Online travel and outbound tourism were the favorite areas for acquisitions in China’s tourism industry in 2014.
Amid its O2O transition, GZL president Jianxu Lu will step down and Lingnan Group vice president Zhujun Zhang will take his position.
Tempus Global will inject RMB55 million capital in subsidiary Chongqing Tempus Air Service to acquire 60% holding in Chongqing Xinganxian Travel.
Qunar will launch “Chang JingTong” platform to open up attractions ticketing data, interfaces and resources to trade users free of charge.
Qunar is aggressively recruiting startups in a bid to counter strong competition and secure a corner on the market.
ChinaTravelNews recaps highlights of China's travel industry for 2014 and looks ahead to the industry's future for 2015.
Qunar staff tasked to “poach” hotel customers are airing their frustrations about unscrupulous tactics of the company.
China’s tour operators conducted 11.7590 million trips with outbound tours, a 9.47% increase in Q3 2014.
