ChinaContact Monthly Newsletter, Summer 2014

    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

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  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 […]

Assessing why Skyscanner is optimistic about a fruitful presence in China 

Interesting battles lines are being drawn as the online travel market in China is witnessing strong interest from international players. TravelDaily.cn assesses how Skyscanner hopes to strengthen its presence via its acquisition of Youbibi By Ritesh Gupta   Travel e-commerce category in China has proved to be a major conundrum for most of the intermediaries […]

Ctrip asserts supremacy with its performance, gears up for deeper penetration 

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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, […]

Planning to step into China as a meta-search brand? Be ready for the grind

Planning to step into China as a meta-search brand? Be ready for the grind Established meta-search brands including KAYAK and Skyscanner are set to foray into China. TravelDaily.cn explores what to expect as these entities enter with contrasting market entry strategies Traveldaily.cn Exclusive: By Ritesh Gupta Travel meta-search continues to spread its tentacles as established […]

KAYAK’s plan for China – count on repertoire of tools and “fail fast, fail often” mentality

 KAYAK’s plan for China – count on repertoire of tools and “fail fast, fail often” mentality Traveldaily.cn Exclusive: Interview with Debby Soo, VP, Asia Pacific at KAYAK In every business, there are decisive moments that eventually signal the beginning of a new era.   One just can’t stop relating this to what KAYAK is considering, […]

ChinaContact Monthly Newsletter June – July 2014

    China Outbound Tourism     Monthly Newsletter   June + July 2014 Tuesday 1st of July Sylvie Chen and Roy Graff attended ILTM Asia in June, Providing a platform at the pre-eminent luxury travel B2B trade show in Asia for our sister company China Edge and its clients, as well as IcelandEurope, a luxury […]