The 25th Edition of the ENTER conference: The future of tech in tourism is increasingly Asian

Posted by Newsdesk
On 31st January 2018
Alibaba, alipay, Chinese Tourism, enter conference, enter2018, mobile payment, wechat, wechat pay

The following article appeared as the lead story in the January 30, 2018 edition of the COTRI Weekly: Dear readers, Last week saw the 25th ENTER conference, this time organised by IFITT in the far north in the Swedish city of Jönköping. IFITT stands for International Federation for Information Technologies and Travel & Tourism, the leading […]

Alipay Introduced in the Czech Republic and Slovakia

Posted by Christopher Ledsham
On 15th December 2016
Alibaba, alipay, czech republic, Slovakia

As of December 2016, China’s largest mobile payment service Alipay will be available in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. This introduction is being made possible through collaboration with Dutch marketing company V2Future, as well as Czech consulting firm Sims MANAGEMENT, who will be representing the Chinese web giant in the Czech and Slovakian markets and […]

Chinese Tourists to Malaysia Set to Benefit From New Online Platform and Extension of Visa Waiver Scheme

Posted by Christopher Ledsham
On 8th November 2016
Alibaba, alitrip, malaysia, Visa Policy

Building upon the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed between Tourism Malaysia and the Alibaba Group in July 2016, Malaysian Prime Minister Dato’ Sri Mohd Najib Tun Abdul Razak launched the Alitrip Malaysia Tourism Platform (MTP) in Beijing on November 4, 2016. He was joined at the launch event by a number of high-profile dignitaries, including […]

Alipay to be Introduced in Europe by the End of 2016

Posted by Christopher Ledsham
On 2nd September 2016
Alibaba, alipay, europe, shopping

Alibaba’s partnership with the global leader in seamless payments, Ingenico Group, will see China’s biggest mobile payment service Alipay wallet being available to Chinese users travelling in Europe before the end of 2016. As part of the deal, Chinese Alipay customers will be able to use the mobile payment service in European locations already offering […]

Apple Invests USD 1 Billion in China’s Leading Ride-Sharing Platform Didi Chuxing

Posted by Christopher Ledsham
On 13th May 2016
Alibaba, Apple, Didi, Startup, Tencent, uber

[tweetable]Apple Inc revealed on May 12th 2016 that it had invested USD 1 billion in Didi Chuxing[/tweetable], China’s leading ride-hailing service, which is fighting to defend its market position in China from the advances of an increasingly ambitious Uber. Didi Chuxing (formerly Didi Kuaidi) formed in February 2015 following a merger between ride-share companies Didi […]

Jack Ma establishes a “digital bridge” between China and Italy

Posted by Newsdesk
On 3rd May 2016
Alibaba, china, digital bridge, Italy, Jack Ma, luxury, wine

Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi met with Alibaba executive chairman and founder Jack Ma at April 2016 Vinitaly international wine fair to announce a commercial partnership between the Chinese e-commerce giant and the Italian wine industry. Held in Verona, Italy, the 50th edition of the prestigious event was the first to be visited by a […]