Ctrip.com International, Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, provides travel service for accommodation reservation, transportation ticketing, packaged tours, and corporate travel management in the Peoples Republic of China. The company operates as an agent for hotel-related transactions; sells air tickets; and other related services, including sale of aviation and train insurance, air-ticket delivery services, online check-in, and other value-added services, such as online seat selection and flight dynamics. It also provides independent leisure travelers bundled packaged-tour products comprising group tours, semi-group tours, and private tours or packaged tours with various transportation arrangements, such as cruise, bus, and self-driving. In addition, the company offers integrated transportation and accommodation services; various value-added services, such as transportation at destinations and tickets, insurance, visa services, and tour guides; supplier management and customer relationship management services; and car rental services. Further, it provides travel data collection and analysis, industry benchmark, cost saving analysis, and travel management solutions; Corporate Travel Management System, an online platform that integrates information maintenance, online booking and authorization, online enquiry, and travel report system. Additionally, the company offers online advertising services; and sells Property Management System, as well as provides related maintenance services. Ctrip.com International, Ltd. was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Shanghai, the Peoples Republic of China.
I use them often in Asia. Their prices are usually cheaper than Agoda in Asia for booking hotels. C-Trip does well in China and Hong Kong.
Growth is staggering and margins keep improving. They basically have a monopoly in China. Profit margin has lots of room to grow.
