[TravelNews] Ministry says e-commerce tax no trouble for outbound tourists Date:2016-04-12 12:03:50 Click:15 Times
Ministry of Finance says new tax on imported goods purchased from e-commerce sites will not affect Chinese travelers who buy abroad...
[TravelNews] HNA agrees to buy Swiss airline caterer Gategroup for $1.5 billion Date:2016-04-12 12:03:50 Click:29 Times
HNA makes all-cash offer for Swiss caterer at a 20% premium, after offer is accepted, Chinese conglomerate plans to delist Gategroup...
[TravelNews] Enterprise mobility adoption is travel’s unsung opportunity Date:2016-04-11 11:23:38 Click:10 Times
PwC’s 18th Annual Global CEO Survey notes that 81% of CEOs think mobile technologies are strategically important for their business. However, due to lack of mobile strategy, not many travel companies are building more mobile apps for their employees....
[TravelNews] General Catalyst leads $15 million investment in AirMap, a drone airspace IT startup Date:2016-04-11 11:23:38 Click:13 Times
AirMap, a provider of airspace services for drones, has raised a $15 million Series A financing led by General Catalyst Partners.The startup offers technology to make sure that consumer drone operators know where it’s safe to fly and that professional drone operators know where they can fly authori...
[TravelNews] Programmatic ads could do better at targeting travelers abroad Date:2016-04-11 11:23:38 Click:15 Times
Although smartphones are becoming essential devices for travellers today, advertisers fail to provide highly relevant ads to their locations and search history. The benefit of shortening a customer’s journey by showing them personalized ads related to those searches. What’s more, dynamic creative...
[TravelNews] TravelSky confirms agreement to fully acquire OpenJaw Date:2016-04-11 11:23:38 Click:21 Times
TravelSky announces a definitive share purchase agreement with GuestLogix in respect of acquisition of OpenJaw Technologies and the deal is due to close on May 6, 2016...
[TravelNews] Local travel service Yikuaiqu prepares New Third Board listing Date:2016-04-11 11:23:38 Click:15 Times
Chinese local travel platform Yikuaiqu.com may become the first of its kind to get listed on the New Third Board. The company expects to be profitable within three years despite fierce competition in the segment...
[TravelNews] Social media outrage after woman claims attack in Beijing hotel Date:2016-04-11 11:23:38 Click:19 Times
An alleged attack on a woman in a four-star hotel in Beijing caused public outrage on social media on Wednesday...
[TravelNews] HNA's Air ChangAn returns to independent operations after 14 years Date:2016-04-11 11:23:38 Click:24 Times
HNA subsidiary carrier receives air operator certificate from CAAC and is set to start independent operations in May...
[TravelNews] Chinese outbound spending up by 16.7%, buying 46% of global luxury goods Date:2016-04-11 11:23:38 Click:11 Times
Global tourism has experienced growth for six years in a row, contributing 10% to world GDP and creating 9.5% of jobs globally, according to WTTC....