The lists reveal the fast-growing successes of both direct booking strategies for hotels and the growth strategies of the consolidation-hungry giants.
As Google continues to siphon off high-quality traffic, Tripadvisor's hotel auction revenue declined by double digits year-over-year in Q3 and Q4.
Singapore expects visitor arrivals to drop 25%-30% this year due to the virus, OYO has brought in 8,500 more rooms in China, and more for the day.
MakeMyTrip believes that separating the roles of Group CEO and Executive Chairman will allow the company to strengthen its focus on long-term strategic opportunities within and outside India.
More than 25,000 flights to, from and within China will be canceled this week; online travel stocks fell as more countries limit travel to and from China.
Some 271 hotels in Wuhan and 47 hotels in nearby areas have so far provided 6,056 medical workers with over 40,000 room nights of free accommodation.
At a time when the country is mobilizing medical teams nation-wide to fight the virus in Wuhan, China’s travel industry is also taking measures to participate in the fight.
Major Chinese airlines canceled direct flights to Iran or re-route other flights to avoid the airspaces of Iran and Iraq; UnionPay has attracted 28.5 million merchants outside of mainland China.
