Chinese online travel website company eLong Inc. reported its unaudited financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2009.

China Southern Airlines Company Ltd. and China Telecommunications Corporation have inked a strategic cooperation framework agreement in Guangzhou to launch a long-term cooperation in basic communications, aviation services, product sourcing and resource utilization.

Strategic Decision Initiative Inc. and Itokuro Inc. announced Japan-zaixian.cn, their joint-operated portal providing Chinese travelers with information about Japan, will cooperate with China's largest online travel service provider Ctrip.com.

China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited has entered a strategic partnership with Alibaba Group for online ticket sales.

Chinese online travel firm eLong Inc. has reported its unaudited financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2009.

According to an executive from Beijing Wuxian Xunqi Information Technology Company, the exclusive operator of China Mobile's 12580 comprehensive service platform, the company plans to launch its initial public offering in the next one or two years.

Chinese budget hotel chain 7 Days Inn — not to be confused with a similarly named American chain whose old moniker was Days Inn — has announced the trial operation of a social networking site "Happy 7 Days" at its official website.

Every journey begins with a small step, but Chinese Internet travel company eLong Inc.'s just-reported unaudited financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2009, show that with a year-on-year gross revenue and profit increase of only 1%, the company's long flight to great growth is being done with baby steps.

China's leading third-party electronic payment service provider Alipay.com announced that it has reached strategic cooperation with Spring Airlines, China's first low-cost airline. Travelers are now able to buy tickets for Spring Airlines' flights through AliPay.

Chinese Internet travel company Ctrip.com International Ltd. has announced its unaudited financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2009, and has reported total revenues of CNY508 million, representing a 26% increase from the same period in 2008 and an 18% increase from the previous quarter.

China United Airlines has inked a strategic cooperation pact with and AliPay, the online payment provider subsidiary of Chinese e-commerce behemoth Alibaba.

Hotels.com, one of the world's top professional hotel chain websites, announced the official launch of its Chinese website, in cooperation with eLong.com.

Chinese Internet travel companies are consolidating as today Et-china, a Guangzhou-based online travel company, announced that it has acquired the Beijing-based Yoee.com, a leading online seller of air tickets in China, for an undisclosed amount.

Soluxe Hotel Group under China Huayou Group Corporation has launched a new online business travel service platform at 40061-40061.com for the reservation of air tickets, hotels and traveling for China National Petroleum Corporation's clients and other travelers.

Tencent's online payment tool Tenpay has announced a cooperation with Chinese Internet travel company Ctrip.com.