iResearch, China-based research company, has released the data covering total OTAs transactions and commissions, and identified the leaders in the sector.
Below chart shows the total transaction value (in billions) processed by OTAs in Q2 2014 and previous quarters.
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Earlier this year, iResearch estimated the Chinese online travel industry’s total transaction value for 2014 at $45.4 billion.
Below chart shows the OTA commission for Q2 2014 ($0.53 billion) and the previous quarters.
When it comes to the marketshare of OTAs, Ctrip still leads by a huge margin (54.2%).
The marketshare of Ctrip is more than six times the size of second biggest OTA eLong (8.7%).
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