China’s Labor Day holiday, from 29 April to 3rd May 2023, witnessed an unprecedented boom in domestic tourism this year, with popular hotels fully booked and tickets to famous scenic spots selling out.
Tuniu News and Insights
Tuniu (NASDAQ:TOUR) is a leading online leisure travel company in China that offers a large selection of packaged tours, including organized and self-guided tours, as well as travel-related services for leisure travelers through its website tuniu.com and mobile platform.
China online travel agency (OTA) market shares in Q3 2018
The online travel market in China grew by 9.3% to US$39.25 billion in Q3 2018, driven by the summer vacation and the mid-autumn festival holiday. 68.6% of transactions are generated from online transportation booking. Ctrip (37.6%), Qunar (19.78%), and Fliggy (16.46%) combined accounted for 73.84% of air ticket booking transactions. Ctrip led online accommodation with a share […]
China online travel market overview 2018; better performance seen on mobile
Total revenues of China’s online travel market reached 738.41 billion yuan (US$107.99 bn) in 2017, up by 25.1% over 2016. The high growth has started to slow down since 2014 and is estimated to be 12.2% by the end of 2020. On the other hand, the penetration rate of online travel is 13.3%, increased by […]
China online travel market insights Q1 2018, led by Ctrip, Qunar, and Fliggy
The transactions of China’s online travel market reached US$32.94 billion in the first quarter of 2018. Ctrip and Qunar combined accounted over half of the whole market, followed by Alibaba affiliated Fliggy. Online transportation remains the major part of the online tourism market, compared with accommodation and vacations. The total transactions of China’s online travel market reached […]
Self-driving tour trending in China
By the end of 2017, China had 310 million active motor vehicles, among which, 217 million were cars. Beijing, Chengdu, Chongqing, Shanghai, Suzhou, Shenzhen, and Zhengzhou together had over 3 million cars in operation. The top 10 largest tourist sources for self-driving tours in China are Shanghai, Beijing, Shenzhen, Nanking, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Suzhou, Shenyang, Chengdu, […]
China online travel market overview for Q4 2017
In Q4 2017, China online travel market saw a 12.3% year-on-year growth in transactions to 219.99 billion yuan (US$34.29 billion). Ctrip and Qunar jointly dominated this market with a combined share of 53.3%. Alibaba’s affiliated Fliggy ranked third with a share of 14.1%. In terms of subdivision market, online transportation took the largest share of […]
Chinese online travel market insights Q3 2017
China’s travel market has grown by leaps and bounds over the past decade, and online travel booking is increasingly occupying a dominant position within the market as consumer preferences shift in favor of independent, personalized travel over packaged group tours. In 2017, year-on-year growth in the online travel market in China hovered around 25%, lower […]
China online holiday booking market overview Q2 2017
While China’s more affluent consumers increasingly favor independent travel, the online holiday and group tour booking market is still showing rapid growth, likely driven by continued expansion of the middle class in China.
China online tourism market analysis
During 2016, the online tourism market in China maintained steady growth over the year prior, growing much more quickly than GDP growth while increasing its overall penetration into the tourism industry as a whole.
Ctrip, Tuniu, CY Account for Half of China OTA Market in 2015
Transaction values of all Chinese travel agencies reached about 365.29 billion yuan (US$55.88 billion) and the online reached about 73.55 billion yuan (US$11.25 billion) in 2015 according to ctcnn.com.
China Top 10 Travel Apps in 2015
Top 10 travel mobile apps in China were Ctrip, Qunar, CY, Didi Travel, Tuniu, Kuaidi Travel, eLong, Airplane Butler, High-speed Rail Butler and Lvmama in 2015 according to www.ctcnn.com. More Chinese travelers are active on the mobile end than PC.
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 Cruise Travel Market Insight 2015
China online travel market reached 44.88 billion yuan (US$7.00 billion) an increase of 48.1% YoY in 2014. And, China’s online travel market is expected to total 63.06 billion yuan (US$9.84 billion) in 2015, an increase of 40.5% compared to the previous year estimated by iResearch.
Tuniu Outbound Travel Saw 1.7 Million Orders in Q3 2015
Tuniu reported net revenues of 127.5% YoY to 3.0 billion yuan (US$469.4 million) and gross bookings of 122.2% YoY to 4.0 billion yuan (US$621.7 million) in the third quarter of 2015. By providing high-quality products and services to customers, Tuniu expects to generate 1,811.0 million yuan to 1,857.4 million yuan of net revenues which represent […]
China Travel Market to Reach $617.4B in 2015
The total number of China’s tourists is estimated to exceed 4.1 billion person trips in 2015, and reach a total revenue of 3840 trillion yuan (US$617.40 billion), according to China Tourism Academy.