According to CTCNN, a Chinese travel industry finance media, the top 10 travel apps in September 2013 were Qunar, Ctrip, Huoli, Elong, Mafengwo, Best Tone, Tianqu, Top Trip, 17u and KingwayStudio. Qunar ranked the top in the list, with 52.88 million download times; followed by Ctrip with 41.04 million download times. The download times of the […]
China Online Air Tickets Booking Update in September
According to CTCNN, a Chinese travel industry finance media, the top five air tickets booking travel websites in September 2013 were Qunar, Ctrip, Mangocity, Kuxun and Elong. Except Mangocity, user coverage of the other top 4 sites all dropped in September in comparison with August. Mangocity had a dramatic growth in air tickets booking, with a […]
Ctrip Cooperating With Its Rival Qunar
Ctrip, the largest online travel agency in China, has begun cooperation with its old rival Qunar which is the Chinese leading travel search engine on vacation packages recently after a long time price war and war of words. Besides, it is said Ctrip and Qunar will further cooperate on air tickets and hotel booking. The […]
China Online Travel OTA Market Update for Q2 2013
In Q2, China online travel OTA market share was quite stable with Ctrip, Elong and 17u staying as the top three players. Ctrip topped with 48% share, followed by Elong with 9.1%, 17u with 6.5%. Ctrip, 17u, 118114, Mangocity had advantages in air tickets booking market; Ctrip, Elong, 17u, 118114 occupied large percent of hotel […]
Where Did China Business Travelers Made Online Bookings?
According to AdChina research, Ctrip and Qunar are the top online hotel and air ticket booking websites. Over 50% business travelers made online bookings on Ctrip and Qunar. Generally speaking, business travelers who travel more than 4 times tend to choose online bookings.
Tencent Owns The Most Visited Online Travel Website
go.qq.com, part of Tencent, is the most visited online travel website in May 2012 according to Hitwise data; it’s not surprising considering the mass online community Tencent owns.
Baidu Integrates Transport Info In Search Results
Just in time for China’s big holiday, spring festival, Baidu’s Box Computing initiative has come out with its real-time flight status inquiry service, integrated in the search results. When a user searches on Baidu using “flight number”?she can view the real-time flight status on top of the search results like the screenshot shown above. Similarly, […]