Following the rising success of Airbnb, China’s short-term accommodation market is also booming during the recent years and reached 24.3 billion yuan in 2016. Players leading this market include Tujia.com, Mayi.com, Xiaozhu.com, and Airbnb.
China online travel market overview Q3 2016
Total transactions of China’s online travel market reached 162.76 billion yuan (US$23.59 billion). OTA revenues totaled 8.19 billion yuan (US$1.19 billion).
Top travel apps in China in Sep 2016
Qunar was ranked the top generic travel booking app by coverage in September 2016 according to data from TalkingData, followed by Ctrip and LY.com apps.
Next trip for Chinese outbound travelers: safety, sightseeing, dining, visa, currency
On average Chinese outbound travelers spent 17% less per day in a twelve-month period than the previous year – from RMB3,324 (US$508) to RMB2,849 (US$436) according to a survey from Hotels.com.
6 Million Chinese Tourists Visited Japan during CNY 2016
The number of outbound Chinese tourists surged during the Chinese New Year holidays in 2016 and many countries and regions have been ready to meet the Chinese tourist shopping tide. Japan, Thailand, and Australia were popular outbound destinations.
China O2O Commerce Insights 2015
Offline merchants hoped to get more consumers and profits by accessing to the O2O platforms in China in 2015. Tier-3 and tier-4 cities have been a new expanding regions for the O2O platforms. Meituan maintained a prominent position in the less developed cities.
China Luxury Hotel Users Insight in 2015
China major luxury hotels were located in relatively advanced regions. Male users accounted for 60.5% and users with monthly income of 5,000 yuan (US$762.8) to 10,000 yuan (US$1525.6) accounted for the bulk. Ctrip and Qunar led China’s online luxury hotel booking market according to Analysys.
China 5-Star Hotels Gained US$2.95 Billion in Q3 2015
China 5-star hotels gained 19.07 billion yuan (US$2.95 billion) in Q3 2015 although the number of 5 star hotels only accounted for 7% of total number of star hotels in China according to China National Tourism Administration.
China Online Travel Market Overview in Q3 2015
China’s online travel market reached 122.23 billion yuan (US$19.07 billion) with an increase of 18.0% QoQ and 45.9% YoY in the third quarter of 2015 according to iResearch. The OTA market in China reached 5.96 billion yuan (US$0.93 billion) in Q3 2015 with an increase of 48.8% compared to the same period last year, led […]
China Outbound Travelers Shopping Overview 2015
About 53.6% of Chinese outbound tourists take shopping as primary objectives of free and easy trips in 2015, according to a research of Mafengwo and TouTiao. At least half of their travel budget will be spent on shopping.
Chinese Women: Rising Force for Travel Market
Tourism-related consumption in China in H1 2015 totaled 1.65 trillion yuan (US$0.26 trillion), an increase of 14.5% YoY with over 2 billion person-trips. 61.9 million Chinese traveled abroad in H1 2015, an increase of 16.11% YoY.
Chinese Tourists to Indonesia Grow by 20.74% in First 8 Months of 2015
According to the United Nations World Tourism Organization, the number of global tourists grows 4% in the first 8 months of 2015. International tourists arrivals in Indonesia increased by 2.87%, and Chinese tourists to Indonesia grew by 20.74%.
China Online Travel Booking Users Overview Q3 2015
China’s domestic travel frequency has been gradually increasing based on Qunar’s data from January to September 2015.
Only 64,000 Chinese Traveled to UK in Q2 2015
About 64,000 mainland Chinese travelers went to UK in the second quarter of 2015, according to the Office for National Statistics in the United Kingdom.
China Hotel Search Behavior Overview 2015
With the policy of “internet +” in China today, a large number of consumers tend to research the hotel information through online search engines, book or reserve hotels in OTA and hotel official websites, and share the experience in the social networking platforms. Chinese consumers’ demands are showed on the Internet; therefore internet data become […]