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But in addition to the challenges any travel company faces in the Covid-19 era, the problem for most start-up, short-term rental platforms is their small size.
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Unlike traditional group buying, the new offering can be redeemed and managed through online self-service.
Splitty has stood out from typical online travel services by offering “mixed rate” hotel deals.
China’s business travel expenditure reached USD 401 billion in 2019, with the annual growth rate exceeding 9.2%.
Over 90 percent of the respondents believe travel to be still one of the preferred leisure activities among Chinese consumers.