[TravelNews] Chicago turmoil inspires other Illinois cities to challenge Airbnb Date:2016-06-23 02:04:53 Click:52 Times
Chicago and Airbnb have battled for months over the proposed tightening of short-term rental rules in the nation’s third largest city, but the debate has also quietly rippled out into some of the smaller communities across Illinois....
[TravelNews] Intent Media acquires Voyat, adds hotel personalisation to arsenal Date:2016-06-23 02:04:53 Click:13 Times
Digital advertising platform Intent Media has bought Voyat, in a bid to branch out and push into hotel technology services....
[TravelNews] TravelC raises Euro 1 million, takes over Hotelerum Date:2016-06-23 02:04:53 Click:14 Times
Travel Compositor, better known as TravelC, has brought in Euro 1 million in funding amid an aggressive growth strategy. It is said that the company will acquire Hotelrum, a fellow developer of software services for hotel websites....
[TravelNews] Cleartrip raises fresh round of funds from existing investors Date:2016-06-23 02:04:53 Click:76 Times
Cleartrip has launched a segment called ‘local’ on its app. At a time when it is struggling in its core business, the addition of other segments seems to be its strategy to survive....
[TravelNews] Hainan Airlines parent HNA confirms interest in Monarch stake Date:2016-06-23 02:04:53 Click:81 Times
The billionaire boss of HNA Group revealed that discussions were underway as the airline started the first direct air link between Manchester and Beijing....
[TravelNews] Four Chinese firms enter list of global top ten biggest park operators Date:2016-06-23 02:04:53 Click:63 Times
The market in China is enormous and growing rapidly. Four Chinese firms were among the world’s ten biggest park operators by attendance in 2015; the year before only one made the list....
[TravelNews] Fosun-affiliated Club Med to open Hokkaido resort in 2017 Date:2016-06-23 02:04:53 Click:249 Times
French resort operator Club Med signed a cooperation agreement with Yuyuan Tourist Mart on June 20. The companies will establish Club Med Tomamu within the Hokkaido Tomamu Resort area....
[TravelNews] Qunar wants to tap ride-sharing market Date:2016-06-23 02:04:53 Click:138 Times
Major OTA is eyeing a share in Chinas chauffeured service market, with its newly-established ride unit to cover 68 Chinese cities and 89 international locations....
[TravelNews] Virgin Australia secures traffic rights for Hong Kong, Beijing Date:2016-06-23 02:04:53 Click:274 Times
Virgin Australia has secured the necessary traffic rights to mount flights to Beijing and Hong Kong from June 1, 2017....
[TravelNews] China continues to contribute largest share of tourists to Asia Pacific Date:2016-06-23 02:04:53 Click:167 Times
China will continue to drive tourism in Asia Pacific this year, with 50.4 million Chinese visitors expected to travel to destinations in the region in 2016....