The share price of China's top online travel website, Ctrip.com, tumbled almost 14% today as word leaked that Chinese airlines were slashing commissions to Chinese travel agents.

China's leading travel search engine Kuxun.cn announced it has reached a strategic cooperation with Kaixin001.com, the famous social networking service provider in China, saying the two will work together to expand online travel business opportunities.

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.

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

Two of China's biggest Internet travel service providers are using enhanced systems for their respective users to comment on hotels booked through them, and they are rating the hotels based on these comments.

China's leading travel website Ctrip.com (CTRP) has won an infringement lawsuit against a Beijing-based travel search engine Qunar.com, and according to the decision of Haidian People's Court of Beijing, Qunar.com should stop its infringement activities within ten days, pay relevant notarization fees of CNY1,000 to Ctrip.com and make an apology lasting for 24 hours on [...]

Kooxoo.com, a lifestyle search engine in China, has announced a strategic business shift to position itself as a Chinese-language travel search website.