[TravelNews] Tripvip raises millions of yuan in series A round Date：2016-06-29 10:06:12 Click：97 Times
Tripvip announced that it has received millions of yuan in its series A round. The outbound destination startup offers select and personalized itineraries....
[TravelNews] China Airlines loses USD 17 million in two-day strike Date：2016-06-29 10:06:12 Click：108 Times
The carrier suffered daily losses of some NT$280 million (USD 8.61 million) during the strike....
[TravelNews] Alipay parent denies interest in Wirecard Date：2016-06-29 10:06:12 Click：126 Times
Ant Financial said that media report suggesting Alipay‘s investment for 25% Wirecard stake is “untrue”....
[TravelNews] Chongqing bids for Disney Resort project in western China Date：2016-06-29 10:06:12 Click：68 Times
Chongqing is actively wooing the Walt Disney Company, which is said to have been considering building theme parks in central and western China even before work on Shanghai Disney Resort began....
[TravelNews] Priceline founder launches new company aimed at business travelers Date：2016-06-27 10:14:19 Click：9 Times
Priceline.com founder and entrepreneur Jay Walker launched a new company Tuesday that uses big data analytics, cloud computing, and a mobile app to turn flexibility into dollars for business travelers....
[TravelNews] Where airline execs think ancillaries are heading Date：2016-06-27 10:14:19 Click：13 Times
SAS is gradually introducing a new digital platform aiming at increasing ancillary sales....
[TravelNews] Google convenes meeting of travel brands to ease tensions Date：2016-06-27 10:14:19 Click：11 Times
Google has created what it is calling a “Travel Industry Council” in a bid to improve relations with brands around the sector. The group is known to have met over the course of two days earlier this month in San Francisco, US....
[TravelNews] Fareportal buys German travel search engine TripCombi Date：2016-06-27 10:14:19 Click：12 Times
Fareportal is targeting the European metasearch market with a deal to buy TripCombi which was with a metasearch-type interface with a twist: by booking so-called “hidden flights” by looking for split tickets where each leg has to be bought separately on the airline or online travel agency website...
[TravelNews] Consumers think Google knows them better than travel brands Date：2016-06-27 10:14:19 Click：13 Times
Data specialist Boxever carried out research on 500 consumers revealing that almost three-quarters think Google knows their habits, preferences and interests well....
[TravelNews] China’s traveltech charts its own course, direct connect being a prime example Date：2016-06-27 10:14:19 Click：20 Times
NDC is still a work in progress in China. But the likes of Alitrip, in conjunction with domestic carriers, have shown that blending mobile retail commerce and home-grown API is a prudent way....