BERLIN, March 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Ctrip Group [CTRP],
China's largest travel service
provider has signed an agreement with Deutsche Bahn (German
Railways) to enable the sales of German
Rail tickets on its various platforms. German rail tickets
will also be available on Trip.com, Ctrip's new one-stop travel
online booking website in the upcoming months. Trip.com members
will be able to purchase German rail tickets in any of the 13
language websites. This cooperation marks a first for Deutsche Bahn
to work with an Asia based online
travel agency to sell rail tickets.
Deutsche Bahn (DB) is one of the leading transportation and
logistics companies worldwide. Each year Deutsche Bahn carries more
than two billion passengers. Under the new partnership, Ctrip will
enable customers to conveniently purchase passage for German rail
tickets including high-speed rail tickets serving regions and
connecting cities around Germany.
The partnership allows for real time booking of print@home and
mobile tickets and allow travelers to purchase German rail tickets
at the low rates.
"We are excited to work with Deutsche Bahn," said Amy
Wei, General Manager, Ctrip Group International Railway
Ticketing. "Through our partnership, we are enabling our 300
million members to conveniently purchase German rail tickets,
supporting travelers to discover all corners of Germany. We are always working towards
expanding and improving our services and this partnership marks an
upgrade in Rail product offerings. We will start the service on our
new TrainPal platform and continue to expand to Trip.com and other
platforms within the Ctrip Group."
"We are elated to be working with Ctrip Group to offer German
rail tickets to travelers around the world. Through the partnership
Deutsche Bahn is able to expand its global customer market,
especially in China and
Asia. Additionally, we anticipate
valuable industry insights that both companies will benefit from,
especially with the use of Ctrip's technology and big data," said Mathias, Hüske, Managing Director
Digital Business DB Vertrieb (DB Sales).
The partnership with Deutsche Bahn is another stride in Ctrip's
continuous efforts to provide upgraded international rail services.
As a leading one-stop travel service provider, Ctrip Group's
endeavors to cater to the needs of its members and provide
memorable travel experiences.
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 Deutsche Bahn AG
Deutsche Bahn is one of the leading transportation and logistics
companies worldwide with a turnover of 40.5
billion Euros in 2016 and 2.055 billion passengers in
Germany alone.
Furthermore, DB runs about 24,200 passenger trains daily on its
approximately 33,300 kilometre-long, modern rail network. The fleet
of ICE high-speed trains consists of 265 trains. With 220 direct
connections to 150 foreign cities, Deutsche Bahn can be considered
not only as a national rail carrier, but also as an international
service provider.
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SOURCE Ctrip.com International, Ltd.