SINGAPORE 12 January 2021: Lessons learned
in 2020 and where the travel industry is heading in 2021 are core themes of
opinion-ed from Trip.com Group CEO Jane Sun released this week.
She heads one of the world’s leading online travel agencies a company often recognised as a bellwether that points to the state of health or otherwise of China’s mega outbound travel market.
Jane Sun.
Here, she presents the approach adopted by Trip.com Group during the past year, the patterns and developments shaping the future of travel consumption, and how OTAs and travel providers can harness the opportunities that have arisen during the crisis.
Domestic travel set to surge over upcoming New Year holiday
After a difficult year, Chinese travelers are straining at the leash in anticipation of the upcoming New Year holiday.
Wang Yi rushed to book a late December flight from Beijing to Sanya, South China s Hainan province.
Wang has planned the trip since September, as it would be right before her fly-at-will package from Hainan Airlines that expires at the end of this year. I ve taken days off in advance to extend my stay in Sanya until after the New Year holiday, the 27-yearold Beijing resident says.
Wang is among many who have planned trips around the three-day holiday starting on Jan 1.
By Yang Feiyue | China Daily | Updated: 2020-12-22 07:25 Share CLOSE A Chinese traveler splashes water that immediately turns into ice in the air in Hulun Buir, North China s Inner Mongolia autonomous region. [Photo provided to China Daily]
After a difficult year, Chinese travelers are straining at the leash in anticipation of the upcoming New Year holiday.
Wang Yi rushed to book a late December flight from Beijing to Sanya, South China s Hainan province.
Wang has planned the trip since September, as it would be right before her fly-at-will package from Hainan Airlines that expires at the end of this year.
Rosewood Hotel Group and Tongpai Hotels partner with Trip.com to expand growth in China 16th December 2020
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Hong Kong (Antara/Business Wire)- Rosewood Hotel Group, one of the world’s leading hotel companies whose three-brand portfolio includes New World® Hotels & Resorts, and Tongpai Hotels of Chow Tai Fook Enterprises, have entered into a strategic partnership with Trip.com to mutually expand both hotel brands’ footholds in mainland China.
Rezen Hotels Group, a subsidiary of Trip.com, will carry out in-depth cooperation with New World Hotels & Resorts and Tongpai Hotels to grow the brands by leveraging both groups’ distribution networks, technology and customer databases for increased marketing strength and enhanced customer experience.
Rezen to Promote New World and Tongpai Hotels in China
(16 Dec 2020) Rosewood Hotel Group and Tongpai Hotels of Chow Tai Fook Enterprises have both entered into a strategic partnership with Trip.com to expand their hotel brands’ footholds in mainland China.
Rezen Hotels Group, a subsidiary of Trip.com, will work with New World Hotels & Resorts and Tongpai Hotels to grow the two brands in China by leveraging both groups’ distribution networks, technology and customer databases for increased marketing strength and enhanced customer experience.
Jane Sun, chief executive officer of Trip.com Group, said, “The collaboration between Trip.com Group, Rosewood