[TravelNews] Over 70% of Ctrip bookings are done by mobile Date:2018-03-20 23:46:42 Click:75 Times
The use of mobile phones has surpassed the one of PC/tablets and is now the core of e-commerce, and the entire user’s behavior is around mobile phones, at least in China....
[TravelNews] A review on voice tech of Ctrip's Skyscanner Date:2018-03-20 23:46:42 Click:77 Times
Skyscanner considers that at least for the next few years - voice interfaces are best suited to assist customers with discovery and inspiration rather than purchasing....
[TravelNews] Boutique B&B brand Short Stay Technology raises multi-million-dollar financing Date:2018-03-20 23:46:42 Click:78 Times
Short Stay Technology, founded by Qyer former COO, has recently secured millions of dollars in funding. It will further develop housing source to expand in major tourist cities in Japan....
[TravelNews] Chinese star-rated hotels generate 57.77 billion yuan in Q4, AOR at 57.71% Date:2018-03-20 23:46:42 Click:111 Times
Some 9,775 star-rated hotels in China reported totaled operating incomes of 57.77 billion yuan in Q4 2017, of which 25.251 billion yuan, or 43.71%, was room revenues....
[TravelNews] Ctrip, Royal Caribbean Cruises to end SkySea joint venture Date:2018-03-20 23:46:42 Click:76 Times
Ctrip and Royal Caribbean Cruises announced that they are ending the SkySea Cruise Line joint venture in the autumn of 2018....
[TravelNews] Airlines disruption savior? Freebird continues expansion into corporate travel Date:2018-01-21 23:38:58 Click:4 Times
Freebird has gained a foothold in the corporate market by signing on publicly traded and Fortune 500 companies at a rate of about a dozen per quarter....
[TravelNews] Booking Boss quietly sold to Helix Leisure last year Date:2018-01-21 23:38:58 Click:4 Times
Sydney travel booking system provider company Booking Boss was sold in mid-2017 to Singapore travel technology company Helix Leisure....
[TravelNews] Travel tech deals reach record $5.3 billion annual level Date:2018-01-21 23:38:58 Click:3 Times
The reduction of early-stage deals probably indicates an overall maturing of the travel tech startup and squeezing out potential competitors....
[TravelNews] Emerging technologies are outsmarting the hotel revenue model Date:2018-01-21 23:38:58 Click:3 Times
Disruption of rate parity with innovative technologies seems to be a new threat, but it can also bring hotel companies new mindset for revenue management....
[TravelNews] Hotelbeds reveals new structure after integrating Tourico and GTA Date:2018-01-21 23:38:58 Click:3 Times
The new structure covers the functions of commercial strategy, strategic partnerships, global business services, product management, retail travel agencies, wholesale and sourcing....