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Chinese Mafengwo gets $250 million for online travel platform – Crunchbase News
Mafengwo, a Chinese travel website, today announced that it has raised a $250 million Series E led by Tencent Holdings. Subscribe to the Daily Crunchbase General Atlantic, Qiming Venture Partners and others also participated in the round, bringing the total raised by the Beijing-based company to just over $500 million, according to its Crunchbase profile. …

Strong increase in online bookings during IPL; for the ICC World Cup 2019
The 2019 ICC World Cup boosted online ticket and hotel bookings in the UK by 50% this summer. Bookings for the third week of June are the highest when India plays the mother of all cricket battles – against Pakistan on June 16 at Old Trafford, Manchester. Electronic travel companies receive bookings from the corporate …

Chinese online travel platform Ctrip removes products referencing Arunachal Pradesh after objections
China’s largest online travel agency, Ctrip, has removed products offering travel and accommodation services in Arunachal Pradesh from its platform following objections from Chinese netizens. China claims Arunachal Pradesh as part of southern Tibet while India firmly maintains that the state is an integral and inalienable part of the country. Ctrip.com International Limited, a Chinese …