Site traffic has since grown 15%, and robes and fragrances leading the pack with sales up 30%.
RestHour primarily serves hotels and home-share providers in top-tier cities that have to deal with a huge visitor flow.
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New Century Senbo offers short-distance vacations near cities to the Chinese middle-class consumers.
Applicants are required to book rooms by phone or through participating hotels' websites. Booking through an online travel agent is not permitted.
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The divide between hotel and rental occupancy has climbed from 18 percentage points in March to nearly 40 percentage points in October.