[TravelNews] JetBlue and Alaska Air Make Bids To Acquire Virgin America Date：2016-03-30 12:58:50 Click：15 Times
Virgin America Inc. received takeover offers from JetBlue Airways Corp. and Alaska Air Group Inc. after the carrier backed by billionaire Richard Branson put itself up for sale, according to people familiar with the matter.Last week, Bloomberg reported that the carrier was working with financial advi...
[TravelNews] Hopper raises $16 million and reports flights app strength Date：2016-03-30 12:58:50 Click：12 Times
Travel search startup Hopper has raised $16 million, in an investment round led by BDC Capital IT Venture Fund. Since the start of 2015, it has launched flight booking apps for Apple and Android that also tell consumers when is the best time to buy with a claimed 95% accuracy....
[TravelNews] Airlines – don’t crowd the inbox Date：2016-03-30 12:58:50 Click：8 Times
Ancillary revenue guru IdeaWorks has taken a detailed look at six airlines’ post-booking email marketing efforts. IdeaWorks found that the big revenue earners for airlines – bags and seats – are not promoted as actively as car hire and hotels which are less lucrative....
[TravelNews] HotelPlanner acquires Hotel Hotline, pushes ticket-plus-hotel packages Date：2016-03-30 12:58:50 Click：21 Times
HotelPlanner, which specializes in group travel for meetings, sporting events and weddings, will acquire Hotel Hotline, a booking site. Aimed at individual bookings, HotelPlanner launched its newest technology - flexible event packaging, which enables an event organizer to customize a package “in r...
[TravelNews] Alibaba’s rumored partnership with UCAR may intensify car-hailing competition Date：2016-03-30 12:58:50 Click：20 Times
While the report of Alibaba taking a stake in UCAR is still not officially confirmed by either party, the companies have been collaborating closely and quietly....
[TravelNews] Shanghai Disneyland opening day tickets sold out online in hours Date：2016-03-30 12:58:50 Click：14 Times
Shanghai Disney Resort hotels are fully-booked first two weeks of opening and the park tickets are a fifth cheaper than Hong Kong Disneyland....
[TravelNews] eHi Car rental fourth quarter net revenues grows by 71% Date：2016-03-30 12:58:50 Click：12 Times
Car rentals services provider eHi Car Services announced total fleet size expanded by over 92% YoY, while maintaining rental fleet utilization rate above 71% for the past year....
[TravelNews] Hilton signs exclusive agreement with Plateno for major expansion of Hampton in China Date：2016-03-30 12:58:50 Click：10 Times
Hilton signed an exclusive license agreement with Plateno Hotels Group to launch Hampton in China, with which Hampton plans to have over 400 deals signed and have the first hotel open by the end of 2015....
[TravelNews] Shanghai Disneyland website temporarily down due to overcrowded booking visits Date：2016-03-30 12:58:50 Click：23 Times
Shanghai Disneyland website temporarily breaks down as customers snap up tickets for the opening day on June 16, and new travel packages and scalpers are spured in the meantime....
[TravelNews] Robots and hotels – just expect simple tasks as of now Date：2016-03-30 12:58:50 Click：11 Times
Robots as a proposition for hotels are exciting and can charm guests. But can they go beyond this and understand what guests want? Probably yes, they can in the future....