Travel

China online hotel booking in Q2 2018, led by Meituan and Ctrip

China’s online hotel booking market had 91.09 million monthly active users (MAU) in Q2 2018, an increase of 20.1% quarter-on-quarter, setting a record high since

China domestic tourism saw over 2.8 billion person-trips in H1 2018

China’s domestic tourism saw 2.826 billion person-trips in the first half of 2018, an increase of 11.4% year-on-year. Among them, urban residents went on 1.997

Singapore Airlines partners with Alibaba to enhance the travelers experience

Singapore Airlines (SIA) and Alibaba Group this week announced a comprehensive strategic collaboration aimed at enhancing the customer experience for travelers. The collaboration encompasses several

China online travel market overview 2018; better performance seen on mobile

Total revenues of China’s online travel market reached 738.41 billion yuan (US$107.99 bn) in 2017, up by 25.1% over 2016. The high growth has started

Alipay partners with GTF to simplify tax refund for Chinese tourists

Alipay announced its partnership with Global Tax Free (“GTF”), a tax refund agency, to launch the world’s first paperless mobile tax refund function in South

China online travel market insights Q1 2018, led by Ctrip, Qunar, and Fliggy

The transactions of China’s online travel market reached US$32.94 billion in the first quarter of 2018. Ctrip and Qunar combined accounted over half of the whole

Self-driving tour trending in China

By the end of 2017, China had 310 million active motor vehicles, among which, 217 million were cars. Beijing, Chengdu, Chongqing, Shanghai, Suzhou, Shenzhen, and

Parent-child tourism trending in China 2018

Traveling gradually becomes a lifestyle choice for Chinese. In particular, Chinese travelers from tier-1 cities like Beijing, Shanghai, and Nanking have a high demand for parent-child

Chinese tourism insights for Dragon Boat Festival and FIFA World Cup 2018

During this 3-day festival, China saw 89.1 million person-trips with a total tourism revenue of over US$5.5 billion, an increase of 7.3% YoY. As it

China’s business tourism market expected to exceed US$36 bn 2018

China’s business travel market recorded a total GMV of 192.8 billion yuan in 2017, up 19.5% over the previous year, which is estimated to exceed

Over 6 million Chinese traveled to Europe in 2017; insights on custom Europe tourism

Customized Europe travel accounted for 10% of overall customized outbound travel with orders growing 130% in 2017 compared with the previous year, according to the

Private customized tourism becoming increasingly popular in China

Private customized travel has become increasingly popular with Chinese in 2017 and it is no more a privilege just for the rich. Ctrip had over