Ctrip marketing at Duty Free Shop - Dubai Airport 

ITB China 2019 was off to a fabulous start as the cream of the global and Chinese travel industry, including Jane Sun, CEO of online travel group Ctrip, James Liang, Co-Founder and Executive Board Chairman, Ctrip, and Leo Liu, President of Greater China, Wyndham Hotel Group, graced the opening ceremony of the premier Chinese travel trade event in Shanghai on Wednesday. Other dignitaries who featured in the ribbon-cutting ceremony of the largest Chinese B2B travel trade show, being held at the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition and Convention Centre, included - H.E. Sen. Gian Marco Centinaio (Italian Minister of Agriculture, Food, Forestry Policies and Tourism), Xiong Jia (General Manager of Eastern China, Air China), Cang Ding Yu (Chairman, Shanghai JinJiang Travel Holding Co., Ltd.), Dongjie Guo (President, HCG Travel Group), Wu Xiaomei (Deputy Secretary General of China Tourism Association, CTA) and Dr. Martin Buck (Senior Vice President, Travel & Logistics of Messe Berlin). This ceremony was followed by the official opening guided tour of the exhibitors' arena. It commenced with the stand of the current partner destination, Italy.

Ctrip announced a share exchange transaction with Naspers Limited, an early investor in Tencent, pursuant to which Naspers will exchange its stake in India's largest OTA MakeMyTrip for newly issued shares in Ctrip. Concurrent with the share exchange, Ctrip will invest certain ordinary shares and class B shares of MakeMyTrip in a third-party investment entity. Post the transaction, Naspers will own approximately 5.6% of Ctrip's outstanding ordinary shares, and Ctrip and the third-party investment entity will own ordinary shares and class B shares of MakeMyTrip, representing approximately 49.0% and 4.0% of MakeMyTrip's total voting power, respectively. "Over the past years we have witnessed the great achievements of MakeMyTrip, and we are confident that MakeMyTrip will extend its success in the future," said James Liang, Co-founder and Executive Chairman of Ctrip. "We are also delighted to welcome Naspers to become our shareholder. Ctrip will continue to work hard to create greater value to our customers, our partners and all shareholders," Jane Sun, CEO of Ctrip commented. Deep Kalra, Chairman and Group CEO of MakeMyTrip, said: "We are grateful for the unstinting support Naspers has provided us over the last couple of years. We have worked with Ctrip in the past years and are excited to take this partnership to the next level. We will leverage this investment to benefit from the tremendous growth potential in travel and tourism between our two countries." "The agreement we have announced today is a significant step in the growth ambitions of both MakeMyTrip and Ctrip and we believe continuing to support them as a shareholder will create additional value for Naspers and our shareholders," said Bob van Dijk, Naspers CEO. The transaction is expected to close as soon as practicable in the second half of 2019 and is subject to customary closing conditions, including the requisite regulatory approvals. Source: https://www.chinatravelnews.com/article/128857

Just before Easter, Unimedia As signed a contract with Kathyda AS as an agent for Digital Marketing, Social Media and Software Development. Kathyda As has offices in Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar where they invest in real estate projects, shopping centers and hotels. With the new agreement, Kathyda AS can use Unimedia's services to develop and attract new customers to its clients across borders. The agreement is implemented with a new model, integrating technology from the West towards emerging markets in the APEC region to develop new and innovative digital infrastructure. The form of collaboration is unique in international digital marketing. Kathyda As has invested activities such as swimming beaches, BBQ, restaurants, fishing trips with local guides, car, boat, canoes and scooter rental, as well as many 4-5 star hotels. Unimedia scored best on all evaluation criteria, ie experience, technology and price, and therefore the choice fell on Unimedia. We look forward to starting and looking forward to a brilliant partnership, "says Kathy Dang, Marketing Director at Kathyda As. Bedre teknologi og mer tilpasset markedsføring. The project starts in the summer of 2019 and ends at the summer of 2020 before the new possible contract is signed. The contract has a cost limit of approximately NOK 2.5 million ex. VAT. and the project's total cost is approximately NOK 5 million incl. The objective of the project is to increase traffic and exploit the potential of the untouched markets in Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar.

Ctrip.com is the largest online travel booking platform in China, with over 250 million active users daily. With a total of 85% market share and over 2,2 million merchants on their platform, Ctrip is the second largest online booking platform in the world. Ctrip.com reached an agreement with Unimedia AS, as their official and exclusive partner in the Nordic region back in October 2017. Since then, they have managed create an interest among the most exclusive fashion brands in Scandinavia. Their mission is to provide Norwegian and Scandinavian companies a high precision marketing platform, which allows merchants to market offers and campaigns to the Chinese tourists, as well as providing them a better and more facilitated travel experience. 5 months later, the companies reached their largest milestone in Norway to date, by signing cooperation agreements with companies such as Duty Free Heinemann Norway, Steen & Strøm, Thune Jewelry & Watches, Gant Retail shop and many more.

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