Online travel and outbound tourism were the favorite areas for acquisitions in China’s tourism industry in 2014.
Ctrip will fully integrate eHi Car Services into its platforms including the website, mobile app and offline channels.
China’s electronics and appliance retail giant Gome has announced it will sell domestic air tickets on its online platform.
Outbound DIY travel booking service Aoliday announced it raised RMB10 million in its Series A financing to enhance services and develop new destinations.
Meituan will face tremendous pressure this year from its rival’s IPO and the challenge of O2O startups carving into Meituan's share in each of its market segments.
The first domestic “crowdfund charter flight”, a collaboration between JD.com and Air China, has been launched.
Ctrip announced it is setting up a smart travel company and launching a major release of four mega-data based products.
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