More than 25,000 flights to, from and within China will be canceled this week; online travel stocks fell as more countries limit travel to and from China.
Some 271 hotels in Wuhan and 47 hotels in nearby areas have so far provided 6,056 medical workers with over 40,000 room nights of free accommodation.
At a time when the country is mobilizing medical teams nation-wide to fight the virus in Wuhan, China’s travel industry is also taking measures to participate in the fight.
Major Chinese airlines canceled direct flights to Iran or re-route other flights to avoid the airspaces of Iran and Iraq; UnionPay has attracted 28.5 million merchants outside of mainland China.
Qunar's APP has 28.88 million active users, second only to Ctrip, according to an Analysys guide on China's online travel booking market 2019.
Buoyed by technological innovations and transformation in consumer demands, the travel sector has soared despite turbulence in the year.
DragonPass generated revenues of 1.1 billion yuan in 2019, representing a compound annual growth rate of 40% compared to three years ago.
TravelFlan claims to be working with 100-plus travel content and product suppliers including Klook, Marriot and Tuniu.
