Shenzhen-based Dida Travel has made a high-profile listing on the New Third Board and become the first international hotel resource consolidator to go public in China.
Airbnb Inc. felt the wrath of France’s hoteliers after a deal for customer referrals with the country’s most-visited travel-booking website was killed amid pressure from unions.
The State Council ambitiously advocates the Internet Plus strategy to boost economic growth and the country’s travel sector welcomes revolutions driven by technology.
The name 7Travel may not mean much to some in the online travel world but it is a quietly growing company with ambitions to be a major European player.
Consolidation of sorts in the travel home-swap sector as UK-based LoveHomeSwap acquires HomeForExchange.
Anyone can sell the way China’s local intermediaries have shaped up their selling platforms. It’s virtually a B2B2C model today, and foreign OTAs are keen on tapping it for outbound segment
People with names that suggest they are black are being discriminated against on room sharing site AirBnB, a Harvard study suggests.
TUI Group is near completion of a strategic review of Hotelbeds which includes a plan to “carve-out” the B2B accommodation brand from the rest of the business.