Travel Tech & Social Media

Meituan-Dianping's upcoming IPO is yet another sign that Ctrip will experience even more pressure from Chinese competitors. Read More

Helsinki has launched a WeChat mini-program to help independent Chinese travelers more easily see the sights of the Finnish city. Read More

The travel activities market in Asia has garnered a lot of interest this year, but Ctrip is confident that its own activites platform can compete. Read More

Alibaba and Shiji are rolling out new facial recognition kiosks at 50 hotels in Hainan to speed up the check-in process for guests. Read More

Fliggy is facing an uphill battle in China's online travel market, but with flight tickets and millennials up its sleeve, it could prove a worthy fighter. Read More

Weibo, Little Red Book and Douyin beat WeChat among travel influencers for their massive visual and searchable user-generated content. Read More

The Asian travel activities market has garnered a lot of attention this year from some of the biggest travel investors in the region, including Alibaba. Read More

Ctrip has been caught up in Turkey's ongoing currency crisis by Chinese scammers, and has opted to block the use of the Turkish lira on its platform. Read More

Hong Kong-based booking company Klook has become the latest unicorn in Asian travel as investors see a big future in the business of travel activities. Read More

The mobile payments platforms Alipay and Tenpay have been fined again by authorities for facilitating unauthorized cross border transactions. Read More