Articles tagged “trip.com group”

Daily Lodging Report

Trip.com Reports Surge in China Inbound Travel Searches

Trip.com expects the demand for travel to China to rise in the near future, credited to the efforts made by the government and industry to facilitate travel to the country.

6 days ago

Online Travel

Chinese Travel Rebound Pushes Trip.com Group’s Revenue to Exceed 2019 Levels

Trip.com has reported a solid third quarter and sees no signs of a slowdown any time soon. But not keen to put all its eggs in one basket (China), the online travel company has also sets its sights on global expansion.

Peden Doma Bhutia | 6 days ago

Chinese Travel Rebound Pushes Trip.com Group’s Revenue to Exceed 2019 Levels

Online Travel

The New Chinese Traveler: Latest Trends From Trip.com

The post-pandemic Chinese traveler is a whole new ballgame, and travel companies need to understand that and step up their game.

Peden Doma Bhutia | 3 weeks ago

The New Chinese Traveler: Latest Trends From Trip.com

Tour Operators

Travel Experiences in Demand: Survey of 18,000 Travelers Reveals Preferences

A massive survey of 18,000 travelers worldwide suggests that 2024 is shaping up to be a year when tours, activities, and experiences are decisive. Now if only marketers will catch up to reality.

Selene Brophy | 4 weeks ago

Travel Experiences in Demand: Survey of 18,000 Travelers Reveals Preferences

Online Travel

Trip.com Releases Upgraded Trip Planning AI Chatbot

Trip.com beat its biggest competitors in the West with the release of a generative AI chatbot early this year, and the company beat them again with its first major chatbot upgrade.

Justin Dawes | 4 months ago

Trip.com Releases Upgraded Trip Planning AI Chatbot

Airlines

Google, Lufthansa and EU Team Up to Measure Climate Impact of Flights

Calculating the actual environmental impact of flights has been an immature art. Getting real data from Lufthansa should advance the effort.

Dennis Schaal | 6 months ago

Google, Lufthansa and EU Team Up to Measure Climate Impact of Flights

Online Travel

Why Trip.Com Thought It Needed a Generative AI Chatbot

Generative AI is far from making a considerable impact in the way travel bookings are made, but Trip.com sees the potential and is starting the hard work now.

Justin Dawes | 9 months ago

Why Trip.Com Thought It Needed a Generative AI Chatbot

Online Travel

Booking.com Alums and Other Online Travel Vets Team Up to Disrupt Cruise Bookings

Turning a large proportion of cruise bookings from offline travel agents into online instant bookings would be a big ask. Many of Cruisebound's backers don't need the money, but they will have to prove themselves again nonetheless.

Dennis Schaal | 10 months ago

Booking.com Alums and Other Online Travel Vets Team Up to Disrupt Cruise Bookings

Online Travel

Booking Holdings Set to Ride Upsides of Europe and China Trends in 2023

Booking Holdings shed its entire stake in China's Trip.com Group at a loss of $130 million in 2020. But Booking retains a substantial foothold in China outbound travel that it can ride to advantage in 2023.

Dennis Schaal and Peden Doma Bhutia, Skift | 11 months ago

Booking Holdings Set to Ride Upsides of Europe and China Trends in 2023

News Blog

Trip.com Group Taps $1.5 Billion Loan Tied to Green Targets

Trip.com Group said on Friday it had tapped a $1.5 billion sustainability-linked loan facility, meaning that the financing terms link the debt's interest rates to the Chinese online travel giant's performance against specific environmental targets. The Shanghai-based company will use three-year dual-tranche term loan facility to refinance some of its debt, and the rest for…

Sean O'Neill | 12 months ago