All Nippon Airways will launch Chinese-language shopping website ANA Cargo Direct Mail this month, and WeChat Pay has been appointed its exclusive third-party payment operator.
InterGlobe Technology Quotient‘s CEO Anil Parashar has confirmed that talks are under way for a chunk of the Indian travel tech business to change hands for an estimated USD 200 million.
Travel and accommodation sharing platform TangGuo received RMB 100 million in its A round. The company has 130,000 listings encompassing villas, homestays and apartments in 218 cities worldwide.
Corporate consolidation in the home-swapping market this week as GuesttoGuest acquires rival brand HomeExchange.
Ctrip has made a strategic investment in boutique hotel and alternative accommodation brand Lagom, according to Lagom’s announcement. The online travel giant also invested in boutique chain Jiuqi last September.
Facebook launched a City Guides feature in the its App that enables users to book hotels and restaurants, and message or call hotels, restaurants, and tours and attractions.
In the 2000s, most travel suppliers, aggregators, and service providers focused on managing transaction costs rather than improving the customer experience.
Priceline Group splashed out a record USD 3.5 billion on marketing last year and Google was most likely the primary recipient of the company’s eyewatering ad spend.