[TravelNews] Chinese carriers set for biggest profit since 2010 on expansion Date:2017-04-03 23:32:29 Click:5 Times
The big three carriers in China may report a combined profit of about RMB 19.5 billion (USD 2.8 billion) for 2016, their best since 2010, projected Bloomberg....
[TravelNews] Jin Jiang Hotels' net profit drops 12.4% in 2016 Date:2017-04-03 23:32:29 Click:8 Times
Jin Jiang International Hotels Group reported sales revenue of RMB 17 billion, up by 39.5% YoY. Operating profit amounted to RMB 2.1 billion, 8.0% more than previous year....
[TravelNews] Global oil trader sells storage assets to HNA Group Date:2017-04-03 23:32:29 Click:6 Times
Glencore PLC, one of the world’s biggest oil traders, has agreed to sell a majority stake in its petroleum products storage and logistics business for USD 775 million in cash to Chinese conglomerate HNA Group....
[TravelNews] Ctrip survey finds 73% Chinese travelers with budget of 10,000 yuan in 2017 Date:2017-04-03 23:32:29 Click:5 Times
More than half of the polled Chinese travelers plan to spend over 10% of annual income on travel in 2017. Some 73% of them set aside a travel budget of more than RMB 10,000 (USD 1,452), and 60% will opt for outbound tours....
[TravelNews] Tencent's WeChat payment vying for travel and retail in Europe Date:2017-04-03 23:32:29 Click:6 Times
WeChat launched a new bid in Europe and US to develop its payments offering and win new advertisers. The Chinese social media and messaging giant will in time expand to travel and broader retail services....
[TravelNews] Big Three Chinese airlines report $2.37 billion profit Date:2017-04-03 23:32:29 Click:7 Times
Air China , China Eastern Airlines and China Southern Airlines all missed analyst expectations on Thursday, with their foreign exchange losses totalling RMB 11.04 billion (USD 1.6 billion)....
[TravelNews] Hainan Airlines pioneers inflight payment via Alipay Date:2017-03-10 11:29:37 Click:11 Times
Hainan Airlines, Alipay and Shareco jointly launched the first inflight online payment in China. Air passengers will be able to make inflight payments via Alipay for cabin upgrades, shopping and other online purchases....
[TravelNews] What's on the mind of Airbnb's new head of business travel Date:2017-03-10 11:29:36 Click:53 Times
Airbnb is quickly carving a place for itself in the managed travel space. Now, Airbnb has tapped an executive from within the corporate travel industry to lead its business travel department....
[TravelNews] Email marketing for hotels – everything you should be doing Date:2017-03-10 11:29:36 Click:6 Times
Email marketing remains extremely relevant and cost-effective. It has become the best permission-based outbound tool in your marketing kit, hands down....
[TravelNews] Home-swapping provider GuesttoGuest buys competitor HomeExchange Date:2017-03-10 11:29:36 Click:9 Times
Corporate consolidation in the home-swapping market this week as GuesttoGuest acquires rival brand HomeExchange....