[TravelNews] China to overtake US as world’s main cruise liner market Date：2016-07-15 13:50:13 Click：73 Times
China is already the second largest market for Royal Caribbean, an US luxury cruise operator which has eyes on China’s huge and expanding middle class....
[TravelNews] TrustYou buys Checkmate Date：2016-07-15 13:50:12 Click：8 Times
TrustYou, the guest feedback platform, has bought Checkmate, the real-time messaging service, for an undisclosed sum....
[TravelNews] Travelers using sharing economy services double in US Date：2016-07-15 13:50:12 Click：13 Times
Familiarity with brands and trust have triggered what is anticipated to be a doubling of travellers opting for services such as Airbnb, Uber, Lyft et al this year....
[TravelNews] Airbnb signs with American Express GBT, CWT and BCD Travel Date：2016-07-15 13:50:12 Click：16 Times
Major TMCs American Express Global Business Travel (GBT), BCD Travel, and Carlson Wagonlit Travel — have signed a partnership with Airbnb, the short-term rental giant....
[TravelNews] Tourists are helping Macau’s casinos bounce back Date：2016-07-06 06:53:31 Click：97 Times
Gross gaming revenue in Macau fell 8.5 percent to 15.9 billion patacas ($2 billion). Macau’s casino operators have been shifting focus to tourists and recreational gamblers, with Wynn Macau Ltd.’s Wynn Palace project scheduled to debut August 22 and Sands China Ltd.’s Parisian expected to open...
[TravelNews] MICE platform Eventown completes a new round of investment Date：2016-07-06 06:53:31 Click：120 Times
MICE venue search portal and online one-stop-service platform Eventown Group announced on July 1 that it has completed a third round of funding worth over RMB 100 million led by Harvest Capital and joined by its existing investors....
[TravelNews] Chinese tourists will contribute over USD 100 billion to Australian economy by 2025 Date：2016-07-06 06:53:31 Click：87 Times
It is estimated that 2 million Chinese visitors will go to Australia each year by 2025, contributing tens or even hundreds of billions of dollars to the Australian economy....
[TravelNews] Didi to introduce premium taxis in HK Date：2016-07-06 06:53:31 Click：129 Times
Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing has started upgrading its taxi business in Hong Kong to a premium service and introducing a health and welfare scheme for its drivers to increase the service quality of drivers in the whole industry....
[TravelNews] HNA Group eyeing more global assets Date：2016-07-06 06:53:31 Click：115 Times
Chinese aviation and tourism conglomerate HNA Group is mulling more asset purchase worldwide because the companys chairman is confident about Chinas tourism potential....
[TravelNews] Marriott direct booking drive has Millennial travellers at its heart Date：2016-07-06 06:53:30 Click：13 Times
Chris Robinson, Marriott’s senior manager for global ecommerce, says one of the drivers for the campaign also concerned how it is anticipating a major change in traveller demographics in the coming years....