[TravelNews] Didi Kuaidi claims 40% more rides in 2015 than Uber has ever made Date:2016-01-13 21:05:24 Click:25 Times
Didi Kuaidi announced in an email that it had surpassed 1.43 billion rides. The claim would mean Didi is the largest ride sharing company in the world....
[TravelNews] 188 China hotels drop star ratings Date:2016-01-13 21:05:24 Click:23 Times
A total of 188 star-rated hotels in eight regions in China, including Beijing, Jiangxi and Sichuan, have lost their star ratings....
[TravelNews] Ctrip invests $180 million in MakeMyTrip Date:2016-01-11 16:59:31 Click:12 Times
Ctrip has also been given the all-clear to buy MakeMyTrip shares on the open market and will be allowed to own up to 26.6%. Article by Tnooz....
[TravelNews] Big data: from an investment decision to business as usual Date:2016-01-11 16:59:31 Click:11 Times
The success of the Hotels.com online booking platform is based on the power of data being harnessed every step of the way....
[TravelNews] China and UK to implement mutual issuance of two year multiple entry visas Date:2016-01-11 16:59:31 Click:7 Times
China and Britain will begin issuing multiple-entry visitor visas with two year validity to eligible applicants in both countries from January 11....
[TravelNews] Chinese investors eyeing booming hotel development in Australia Date:2016-01-11 16:59:31 Click:15 Times
About 28% of hotel assets on sale in Australia in 2014 were snapped up by Chinese investors, and hotel transactions in Australia and N reached AUD$2.75 billion....
[TravelNews] US class action lawyers add to Qunar’s woes Date:2016-01-11 16:59:31 Click:14 Times
Qunar’s management shake-up and 16% drop in its share price on the day, has caught the attention of a NY “corporate litigation boutique” law firm. Report by Tnooz....
[TravelNews] As Apple and others get emotional, where might travel fit in? Date:2016-01-11 16:59:31 Click:19 Times
The news that Apple has recently acquired Emotient, a specialised company in artificial intelligence to help gauge how people are feeling from their facial expression, has struck on the technology industry and beyond that AI might be the next big thing to happen in the travel sector in 2016....
[TravelNews] As Yelp struggles, might a travel giant eat it? Date:2016-01-11 16:59:31 Click:17 Times
Yelp#39;s stock price was hit hardly, since its business scope is sort of the same with that of travel companies which have been keen on acquisition activities, Yelp is very likely to be acquired by a travel company....
[TravelNews] CES 2016: These three new cameras may wow travel marketers Date:2016-01-11 16:59:31 Click:35 Times
Among the many new cameras that were previewed at this week’sCES in Las Vegas, L16 megacamera launched by Light, KeyMission 360 action camera launched by Nikon and Vuze 360 virtual-reality camera launched by HumanEyes Technologies may attract many travel marketers....