As outbound tourism grows, China’s giants are following along to fuel their global expansion
Not long ago, taking vacations away from home was only eligible for a small group of wealthy people in China. But now, thanks to the country’s quick ec…
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Alibaba and Marriott International announce joint venture
Alibaba Group and Marriott International announced on August 7th the establishment of a joint venture to redefine the travel experience for the hundred…
4 things cross-border mobile marketers should know about Chinese travelers
Chinese outbound travelers totaled 122 million trips, up 4.3% YoY according to China Internet Watch. As Chinese people are very tech-savvy and highly m…
WeChat data report reveals unreliable nature of Chinese tourism data
Editor's note: A version of this post first appeared on Jing Daily the leading digital publication on luxury consumer trends in China. WeChat rece…
Fun Facts From WeChat’s 2016 Data Report
Editor's note: Tencent revealed its 2016 WeChat Data Report last week, giving a wide array of WeChat statistical data and analysis. Matthew Brennan, CE…
5 Interesting Facts About What Chinese Travelers Search On Baidu
Thanks to personal income rises and appreciation of the Renminbi, China had 120 million outbound visitors in 2015 and they spent $104.5 billion USD, a …
Travelzen Lands $92 Million In China’s Largest B2B Online Travel Funding Round
Travelzen, an international online travel product integration platform, has completed a 600 million yuan (around $92.5 million USD) C round from a cons…
eLong Announces Privatization Bid From Tencent
ELong, one of China's largest online travel services, today announced that its board of directors have received a privatization offer from existing …
Australian Travel Startup Tripalocal Secures RMB 5 M For Chinese Expansion
Australian Startup Tripalocal has announced RMB 5 million (AUD$850,000) from Euler Capital, hoping to crack into the China outbound travel market, w…
Priceline Group Announces Additional US$250M Investment in Ctrip
The overseas online travel service company Priceline Group Inc. today announced that it will invest an additional US$250 million in Ctrip.com Interna…
ZaiSeoul Seeks Out Hot Korean Travel Trends
It was a big transition for a travel magazine publisher to reposition itself as a tech company in 2013. “We had a readership of around 30,000 and t…
Chinese Travel App, Tao.117go, Recommends You Travel Services On-the-go
Are you one of those who enjoys spontaneous travels, chugs the itinerary plans under your bed and just... go? If yes, you might want to get some he…