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 Accommodation Booking Market in Q3 2015
China’s online accommodation booking market reached 24.983 billion yuan (US$3.89 billion) representing a QoQ growth of 27.98% and YoY growth of 82.16% in the third quarter of 2015 according to Analysys.
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.
China Mobile Internet Insights in H1 2015
Despite the continuous weak growth and even decline in smartphone sales in China, major domestic mobile phone manufacturers still set a “big leap” of shipping target in H1 2015. Although foreign brands iPhone and Samsung still held a large market share, domestic brands as Huawei, Lenovo, Xiaomi and TCL etc. all set their phone sales […]
More Chinese Travelers Active on Mobile Than PC
Since January 2015, the number of active users on mobile apps has surpassed that of the PC side, and the gap is gradually increasing. Online travel websites are increasing efforts to transform to mobile end to compete for more users.
China Online Accommodation Booking Market in Q2 2015
In Q2 2015, China’s online accommodations booking market reached 19.52 billion yuan (US$3.09 billion), with an increase of 15.9% QoQ and 63.5% YoY.
China Online Vacation Market in Q1 2015
In Q1 2015, the total transaction value of China online vacation travel market reached RMB11.06 billion (USD$1.80 billion), an increase of 59.8% year-on-year, and 21.7% QoQ according to the data of Analysys EnfoDesk.
China Tourists Travel Intention Study 2015
Over 50% China tourists prefer to book travel products and services on mobile apps, according to a survey conducted by Ctrip.
Ctrip Acquired eLong for US$400 Mln
Ctrip announced its investment in eLong last Friday through acquiring eLong shares from certain selling shareholders, including Expedia together with several other investors. Ctrip acquired a 37.6% equity stake in eLong for a total purchase price of approximately $400 million.
China Online Travel Market Exceeded US$15 Bln in Q1 2015
The total transactions of China online travel market reached 94.76 billion yuan (USD 15.28 billion) in Q1 2015, an increase of 51.3% YoY or 9.4% QoQ.
Ctrip Mobile App Downloads Reached Nearly 600M in 2014
Ctrip net revenues were RMB1.9 billion (US$308 million) for Q4 2014, up 33% YoY. Net revenues in 2014 were RMB7.3 billion (US$1.2 billion) in 2014, up 36%.
China Online Travel Market Overview in 2014
Sootoo.com estimated that the total transaction value of China online travel market would be RMB76.92 billion (US$12.52 billion) with increase of 35.2% YoY and 5.9% QoQ in Q4 2014. China’s core online travel enterprises are making attractive promotions to compete for the market share which stimulates people’s travel needs.
China Online Traveling UGC Users to Exceed 360M in 2015
Different from UGC (use generated content) market in foreign countries, China online travel UGC market is directly in the “free” stage, skipping the “paid” phase, which indicates that users can obtain and share travel guide and note freely. According to iResearch, online traveling UGC users will exceed 360 million in 2015 in China.
China Online Travel Market Overview in Q3 2014
In Q3 2014, total transaction value of China online travel market exceeded RMB72.64 billion ($11.87 billion) with increase of 15.2% quarter on quarter and 20% year on year.
Ctrip Mobile App Downloads Reached 350M in Q3 2014
For the third quarter of 2014, Ctrip reported total revenues of RMB2.3 billion (US$368 million), representing a 38% increase from the same period in 2013. Total revenues for the third quarter of 2014 increased by 24% from the previous quarter.