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News / Online
Booking.com dominates review market share but is losing ground to Google
By Linda Fox | September 20, 2023
The Shiji Reviewpro Guest Experience Benchmark for Q2 2023 found overall consumer satisfaction with hotels is up but still trails 2019 levels.   Read More
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How Chinese OTAs turned around 3 years of COVID isolation
By Gary Bowerman - Phocuswright | July 24, 2023
Phocuswright analyst Gary Bowerman explores the strategies Chinese OTAs have taken to remain competitive over the last few years.   Read More
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News / Technology
ChatGPT: A chatty dozen of travel tools and services
By Derek Catron | April 18, 2023
Travel companies are using ChatGPT for everything from personalized itinerary recommendations to social media marketing and 24/7 customer support.   Read More
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Trip.com Group sees signs of optimism despite revenue drop in Q2
By Mitra Sorrells | September 22, 2022
Trip.com Group's total revenue in the second quarter of this year came in at $598 million, down 32% from the same period in 2021 and down 2% compared to the prior quarter.   Read More
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News / Distribution
Tiqets expands distribution with Trip.com Group integration
By Mitra Sorrells | July 5, 2022
Trip.com Group becomes the newest of Tiqets' 3,000 distribution partners, with another new APAC-based partner expected to be announced next week. Read More
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Trip.com Group revenue remains steady, air ticket bookings rise in Q1 2022
By Jill Menze | June 28, 2022
The COVID-19 resurgence in China impacted Trip.com Group’s operations for the first quarter of 2022, with net revenue remaining flat year-over-year. Read More
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Trip.com Group's overseas brands rebound as China remains closed
By Linda Fox | March 24, 2022
Executive chairman James Liang says the company will emerge stronger from the pandemic. Read More
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News / Distribution
Linktivity's mission to digitize Japan’s transportation and activity suppliers
By Mitra Sorrells | January 27, 2022
The company, originally a subsidiary of Japanese OTA Veltra, has grown its supplier count from five to more than 100 since the start of the pandemic. Read More
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Bryan Dove steps down as Skyscanner CEO
By Kevin May | June 1, 2020
Moshe Rafiah is to take on the CEO role at Skyscanner following a decision made by Bryan Dove to leave the business for family reasons. Read More
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Trip.com Group revenue drops over 40% in Q1, expects steeper decline in Q2
By Mitra Sorrells | May 28, 2020
The company is bracing for continued losses but says it is seeing signs of recovery in domestic travel. Read More
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Opinion / Technology
Trip.com Group's James Liang: Mobile apps could help to contain epidemics
By James Liang - Trip.com Group | March 20, 2020
Trip.com Group chairman James Liang explains how a mobile app could be used to address issues related to travel during crises such as the current one caused by the COVID-19 coronavirus. Read More
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Q&A: Trip.com Group's Jane Sun on weathering the coronavirus storm in China
By Yeoh Siew Hoon - WebInTravel | March 18, 2020
The travel giant's boss talks about the measures taken to get the company through the storm – pay cuts, cancellations guarantees, remote work and providing the right information to customers – and what... Read More
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Interview / Online
In The Big Chair - Bryan Dove of Skyscanner
By Linda Fox | January 29, 2020
The Skyscanner boss talks to PhocusWire about being a CEO, the company's recent development into a marketplace and sustainability. Read More
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MakeMyTrip takes next step in quest to become travel super app
By Mitra Sorrells | January 9, 2020
MakeMyTrip now displays destination videos with booking links in its mobile apps, as part of its effort to be a travel super app. Read More
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How I Got Here, episode 19 - Fritz Demopoulos of Qunar
By PhocusWire | January 9, 2020
Fritz Demopoulos, co-founder and ex-CEO of Qunar (now head of Queen's Road Capital), talks to Mozio's David Litwak and Kevin May from PhocusWire about how he created a travel startup in China. Read More