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New Oriental invests millions of dollars in Desti Youth Hostel
China’s leading youth hostel chain, Desti Youth Hostel, has secured a new round of funding, with Chinese education and travel
Local brands know China better — what edge do global hotel chains still have?
China’s hotel market is facing a pronounced imbalance between supply and demand, while growing uncertainty over investment returns is making the era of rapid, extensive expansion a thing of the past. Domestic hotel groups are accelerating their push into more niche market segments.
From “Able to Chat” to “Able to Transact”: How Can AI Truly Become Part of the Travel Industry?
At the 2026 TravelDaily Conference, Fabien Blondet, Senior Vice President of Research and Development at Amadeus, shared Amadeus’ perspective on the development of AI in travel in a keynote titled “Creating Value in Travel with AI: From Trusted Data and Ecosystem Connectivity to Deployment at Scale.”
Why travel distributors still matter in the age of AI agents
AI is changing how travel products are discovered, evaluated and booked. But in the view of Felix Shpilman, CEO of Emerging Travel Group (ETG), this does not mean the intermediary layer in travel distribution will disappear. On the contrary, when consumers, businesses, travel agencies, hotels and distributors all have their own AI agents, an aggregation layer connecting these agents will remain indispensable.
Fliggy reports record hotel bookings during Golden Week
Fliggy reports record hotel bookings during Golden Week
2026 TravelDaily Conference: Beyond traffic and scale, travel’s new growth playbook takes shape
More than 1,900 travel industry professionals gathered in Shanghai on September 22-23 for the 2026 TravelDaily Conference, bringing together leaders from OTAs, hotels, airlines, cruise lines, TMCs, destinations, travel technology companies, cultural tourism businesses and investment institutions. Key decision-makers from travel companies accounted for 85.1% of attendees.
Mastercard expands dining access across Asia Pacific
Mastercard expands dining access across Asia Pacific
Conor Hadlington appointed as Conrad Hong Kong GM
Conor Hadlington appointed as Conrad Hong Kong GM
Qingdao enters Thailand’s top 10 China destinations
Qingdao enters Thailand's top 10 China destinations
China’s Golden Week Sends Travellers Further with Longer Trips
China’s 2026 Golden Week is proving to be more than a seasonal travel surge, with an unusually long holiday encouraging Chinese travellers to stay abroad longer, travel further and combine multiple destinations in a single trip.
Conference programme announced for COITM 2026
The China Outbound Travel & Tourism Market (COITM) conference is slated for 14th to 16th October at the New Hall of the National Agricultural Exhibition Center (NAEC) in Beijing.
Ford Racing returns to World Rally Championship in 2028
Ford Racing returns to World Rally Championship in 2028
Malaysia Airlines and China Southern expand codeshare routes
Malaysia Airlines and China Southern expand codeshare routes
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