Between July 2017 and July 2018, more than 448,000 Chinese tourists visited New Zealand. Customized travel is increasingly becoming recognized as the best way to explore New Zealand.
The partnership makes iQIYI Asia's first video platform to have its content featured on the in-flight entertainment system of a major airline.
Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) projects that 27.2 million passengers will set sail in 2018, and a research shows that 39% of millennials say ocean cruises are the best type of vacation.
Chinese tourists to Russia increased by 150% in January-July 2018. Weekly travel bookings from China to the US dropped by 8.4%. Meituan is to go public in Hong Kong on Sept. 20, and Tencent plans to buy $400 million worth of shares in the IPO.
Heycars aims to link up air, accommodation and in-destination services with its own chauffeur offerings to build up a better end-to-end travel experience.
CHINAonline now known as Shiji Distribution Solutions is formally opening to the international hotel markets with dedicated teams in the US and Europe.
With Sabre technology, Hong Kong Airlines can ensure that its brand lives beyond its own channels, providing travel buyers and sellers with enhanced fare functionality at the most optimal price.
For the first half of 2018, the number of domestic tourists in China increased 11.4% to 2.826 billion, and the number of outbound travelers was up 15% to reach 71.31 million.