SHANGHAI, Feb. 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Ctrip Group
(CTRP), a leading provider of accommodation
reservation, transportation ticketing, package tour and corporate
travel management and other travel-related services has partnered
with South Korea's national rail
operator Korail to provide the sales of Korean rail tickets making
it easy for member to purchase Korean rail tickets in their local
languages. The service will first be available on Trip.com, Ctrip's
Asia Pacific focused one-stop
travel booking service available in 13 languages and further expand
to other platforms within the Ctrip Group. This cooperation marks
the first time Korail has partnered with an online third party to
sell rail tickets.
With Korail joining Trip.com train platform, customers from all
over the world will be able to conveniently purchase passage for
Korea Train eXpress (KTX), high speed rail to visit locations
throughout South Korea. This
partnership will particularly benefit foreign visitors to the
Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang starting February 9th, who can take advantage and purchase
high speed rail tickets to Pyeongchang, Korail also operates a high speed train connecting Seoul
station and Incheon International Airport, enabling travelers to
transfer from airport to city center in less than an hour. Starting
on Trip.com's website, Korail tickets will also be available on the
Trip.com mobile version in the months to come.
"We are thrilled to welcome Korail, South Korea's national rail operator, to our
travel booking platforms," said Amy
Wei, General Manager, Ctrip Group International Railway
Ticketing. "With Korail's comprehensive range of travel options and
Trip.com's convenient booking interface, customers from all over
the world will be able to conveniently plan their trip to various
cities around South Korea."
"We are delighted to be working with Ctrip Group in our first
partnership with a third-party booking website," said Ahn Byeong Ho, Senior Executive Director,
Passenger Business HQ. "With a huge consumer base across
China and growing number of users
overseas in Asia, it is the
perfect platform to bring Korail services to the world."
The partnership with Korail marks a step in Trip.com's ongoing
efforts to bring international rail services to its various
platform. Ctrip Group will continue to pursue partnerships to allow
users to buy rail tickets in a range of markets including
Germany, Italy, Taiwan
and more, further strengthening its position as travelers' one-stop
travel companion.
About Trip.com
Trip.com provides one-stop travel booking services in 13
languages online and mobile app. Trip.com is a part of the Ctrip
Group, a NASDAQ listed company since 2003 (NASDAQ: CTRP) with over
30,000 employees and over 300 million members, making it one of the
leading online travel agencies in the world. With more than 1.2
million hotels in 200 countries and regions, Trip.com has built an
extensive hotel network to give customers a fantastic choice of
accommodation. Trip.com's flight network has over 2 million
individual flight routes connecting more than 5,000 cities around
the globe.
About Ctrip.com International, Ltd.
Ctrip.com International, Ltd. is a leading travel service
provider of accommodation reservation, transportation ticketing,
packaged tours and corporate travel management in China. It is
the largest online consolidator of accommodations and
transportation tickets in China in terms of transaction
volume. Ctrip enables business and leisure travelers to make
informed and cost-effective bookings by aggregating comprehensive
travel related information and offering its services through an
advanced transaction and service platform consisting of its mobile
apps, Internet websites and centralized, toll-free, 24-hour
customer service center. Ctrip also helps customers' book vacation
packages and guided tours. In addition, through its corporate
travel management services, Ctrip helps corporate clients
effectively manage their travel requirements. Since its inception
in 1999, Ctrip has experienced substantial growth and become one of
the best-known travel brands in China.
About Korail
Korail is a public corporation which manages railway
transportation and provides services in Korea and has over 27,000
employees and 12 million members. It has about 100 railway lines,
4,000km of railway distance, 700 stations, and 16,000 railway
vehicles. Korail's passengers in 2017 was over 6 million by KTX,
high speed train and general train.
For further information, please contact:
International PR
Ctrip.com International, ltd.
Tel: (+86) 21 3406 4880 ext 196455
Email: Pr@ctrip.com
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SOURCE Ctrip.com International, Ltd.