Alitrip has announced it is forming a partnership withTravel Sina to combine Alitrip’s powerful platform with Weibo’s content data.
Total travel bookings via mobile devices are expected to overtake those from desktops in 2016 in China, the first country in the world to do so.
This idea of combining business trips with leisure time is gaining momentum with businesses popping up to target the trend.
Tours and activities startup Klook has secured $5 million in Series A funding in a round led by Matrix Partners.
Travel agents are most likely to get bookings from consumers when the product is of high value, last-minute or an extended trip.
WeChat is actually more of a portal, a platform, and even a mobile operating system depending on how you look at it.
Everyone loves a prediction or two, not least when it comes to figuring out what might be coming down the path for the travel industry.
The direct booking versus OTA debate just ratcheted up a notch with news that Priceline Group’s hotel inventory will be made available via the TripAdvisor instant booking platform.