How Alibaba-backed Shiji is expanding its tech sales to hotels outside of China Shiji, the hospitality tech giant of China, has been expanding its global push since February – when it announced a $486 million investment from e-commerce powerhouse Alibaba Group. Source: Hotel Marketing How Alibaba-backed Shiji is expanding its tech sales to hotels outside of China
The top high-end travel apps used by affluent Chinese travelers High-end travel app booking experienced a boom as many businesses seized the potential of another luxury market that focused more on experiences than material goods. Here are five online travel agency apps that affluent Chinese travelers love. Source: Hotel Marketing The top high-end travel apps used by affluent Chinese travelers
Expedia accuses Ryanair of trying to ‘destroy’ package holiday competition Expedia wants US court to force airline to allow it resell Ryanair flights. Source: Hotel Marketing Expedia accuses Ryanair of trying to ‘destroy’ package holiday competition
Korea: Travel agencies get left behind Two out of three Koreans are expected to travel abroad by the end of this year, but domestic travel agencies are on the decline as their outdated business model fails to compete with global travel platforms. Source: Hotel Marketing Korea: Travel agencies get left behind