TravelDaily (www.traveldaily.cn), China’s leading online publisher and event organizer with emphasis on distribution, marketing and technology in the travel and tourism industries, announced today it will partner with PhoCusWright to host the 2010 China Travel Distribution Summit in Beijing from Sep. 15 to 16, 2010.
The China Travel Distribution Summit 2010 will bring together some of the world’s and China’s most influential travel industry leaders and executives to discuss core issues affecting travel.
“Despite a global downturn that has been impacting the world economy since late 2008, China remains the hotspot …

Spring Airlines, the Shanghai-based private budget airline, announced Sunday it is set to launch its first international route, from Shanghai to Japan, by the end of July, making it the first privately-owned Chinese airline to operate an international route.
“We are awaiting approval from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) to launch the route in July,” Zhang Wu’an, spokesman of Spring Airlines, told the Global Times Monday. “If it goes well, we expect to become the first private carrier in China …

Ctrip.com International Ltd. (Nasdaq: CTRP | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) assures customers that they will get the lowest price for online booking of hotel rooms and promises compensation if they are cheated.
The promise is made in partnership with hotel chains at home and abroad, including …

Chinese online travel website company eLong Inc. reported its unaudited financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2009.
Total revenues at eLong.com for the fourth quarter increased 18% year-on-year to CNY106.9 million and net revenues increased 18% year-on-year to CNY100.9 million. Operating income in the fourth quarter was CNY2.4 million compared to operating loss of CNY10.3 million in the prior year period. Net income in the fourth quarter was CNY1.0 million compared to net loss of CNY8.2 million in the prior year period.
Total revenues in 2009 …

After a 4 percent drop in 2009, travel bookings in China will grow by 5 percent in 2010, projects a new PhoCusWright report, “Emerging Online Travel Marketplace in China.”
The same report predicts that travel will expand to become a $65 billion industry by 2011, and that 20 percent of that market would be online.
Where opportunities lie in that growth, and what kinds of companies might be positioned to seize them was one topic of discussion at the recent China Travel Distribution Summit, hosted by China Travel Daily at the OCT …

COTRI and Dragon Trail have signed partnership agreement during China International Travel Mart (CITM) in Kunming.

Comprehensive research, social media and other e-marketing activities for the Chinese tourism market.
November 23, 2009. Two leading research and consulting organizations for the Chinese tourism markets have agreed to join forces during the CITM, held in Kunming from November 19-22, 2009. CITM in Kunming is the major tourism event for tourism trade organized by Chinese government officials provides the ideal venue for the start of our cooperation.
Even in times of economic crisis and growing …

Lots of activity in China’s burgeoning online travel industry. Travel search engine Qunar has raised $15 million in funding in a round led by GGV Capital. Mayfield Fund, GSR Ventures, and Tenaya Capital also participated in the round, according to investment research firm JLM Pacific Epoch, which cites local media reports.
The big funding round comes only two weeks after Expedia-subsidiary TripAdvisor bought up rival travel site Kuxun.cn for more than $12 million. Both Expedia and Qunar’s backers are betting that the Chinese travel industry will continue to boom, along with …

By Jens Thraenhart, Chief Strategist – Dragon Trail (November 2, 2009)

Apple’s iPhone finally arrived at market in China last Friday (October 30, 2009) and is evidently selling fairly well, despite wallet-emptying prices. ChinaNews.com found about 300 people queued up to buy the device at China Unicom’s flagship store in Beijing. That’s far fewer than you’d find at an Apple (AAPL) launch event in the U.S., but  the Chinese version of the iPhone is quite high, with prices ranging from 4,999 yuan ($730) and 6,999 yuan (about $1,025).
In any event, those higher prices …

BEIJING -(Dow Jones)- Travel-review Website TripAdvisor said Friday it is buying Kuxun.cn, a Chinese flight and hotel search engine, as it taps into a burgeoning tourism market buoyed by China’s resilient economy.
TripAdvisor, owned by Expedia Inc. (EXPE), plans to invest more than US$50 million in China through late 2011, Chief Executive Stephen Kaufer told Dow Jones Newswires. The budget includes buying Kuxun, launching its own Chinese travel-review Web site, Daodao.com, in April, and hiring more staff.
“China’s economy is going to continue to grow,” he said. “Tourism will naturally follow–more domestic …

China Southern Airlines, the newest member of SkyTeam and the largest airline in The People’s Republic of China is pleased to bring the future of automated customer service into reality as it launches airline ticket purchasing via mobile SMS. Available in Chinese only, customers can purchase airline tickets by simply sending a text message “ticket purchasing” or “ticketing booking” to China Southern’s ticketing centre at 95539 – select the preferred flight and class and input the passenger’s full name, identification number and credit card information. The newest member of SkyTeam …

Market to the growing Chinese leisure travel.
Sunday, 26th April 2009
Source : CHINAeCONNECT.net
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New service to help tourism destinations, hotel companies, and other travel organizations to leverage digital marketing and social media to connect with Chinese consumers is launched.
Recognizing the high growth in Chinese Outbound Tourism and the high growth of Chinese Internet participation, CHINAeCONNECT.net has developed a unique and proprietary methodology to connect brands with the lucrative Chinese leisure consumer.
While most other companies are taking traditional approaches, which are not yielding the same return and results anymore in the age …