Hotel upselling services provided by the OTA helps create a complete experience on one hand and improve incomes on the other.
In H1 2017, CYTS made ¥1.652 billion in operating revenue from travel products, ¥886 million from integrated marketing services, ¥197 million from hotels and ¥784 million from attractions.
BTG Hotels reported operating income of ¥3.988 billion in H1 2017, an increase of 71.33%; net profit attributable to the parent company grew ¥227 million to ¥241 million, an increase of 1626.29%.
Six travel firms are set to vie for the title of the most innovative travel product of the year at the 2017 China Travel Innovation Challenge on Sep 14 in Shanghai.
When you understand data, technology, media mix etc. by being in proximity with local partners, it can pave the way for apt localization, asserts Billy Turchin, VP, Digital and Voice, IHG Greater China.
Caissa reported 30.84% growth in operating revenue to ¥3.405 billion while catering services revenue grew 26.19% to ¥476 million, and its tourism business revenue was ¥2.92 billion, up 31.74%.
Eyeing China's growing outbound tourism, Priceline's ground transport unit Rentalcars has set up its service in the country to work with local OTAs and plan partnerships with the Chinese airlines.
In the first half of 2017, Utour chalked up total operating revenues of RMB 5.05 billion, up by 13.40%, and incomes of outbound wholesaling business grew by 13.11% to RMB 3.875 billion.
