SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 10, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Ctrip (Nasdaq:
CTRP), China's largest online
travel agent and the second largest in the world, today announced
that Ctrip Gourmet List, an industry leader in POI information and
a leading domestic China sharing
and discovery platform for restaurants, has formed a partnership
with OpenTable, the world's leading provider of online restaurant
reservations and part of The Priceline Group (NASDAQ:
PCLN).
The partnership with OpenTable will allow Ctrip mobile app users
to book tens of thousands of restaurants across North America. A premier OpenTable partner,
Ctrip is also the first OpenTable partner in the Mainland Chinese
market.
Ctrip Gourmet List was introduced in 2016 to provide travelers
with easy-to-access food and restaurant recommendations and
convenient on-line table booking in major cities around the world.
Currently, Gourmet List covers approximately 15,000 restaurants in
120 popular destinations both in China and around the world. Ctrip Gourmet List
has seen triple-digit growth since its launch and continues to
rapidly expand the number of restaurants and destinations on its
platform.
OpenTable seats more than 24 million diners per month via online
reservations across more than 43,000 restaurants around the globe.
Available in six languages, OpenTable has bookable restaurants in
more than 20 countries, including Australia, Canada, Germany, Ireland, Japan, Mexico, the
Netherlands, United Kingdom
and the United States. In the
third quarter of 2017, 57% of OpenTable's global seated diners
originated on a mobile device.
North America is an
increasingly popular destination for Chinese travelers. According
to Ctrip's data, Chinese visitors to North America in 2017 spent on average
16,000 RMB per person. Both the US
and Canada were included on
Ctrip's 2017 Top 20 Popular Country list, with three US cities in
the top ten for long-haul trips, and Canada seeing over 60% growth year-on-year.
Mr. Kimi Liu, CEO of Ctrip
Gourmet List, said, "Ctrip's partnership with OpenTable is more
about just food – the table brings together local culture,
communities, lifestyle and travel. This partnership will improve
the quality of Ctrip's travel services and help to provide the
growing number of Chinese outbound tourists with a richer and more
efficient one-stop travel experience."
"We're very excited that Ctrip users travelling to North America now have an easy way to discover
and book the perfect table whether they're looking for a last
minute reservation near their hotel or seeking a world class fine
dining experience," said Scott
Jampol, SVP of Marketing, OpenTable.
About Ctrip.com International, Ltd.
Ctrip.com
International, Ltd. is a leading travel service provider of
accommodation reservation, transportation ticketing, packaged tours
and corporate travel management in China. It is the largest online consolidator
of accommodations and transportation tickets in China in terms of transaction volume. Ctrip
enables business and leisure travelers to make informed and
cost-effective bookings by aggregating comprehensive travel related
information and offering its services through an advanced
transaction and service platform consisting of its mobile apps,
Internet websites and centralized, toll-free, 24-hour customer
service center. Ctrip also helps customers book vacation packages
and guided tours. In addition, through its corporate travel
management services, Ctrip helps corporate clients effectively
manage their travel requirements. Since its inception in 1999,
Ctrip has experienced substantial growth and become one of the
best-known travel brands in China.
About OpenTable
OpenTable, part of The Priceline
Group (NASDAQ: PCLN), is the world's leading provider of online
restaurant reservations, seating more than 24 million diners per
month via online reservations across more than 43,000 restaurants.
The OpenTable network connects restaurants and diners, helping
diners discover and book the perfect table and helping restaurants
deliver personalized hospitality to keep guests coming back. The
OpenTable service enables diners to see which restaurants have
available tables, select a restaurant based on verified diner
reviews, menus, and other helpful information, and easily book a
reservation. In addition to the company's website and mobile apps,
OpenTable powers online reservations for nearly 600 partners,
including many of the Internet's most popular global and local
brands. For restaurants, the OpenTable hospitality solutions enable
them to manage their reservation book, streamline their operations,
and enhance their service levels. Since its inception in 1998,
OpenTable has seated over 1.4 billion diners around the world via
online reservations. OpenTable is headquartered in San Francisco and has bookable restaurants in
more than 20 countries, including Australia, Canada, Germany, Ireland, Japan, Mexico, the
Netherlands, United Kingdom
and the United States.
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