China Outbound Tourism Monthly Newsletter Summer 2014 Monday 8th of September Greetings ! The Travel Daily Conference (formerly Travel Distribution Summit China) has been growing quickly from year to year. This year, it was held at Sheshan resort outside Shanghai on 3-4 September, attended by 1,200 delegates. The big […]
Travel e-commerce set for a big leap in China as intermediaries invest aggressively

By Ritesh Gupta China’s e-commerce sector continues to shine. According to the Ministry of Commerce People’s Republic of China, the trade volume of China’s e-commerce in the first half year reached 5.66 trillion yuan, up 30.1% year on year. Online retail market reached 1.1 trillion yuan, up 33.4% year on year, accounting for […]
Ctrip asserts supremacy with its performance, gears up for deeper penetration

Chinese OTA Ctrip is building the accelerated growth momentum shown by the strong results in the recent quarters. And going forward, it is targeting even a bigger slice of the total pie. By Ritesh Gupta TravelDaily.cn Correspondent If there is one entity in the Chinese travel e-commerce category that stands out for its sustained investment, […]