Ctrip has access to all Routehappy rich flight content for integration across Ctrip.com and Trip.com.
The company’s immediate priorities include aggressive expansion into the Americas and Asia, taking what has been learned from the company’s growth throughout Europe to gain a foothold in these markets.
Real interlining, as operated by a group of carriers in the Asia Pacific region, is about B2C distribution. As a technology company associated with this concept, Air Black Box indicates that there are two challenges that Chinese airlines need to overcome to make it a possibility.
A combination of great user experience, useful content and timely and effective messaging can help to both reduce abandonment and recover bookings which may have been lost.
In the new markets, TUI will ape online travel agencies, selling dynamic packages with the aim of getting to one million customers and $1.1 billion in revenue by 2022.
Amazon's move into online travel business could give it a baseline $600 million profit on an annual basis. With better ad marketing efficiency, the profit level could jump to as high as $1.5 billion.
As the superapp's stickiness grows, one of its investors, Booking Holdings, believes that Meituan is going to act as a vital entry point for outbound travel as well.
Away has brought in a total of $181 million, including the latest investment.