Tourism Minister was confient that Sri Lanka would achieve the 2.5 million target this year, and achieve 3.5 million arrivals in 2019 provided global tourism outlook remains favourable.
China Eastern Airlines and Qantas are existing partners having entered into a joint venture in 2015. They currently codeshare on each other's flights.
FunNow claims to have signed over 3,000 vendors, providing more than 20,000 activities and services daily for its 500,000 members.
Ctrip has removed the option of paying with Turkish lira from its website on Sunday.
A concept store in a Sydney suburb is mainly used by Chinese tourists and residents, but sales are strong, an Australia Post spokesperson said.
The finalists will present their innovative products or solutions on trip planning, digital innovation models, train ticketing, intelligent hotel solutions, AI-powered interaction or dynamic packaging technologies.
Bus365 can better reach the 500 million users of Alibaba’s C2C branch Taobao with its offline outlets, and connect with the air and train tickets, hotels and vacation packages on Fliggy.
Big cities such as Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou, Nanjing, Wuhan, Chongqing, and Suzhou are the most popular destinations in China for tourists.
Airbnb presented a new concept called Trip Platform, which was described as something that powers the end-to-end trip experience on Airbnb, and enables the launch of new tools.
For the first fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2018, revenue decreased to $137.4 million, Flight segments for Air ticketing business increased by 17.1% YoY.
Booking Holdings bought three metasearch outfits, namely Kayak, Momondo Group and HotelsCombined since 2013.
This acquisition enables Dnata to enter German travel market, and extends its global network of travel businesses in Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Australasia.
Airbnb will have more chances to influence policy in the next few months, as Los Angeles and Miami Beach consider new regulations.
Handiscover now has more than 28,000 vacation rentals and hotels in 83 countries on its platform. The system classifies accommodations based on their level of accessibility, so travelers with reduced mobility or special needs can search for suitable properties.
TravelClick's cloud-based services assist mid-chain and independent hotels with business intelligence, guest management, and reservations and booking, among other initiatives.
Hoteliers will not only increase occupancy, but also get incremental revenues and advantages over competitive set and the OTAs by offering local tours and activities bundled with hotel accommodations or offered as add‐ons.
