Hainan Airlines plans to increase its holding in Yangtze River Express to 11.58% for RMB 915.2 million and raise its stake in TAP Portugal to 23% for EUR 30 million.
Chinese Internet company Meituan-Dianping said on July 18 it has raised an undisclosed amount from China Resources Group in a fresh round of funding.
Fosun has splurged nearly RMB 11 billion on building Atlantis Sanya, a high-end resort featuring 807 apartments and 197 villas which will appeal to global investors.
Shanghai-based O2O player wanzhoumo.com (“周末去哪儿”) announced on July 18 that it has completed an eight-digit series B round this February. The lead investor was Momo, China’s largest mobile-based social networking platform, and existing investors Blue Lake Capital (“蓝湖资本”) and Matrix Partners (“经纬创投”) also joined.
CAAC approved 132 new international routes operated by local and international carriers, and around 60% of the routes connect with lower tier cities in the country.
Chinese ride-sharing company UCAR has been approved to list on the New Third Board, and it is worth RMB 36.9 billion after raising a total of RMB 5.809 billion in three funding rounds.
China Southern has authorized more than 2,000 ticketing agencies including major platforms Ctrip and Alitrip, to sell the airline’s tickets and related products.
Tuniu's air ticketing and hotel booking businesses both grew rapidly during first half of 2016 as travel customers are visiting the company's platform more frequently.