Qunar is tempting hotels’ with zero commission and e-currency for every converted booking. Customers and hotels stand to benefit from the campaign and Qunar will gain room nights, albeit at heavy campaign cost and no additional revenue.
Wanda Tourism continues its takeover of regional tour operators with its acquisition of Kunming Scenic Travel, Wanda’s 11th such acquisition after Hunan tour operator Easygoing.
The Top 20 Chinese Travel Groups Ranking was jointly released by China Tourism Academy and the China Tourism Association on December 11.
A recent visit by Tuniu COO Haifeng Yan to JD.com has raised speculation that JD.com might be an investor. A move that will further complicate the relationship among China's OTAs.
Zhinanmao (which means compass cat), an O2O platform specializing in customized travel, announced that it raised a multi-million RMB Pre-A round of financing.
TUI Travel has reported strong online growth highlighting £4.1 billion in online sales for mainstream business for the year ended 30 September 2014.
