WeChat has replicated Baidu’s formula in creating the volume of flow with its searching function, but its advertising model on Tongcheng, eLong and other advertisers remains to be seen.
Alipay, the world’s largest online payment platform, recently announced an upgraded smart outbound tourist service platform at a meeting of ecosystem partners from over 20 countries in Beijing.
Fliggy is aiming to be a fully integrated platform encompassing e-commerce, content and lifestyle, all three are typical individual areas of tourism that one or another platform specializes on.
With the application of APP reservation, facial recognition check-in, invoices issuing and membership conversion, WeChat Eco-hotel and Fliggy’s Alipay Hotel are competing with more similarities.
Ctrip Gourmet List will work with a myriad of domestic restaurants of Alibaba-backed Koubei to create a platform for integrating complementary food and destination activities.
New innovation enhances customer convenience with full range of instant payment options via Alipay and AlipayHK across the fleets of Dream Cruises.
China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone was officially approved to let foreign-owned travel agencies carry out pilot outbound travel business.
CAAC will require airports to adjust flight schedules. Beijing Capital Airport and Shanghai Pudong Airport aim to cut departures to 75% of their capacity.