Hostelworld is the latest travel dot-com to be tipped for a stock market listing with a valuation of up to £250 million.
Brand Karma and TrustYou announced a strategic partnership, bringing together TrustYou’s powerful reputation management tools and Brand Karma’s digital innovation in virtual reality (VR).
The scale of transactions in China’s online travel industry reached RMB307.79 billion in 2014, up 38.9% from the previous year.
Trust International and WMC Group (wmcvietnam.com), operating luxury hotels and residences in Vietnam, have entered a partnering agreement for distribution and reservation services worldwide.
Didi Kuaidi announced that it has received a license from the Shanghai Transportation Commission to run private-car-booking services in the metropolitan city.
TravelUCD, owner of tours and activities technology system TourCMS, has been acquired by Switzerland-based Palisis, with terms of the deal undisclosed.
HomeAway announces the acquisition of Dwellable, an online vacation rental search engine and top-rated vacation rental app.
Meituan.com, part-owned by Alibaba, with Tencent-backed Dianping.com, backed by Alibaba and Tencent have agreed to a $15 billion merger.