In the wake of a recent episode in Thailand, where tourism authorities got criticized for the lax implementation of rules, sweeping new policy changes are afoot in China for online tourism. Consumer confidence seems to have been hit hard post the incident in Thailand, so this is a step to bring it back. The major and travel operators in China are expected to reap in the benefits are increasing number of Chinese national travel abroad. Those such as Alibaba’s Fliggy, Tunio Corp and ctrip.com International will be among the biggest beneficiaries. According to business intelligence provided by the UNWTO (United Nations World Tourism Organization), the outbound expenditures by Chinese nationals has risen eleven times over the last decade.

Source:https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-prepares-sweeping-online-tourism-regulation

Uploaded Date:03 December 2018