Alitrip is Alibaba’s standalone travel business, launched just over a year ago, with statements at the time that it wanted Alitrip to win in crowded online travel industry dominated by rival Ctrip.
Alibaba Group has launched Alitrip into Hotel IT Solutions Space which aims to use network and Big Data technology to enhance customer service and improve innkeepers’ ability.
Internet mogul Jack Ma and property tycoon Wang Jianlin are wrestling for the top spot on China’s billionaire list this year.
Alibaba Group will launch another “Alitrip” brand under Alibaba Group with a new independent web domain www.alitrip.com.
In October 28, Alibaba Group released its new brand “Go to Travel” officially. The predecessor of this new brand is "Taobao Travel" which was launched in 2010.
Alibaba Group invests 2.81 billion yuan in Shiji Information Technology Company and use its large information of domestic high-star hotel.