Thomas Cook has announced plans to shut down its in-house bed bank Medhotels. Expedia and Webjet are poised to take over contracting of the company’s own-brand and partner hotels....
AccorHotels’ shareholder Huazhu Group surpassed IHG in market capitalization as the world’s fourth highest valued hospitality group. Tencent-invested e-commerce and travel firms Meituan and Tongcheng Elong filed for Hong Kong listings....
The caution is already surfacing in Macau’s gaming data, with revenue showing two straight months of slowing growth....
HNA has been gauging interest from rival hotel chains and other potential buyers of the Minneapolis-based company, said the people who asked to not be identified....
Working together, Merlin and Alipay plan to make Chinese tourists feel at home when visiting London, by enabling them to engage with brands in the same way they do while in China....
Chinese technology companies are making steady progress in artificial intelligence (AI), leveraging the technology to simplify travel planning and buying, and enabling communication in foreign destinations....
The luggage maker will also branch out to pitch itself to consumers as a travel lifestyle brand. Last year Away opened a temporary hotel concept, Chez Away, to coincide with Paris Fashion Week....
TripStack wants to provide OTAs with access to Low-Cost Carriers (LCCs) and “Virtual Interline” fares....
Travelers from Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan led the number of people making trips to mainland China, accounting for 79.09% of mainland China’s total inbound travel....
Tencent Travel unveiled Canadas first official WeChat city Mini Program, a mobile guide that offers Chinese users travel information like interactive itineraries, hotels and attractions....