Uber’s mantra for success in China – technology supremacy + local connect

Traveldaily.cn Exclusive: Interview with Allen Penn, Uber’s Head of Asia Operations For any burgeoning global brand, despite its hefty valuation, if it’s new to China then nothing can be taken for granted. So when San Francisco-based Uber, backed by the likes of Google Ventures and TPG Capital, forayed into China late last year, the move […]

ChinaContact Weekly Newsletter 13th January 2014

    ChinaContact Weekly Newsletter   13th January, 2014 Greetings !   On January 22nd will take place the Next Stop London for Chinese HNWI conference. Focusing on legal, wealth management and luxury retail, it will highlight what is best practices when dealing with high net worth Chinese.    Keynote speakers including China observers, Chinese entrepreneurs and government representatives will […]

ChinaContact Weekly Newsletter 17th December, 2013

      ChinaContact Weekly Newsletter   17th December, 2013 Greetings ! This is already the last Weekly Newsletter of the year but we will be back early January to share more news on China’s outbound tourism with you. We wish you a Merry Christmas and happiness, health and success in the New Year. Last Week’s Headlines  […]

ChinaContact Monthly Newsletter November 2013

ChinaContact Monthly Newsletter November 2013         China Outbound Tourism Monthly Newsletter   November 2013 Wednesday, 11th December Greetings!    The year 2013 will be remembered as the year when China truly became the most important source market in the world and the last year (probably) when we would be talking about Chinese […]

ChinaContact Weekly Newsletter 11th November

    CHINACONTACT WEEKLY NEWSLETTER 11th November, 2013 Greetings! Last week’s WTM workshops and evening networking reception on China were a great success. They were attended by a large audience of tourism, business and marketing professionals from all around the world.  CHINA EDGE SUCCESSFULLY HELD ITS SECOND SOLD OUT WORKSHOP: Prepare your business for the Chinese visitors […]

ChinaContact Weekly Newsletter 4th November

    CHINACONTACT WEEKLY NEWSLETTER 4th November, 2013 Greetings! In time for World Travel Market, we have refreshed our newsletter themes, hope you like the new look. This weekly newsletter aims to bring you the most recent news updates and announcements. This week, WTM in London features 2 workshops on China (both 6th November) in […]

HotelClub set to launch in China by year-end as brand strengthens club positioning

Nicolas Chu - Hotel Club

Via China Daily Orbitz-owned HotelClub is gearing up to make some big changes to it’s offering for consumers in mainland China by the end of the year. While making the HotelClub Chinese website more relevant to Chinese consumers, the brand is also repositioning itself – recognisng its roots as a travel club. So far HotelClub […]

Interview with Priceline’s Glenn Fogel ahead of China TDS, Sep 12-13, Shanghai

Glenn Fogel

Priceline: OTA model has significant advantages for the consumer By Charlie Li, China TravelDaily   The secret to The Priceline Group’s success may not be evident from watching Mr. Shatner’s mugging as the “Priceline Negotiator.” One key is that outside North America, the company drops its name-your-own-price model and uses a traditional booking model that […]

ChinaContact launches a first for UK&Ireland: a private internet technology tour to China

In a first for the UK and following on the successful ‘geeks on a plane’ tour from Silicon Valley to China and Japan in June, ChinaContact has taken the initiative in organising a dedicated internet technology tour for British and Irish entrepreneurs and investors which will introduce them to the cutting edge of technology innovation in China. The tour will take place from 23-31 October visiting 5 cities and combining education, networking and high quality sightseeing. By visiting both the most developed cities and second tier cities where growth is at its fastest, the group will gain a deep insight into the opportunities that exist in this vast market.