Danni Santana, Skift
Alibaba does not deserve all of the credit for Marriott's sustained performance in China over the past year, but the partnership with the e-commerce company shows just how mutually beneficial these kinds of agreements can be.
1 month ago
Raini Hamdi, Skift
Quality tourism is a term that has been bandied about by Southeast Asian destinations. It’s high time they stop and give real thought to it.
2 months ago
Dennis Schaal, Skift
Marriott could do a lot worse than tying its fortunes in China to the e-commerce juggernaut Alibaba. Rest assured that this won't be the last big partnership for Marriott in the country. These are, after all, early days.
2 months ago
Danni Santana, Skift
Marriott's strategy for becoming part of a customer's entire travel journey, from booking to checkout, is tied heavily to its Bonvoy loyalty program. The more kinds of products the company offers, the more likely it will get what it wants.
3 months ago
Dennis Schaal, Skift
Attribute-based reservations may go nowhere or they could transform the way people shop for hotel rooms in coming years. Marriott's Stephanie Linnartz believes consumers like the increased control they get when booking rooms with specific features.
3 months ago
Raini Hamdi, Skift
Chinese e-commerce players are racing among themselves to provide technology solutions to hotels. Alibaba fires the latest salvo with a prototype of the future hotel, FlyZoo.
6 months ago
Deanna Ting, Skift
Unlike some of its hotel peers, Marriott isn't giving up on its hopes of being the world's favorite travel company.
6 months ago
Dennis Schaal, Skift
Meituan has an advantage in travel over some of its competitors because it is a platform company, offering an extensive array of retail services, although food delivery is its core business. The Chinese hotel market is clearly in flux with Meituan and, to a lesser extent, Alibaba, nipping at Ctrip's heels.
6 months ago
Bloomberg
Alibaba's business travelers are no longer routinely booking extra-legroom seats, and they are not riding solo in taxis. The impact of U.S.-China trade war tensions is creeping into U.S.-China travel from both countries.
8 months ago
Dan Peltier, Skift
The trick to getting more U.S. businesses to invest in mobile payments will be to convince them that more demand will also soon come from U.S. travelers, who are still largely cash and card-carrying consumers for now.
12 months ago
Daniel Meesak, Jing Travel
Just when you might have thought the Chinese online travel market might be stabilizing because Ctrip bought a couple of major competitors, along comes Tencent's Meituan Travel and Alibaba's Fliggy. The latter appeals to a younger demographic, a fact that many airlines may find especially appealing.
1 year ago
Patrick Whyte, Skift
China is a huge market for retailers and one that plenty of travel companies want to crack. However, not everyone has been successful.
1 year ago
