[TravelNews] Airbnb tests eliminating guest fees in new pilot program Date:2018-04-12 10:17:57 Click:11 Times
Instead of the usual guest and host fees that total roughly 15% of the listing price, the new program will charge a host fee of 12% with no added guest fee....
[TravelNews] Google in talks to acquire Nokia's air broadband unit to tap into inflight WiFi Date:2018-04-12 10:17:57 Click:7 Times
Google is exploring ways to spread mobile connectivity as strong internet service is crucial to its search engine, YouTube video service and the ads that generate almost 90% of its revenue....
[TravelNews] Travel marketplace TravelTriangle raises $12 million Date:2018-04-12 10:17:57 Click:5 Times
TravelTriangle currently gets a monthly traffic of 2.5 million and has close to 700 active travel agents. It says there are travel agents who get close to 90% of their revenue through its platform....
[TravelNews] China fires warning with 25% tariff on Boeing planes Date:2018-04-12 10:17:57 Click:3 Times
Boeing shares fell as low as 6 percent after news China is targeting U.S. planes in tariff plans, but its unclear whether its planes will be affected....
[TravelNews] Malaysia-Tencent partnership targets Chinese travellers Date:2018-04-12 10:17:57 Click:6 Times
The initiative includes the creation of 40 five-minute videos that showcase unique holiday experiences in Malaysia....
[TravelNews] Facial recognition for air travel expands in China, Australia Date:2018-04-12 10:17:57 Click:11 Times
The recent SITA 2017 Air Transport IT Trends Insights report shows that 51 percent of airports are planning to implement biometric self-boarding gates by 2020....
[TravelNews] 11% Chinese tourists in Japan rent cars, raising red flags Date:2018-04-12 10:17:57 Click:87 Times
A survey by local authority found that 11% of Chinese visitors to Japan rented cars....
[TravelNews] Ctrip, Ocean Link form consortium in car rental firm eHi's going-private bid Date:2018-04-12 10:17:57 Click:87 Times
With a 14% equity interest and 19.6% voting power in eHi, Ctrip is again teaming up with Ocean Link, this time for the privatization of the car rental firm....
[TravelNews] China puts brakes on theme park development Date:2018-04-12 10:17:57 Click:77 Times
The National Development and Reform Commission said that large parks, involving over $235 million of project spend, would come in for special scrutiny....
[TravelNews] China’s hotel consolidator DidaTravel raises $8 million Date:2018-04-12 10:17:57 Click:95 Times
DidaTravel will continue to increase direct procurement of hotel resources, expand overseas sales and domestic offline channels after completion of the current round....