Thursday, June 27, 2013

Breaking Travel News | News: technology: Travel agencies versus the internet: China and Russia are catching up with online travel bookings

Breaking Travel News | News: technology
Travel agencies versus the internet: China and Russia are catching up with online travel bookings
Jun 27th 2013, 01:30

In China and Russia more and more people are making use of the internet to book their trips instead of going to travel agencies. According to a special evaluation of IPK International's World Travel Monitor, which was commissioned by ITB Berlin, from 2008 to 2012 the market share of internet bookings in China more than doubled, rising from 19 to 39 per cent. In Russia too, the internet has rapidly become an important medium for booking trips abroad. Over the last five years its market share has nearly quadrupled, rising from nine to 42 per cent.

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