Trip.com (Ctrip) int’l hotel business grows by 50% in Q3 2019
China’s leading OTA Ctrip officially changed its corporate name to “Trip.com Group Limited” on October 25, 2019, and its ticker to “TCOM” on November 5,
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China outbound tourism insights 2019
Close to one third (29%) of China outbound travelers are post-80s; They spent an average of 5,566 yuan on travel booking. Online travel websites and
China online travel booking users reached 146 million in Jun 2019
The total number of online travel agency (OTA) users in China reached 145.6 million in June 2019, according to data from Fastdata. Tier-2 cities in
Are you a foreigner visiting China? You can now use Alipay
Alipay has just introduced a version of its popular app designed specifically for international travelers to enjoy the ease of paying with their smartphones while
Characteristics of China outbound travelers in 4 segments
Four segments of China’s outbound travelers are worth noting: high-income group, the backpackers, generation Z, and female outbound travelers. High-income Group: Experience Focused This segment
Outbound traveler insights for National Day Golden Week 2019
As Alipay accelerates its footprint across the globe, Chinese consumers’ overseas spending through the app continues to increase during China’s National Day Golden Week period,
China Golden Week Tourism Trends & Insights 2019
During Chinese National Day holiday, a.k.a. Golden Week in China, cultural and tourism consumption is more popular this year than in previous years. According to
Alibaba’s OTA Fliggy and Marriott integrating customer loyalty programs
Alibaba’s OTA platform Fliggy (Feizhu) just made Fliggy Miles transferrable for Marriott Rewards points. Last week, the Marriott International Group’s Fliggy Flagship Store officially opened
The emerging Gen-Y for China’s travel market
China’s emerging Gen-Y’s complete travel experience journey has five stages: dream, plan, book, experience, and share. Let’s see an overview of emerging Gen-Ys’ power, how
Chinese travel bloggers earns by playing
Women in China accounted for more than 63% of the total number of travel bloggers. And travel bloggers traveled more than twice a month on
China tourism & online travel booking market overview 2019
China residents took 149.72 million outbound trips in 2018. The per-capita expenditure on the consumption of education, cultural, and entertainment products accounted for 11% of
Ctrip and Qunar saw 1.69 million overlapping users during holiday
Monthly unique devices of online travel platforms dropped to 199 million last December, which reached as high as 216 million last October. Most users who
Top travel mobile apps in China in 2018
Online penetration in tourism reached 30.2% in December, a slight increase from 27% a year ago. Ctrip ranked top with a penetration of 15.8%, followed
Outbound Chinese tourists mobile payment usage 2019; average spend US$6,706
On average an outbound Chinese tourist plans to spend US$6,706 traveling overseas in 2019, up 15% from 2018. Product quality became the second most important
Average overseas spending per user on Alipay increased by nearly 11% over the Labour Day holiday
Alipay shared a study on the spending habits of Chinese visitors on the payment app over the Labour Day holiday (1–3 May) this year. The
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