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Study: India, Indonesia have the most digitally-advanced travellers
India and Indonesia with their large young populations of ‘digital natives’ are, unsurprisingly, the top two countries with the most digitally-advanced travellers, with India holding the top spot for...
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From Singapore to Shenzhen, from Youbibi to Skyscanner, Steven Pang makes...
While others were still dreaming about the China travel opportunity, Steven Pang, a Singaporean living in Hong Kong, took the plunge back in 2010 to start a travel search business specialising in...
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The Wrap: China’s airports and airlines are increasing investment in IT with...
In the news: IT investments by China’s airports and airlines, report on worldwide airline ancillary revenue in 2018, live chat channel for hotels Aviation: China’s airports and airlines are increasing...
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2019 – the bridge to something new. Will it be fat years, winter or a...
In his interview on BBC’s World Book Club last month, Chinese author Chan Koonchung spoke about “the importance of the year ending with a 9”. “Next year (2019) is an important year because 1949 was...
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How to feel “At Home Around The World” and how to protect that experience:...
Robert Rosenstein, co-founder and chairman, Agoda and Peter Allen, managing director of Agoda Outside, have co-authored a book, “At Home Around The World”. Positioned as “the short-term rentals...
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Ctrip on its way to being the “strongest and the best company in the best...
If there was any doubt about Ctrip’s desire for world domination, well, there shouldn’t be any now. James Liang, Ctrip’s co-founder and executive board chairman During its annual meeting “Joining...
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More outbound Chinese tourists embrace mobile payment, boosts spending,...
With rising incomes and better living standards travelling abroad for many Chinese citizens is no longer a luxury and, according to statistics from China Tourism Academy, a record of 140 million...
View ArticlePhocusWire Digest: Focus on China; in the Big Chair with Klook’s Ethan Lin
This week, we draw your attention to key stories from our sister publication PhocusWire. Travel brands making gains on WeChatBig global brands have hopped onto the WeChat bandwagon and are seeing more...
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Marketing to the Chinese traveller: What you ought to know
“There are big changes in the China travel market, which also means big opportunities for marketers.” This was how Reene Ho-Phang, founder and, managing director of BrandStory Asia, described what...
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WiT Europe puts spotlight on two markets for the future, Asia and Middle East
In two weeks’ time, WiT will be back in Amsterdam, putting the spotlight on Asia and for the first time, Middle East. For companies looking for new growth, these two regions are critical for the...
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Chinese sports travel market growing fast, but faces barriers in securing...
Sports travel is a sector that is expanding rapidly in China, with the market expected to grow by 25% to 30% over the next three years, and reach RMB 1.5 trillion (US$221,000 million) by 2020....
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The Wrap: Culture holds a fascination for Chinese travellers
In the news: The spotlight is on China with a report on Chinese travellers’ growing interest in culture trips, Dorsett’s partnership with JegoTrip to expand customer base, and Guangzhou’s Heycars...
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Ctrip offers insights into customised high-end travel, highlights difference...
The concept of “customised travel” is relatively new in China, a trend seen only in recent year and, as such, there are uncertainties surrounding this luxury segment. Ctrip, China’s largest online...
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Twenty years on, from Ctrip to Trip: From China power to “glocal” giant
It felt like I was going to a rock concert. The night before, on a cruise on the Huangpu river, the city lights were in full blaze but one illumination stood out, the Pearl Tower lights announcing...
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A tale of three places: Bamboo, Bali and never-ending neon
Travelling straight from the private island of Cempedak to the mass tourism island of Bali is one thing, but going on from Bali to Shanghai the day after, well, that’s another. The contrasts are...
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Accor, Alibaba to jointly develop initiatives for digitalisation of global...
French hospitality group Accor and Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba have announced a strategic partnership to develop a series of digital applications and loyalty programmes to improve the consumer...
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Letter from Explore ’19: Persevere, respect, be mindful – and oh, get more sleep
If I had to sum up the first day of Expedia Group’s Explore ’19 conference in Las Vegas today in three words, they’d be “perseverance, respect and mindfulness”. The morning opened with a talk by Colin...
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How Trip.com intends to execute its way to becoming the top travel brand in...
The message is loud and clear – Trip.com Group wants to have the leading international travel brand in Asia in three years and to be the leading international travel brand in the world by 2025. Those...
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Mystifly lets go of China, refocuses on its roots of value creation, not just...
After a rough start to the year, which saw it let go the China Business Team, Mystifly is back on track doing what it does best – “being an intermediary business that creates value for its partners”,...
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The Wrap: Agoda‘s new brand campaign promises ‘Less Hassle, More Travel’
News Roundup: Agoda’s new multi-market brand campaign launched, AirAsia’s first fast food restaurant serving inflight meals, China’s airlines and airports growing investments in AI and automation,...
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