly JD corporate travel.
Meituan Travel launched a domestic group tour service and will first introduce 200 tour routes this year in 50 cities that have delivered the most travel bookings on the platform.
Crowd funding platform Duocaitou has raised USD 10 million in its Series A round financing. DCM Ventures was the lead investor and Shunwei Capital also participated in the round.
Vanke, a developer known more for its ski resorts than tourism real estates, recently acquired a 36% stake in a large tourism development program in Yunnan.
OCT Group has signed a 238 billion yuan strategic tie-up with Xi’an Municipal Government to bring its “cultural tourism and urbanization” model to the ancient city.
AR navigation startup Qiantech announced on June 19 that the company has raised millions of yuan in its series Pre-A round funding.
The ownership structure of China Eastern’s logistics unit will be diversified and core employees will share 10% holdings of the company.