MoBianLi supplies franchisees with machines for RMB 500-600, while the average market price is RMB 900-1200.
Down the line, Ctrip will be rolling out white label versions of Leisure Pass Group’s passes in New York, San Francisco, Las Vegas, and Paris during this year.
According to the company, the rebates through WeChat are available in South Korea, Germany, Italy, Greece, and Finland, among others.
The number of visitors from China grew 12% in the first quarter of 2018, delivering 258,000 more tourists in comparison to last year, according to the Dubai Tourism Authority.
The average MAUs of Tongcheng and eLong combined increased from 88.7 million in 2015 to 121.2 million in 2017, representing a CAGR of 16.9%.
Apart from food delivery, Meituan is a go-to-destination in China for booking movie tickets, hotels and travel packages.
Asian countries nowadays trump some of the well-known culinary destinations like France and Italy, according to westerners and fellow Asians.
It will enable two new ForwardKeys flight searches tools to reveal macro traveller trends - ’Travel Willingness’ and ‘Catchment Area’- which Skyscanner captures as part of its Travel Insight platform.
Hosts use fake registration numbers to dodge new law, Japan Tourism Agency requires that Airbnb and other booking sites report on their listed lodgings every six months.
Cleartrip is the second-place competitor against MakeMyTrip in India’s online travel war. Its acquisition of Flyin signals a shift in its focus to the Middle Eastern market, where the price wars are less fierce.
More passenger data can lead to better service, but carriers know that fliers want some limits on how much of their personal information to use.
Artificial intelligence-powered travel concierge Mezi has pulled out of its travel management company relationships after being acquired by American Express in January 2018.
Amazon launched new service Alexa for Hospitality at a number of hotels such as Marriott, Westin, St Regis, Aloft and Autograph Collection brands.
Peek’s partnership with Reserve with Google enabling customers to instantly book thousands of activities from within Google Search, Maps and Google Trips.
AccorHotels created a China-specific strategy called “China ImpAct 2020” which focuses on leveraging not just partnership with Huazhu and Ctrip but on Accor’s own “internal channels and strengths”
GetYourGuide launched new initiative to expand its business in tours and activities
