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Articles tagged “trip.com”

News Blog

Chinese Shift from Short Holidays to Plan Longer Breaks for Labor Day

Outbound travel from mainland China during the Labor Day holiday period reached a three-year high this year, according to data released by travel technology company Travelport. Also, unlike the rest of the year, the Labor Day period shows a notable increase in the length of travel with holidays lasting longer than 10 days, which could…

Peden Doma Bhutia | 7 months ago

Tourism

Saudi Arabia Taps Trip.com Group for Campaigns to Promote Tourism

A partnership with Trip.com could help Saudi Arabia make inroads into the China market. Saudi hopes to draw 3.9 million Chinese visitors per year by 2030.

Peden Doma Bhutia | 8 months ago

Saudi Arabia Taps Trip.com Group for Campaigns to Promote Tourism

Online Travel

Trip.com, Meituan Report China’s May Day Domestic Travel Back to Pre-Covid Levels

China's domestic travel is on the way back. Outbound travel will take a little longer.

Sophie Yu and Brenda Goh, Reuters | 8 months ago

Trip.com, Meituan Report China’s May Day Domestic Travel Back to Pre-Covid Levels

Travel Technology

Generative AI: An Overview of What’s Happening in Travel Right Now

Skift has been following the unfolding relationship between generative AI and the travel industry, but this is only the beginning.

Justin Dawes | 8 months ago

Generative AI: An Overview of What’s Happening in Travel Right Now

Tourism

The Emergence of a New Chinese Traveler: A Skift Deep Dive

Sure, the world has missed Chinese tourists for far too long, but if you are a destination looking for that one elusive answer to what the new Chinese traveler will look like, we recommend you stop now.

Peden Doma Bhutia | 9 months ago

The Emergence of a New Chinese Traveler: A Skift Deep Dive

Online Travel

Expedia Joins Companies Pushing Back on ChatGPT Hype

It is fun to speculate about what generative AI could mean for travel, but the online travel agencies are collectively telling us to chill with the hype for the time being.

Justin Dawes | 9 months ago

Expedia Joins Companies Pushing Back on ChatGPT Hype

Online Travel

Trip.com Expects Chinese Outbound Travel to Gain Momentum in 2nd Quarter

For a faster recovery of the China outbound market, Trip.com executives say the aviation sector will have to ramp up flight capacity from the current 15-20 percent of pre-Covid level.

Peden Doma Bhutia | 9 months ago

Trip.com Expects Chinese Outbound Travel to Gain Momentum in 2nd Quarter

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 and Airbnb Have a $22 Billion Wad of Cash — How Will They Spend It?

The sure bet is that the major online travel agencies will use some cash to buy back shares in 2023 unless the economy tanks. Less sexy than acquisitions, but good for shareholders. Still, that leaves plenty of money for some possible headline-making deals.

Dennis Schaal | 9 months ago

Booking and Airbnb Have a $22 Billion Wad of Cash — How Will They Spend It?

Travel Technology

Sabre: Takeaways From Its Annual Financial Report

The way customers interact with Sabre is changing, and the company’s future depends on how it responds to those changes. Sabre in 10 years could look a lot different than Sabre today.

Justin Dawes | 9 months ago

Sabre: Takeaways From Its Annual Financial Report