Pana has launched an app which employs artificial intelligence to aid customers. The Pana app lets users chat, in conversational language, about booking travel and helps if they encounter a delay or cancellation.
Outbound travel service platform Mankr said that the company has completed an angel round in May with millions of yuan from an individual investor.
Indian OTA Cleartrip has invested an undisclosed sum in Calcutta-based hotel IT businessIManageMyHotel.
Berlin-based BookingKit says it has raised a “seven-digit” Euro round from Intermedia, the investment arm of Media Union.
Google Assistant can help travellers ‘plan and enjoy’ travel. What is more, elements such as virtual tours inside hotels and restaurants, based on Street View technology, are also integrated.
Outbound travel service provider Phoenix Travel Worldwide (“凤凰旅游”) announced plans to go public using Lantian Stock as a shell, pending a share swap within Lantian.
Outbound tour service social platform Triploc has completed its Pre-A round funding with RMB 27 million from Spring Airlines, Feima Fund and Qingcong Capital. The funds will be invested in beefing up its senior management and expanding its business ecosystem.
Tuniu is counting on their intrinsic strengths to not only sustain fruitful supplier relations, but also diversify to meet the demand for self-guided tours and target additional revenue streams.