Fotopedia and eLong Partner on the Launch of “Fotopedia China” App
July 20 2012 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
Fotopedia, the publisher of popular iOS apps such as Fotopedia
Heritage, the Best Travel App of the Year 2011 in Apple’s iTunes
Rewind in China, and eLong, a leading online travel service
provider in China, today unveiled their first collaboration as the
Fotopedia China application becomes available in China.
Fotopedia China is optimized for the Retina display on the new
iPad with thousands of high-resolution, spectacular images of
China. eLong provides consumers the largest number of
directly-bookable hotels in China, is the largest seller of
groupbuy hotels in China, and has received high ratings for its
mobile applications.
“Our apps are very popular in China, especially on the iPad with
29% of our audience, well ahead of the USA at 15% and Japan at
10%,” said Jean-Marie Hullot, CEO of Fotopedia. “We have heard over
and over that our apps create travel envy. We are proud to partner
with eLong and help our audience go one step beyond as they explore
the world.”
Under the new partnership, Fotopedia is promoting the eLong App
for iPad directly within the brand new Fotopedia China app, as well
as Fotopedia’s other popular travel apps such as Fotopedia
Heritage.
“eLong is thrilled to enter into this partnership. We will bring
Fotopedia users access to great deals on eLong’s market leading
selection of hotels and help people realize their travel dreams.
Fotopedia offers well-designed apps that help people discover
beautiful destinations. It’s a perfect combination,” said Jason
Xie, Chief Operating Officer of eLong.
Fotopedia serves 200 million image views per month in its
applications. In addition to showcasing popular locations
throughout the world, the Fotopedia apps also offer itinerary
building and visual stories that present new and exciting
adventures to incorporate into one’s travel plans.
Availability
eLong App for iPad and Fotopedia China are available for free in
the App Store.
About eLong Inc.
eLong, Inc. (NASDAQ: LONG) is a leading online travel service
provider in China. Headquartered in Beijing, eLong empowers
consumers to make informed travel decisions by providing convenient
online, mobile (iPhone, iPad, Android and Windows Phone) and
24-hour call center hotel and air ticket booking services as well
as easy to use tools such as maps, destination guides, photographs,
virtual tours and user reviews. eLong offers consumers the largest
directly-bookable hotel product portfolio in China with a selection
of over 30,000 hotels in China and over 150,000 international
hotels in more than 100 countries worldwide, as well as the ability
to fulfill domestic and international air ticket reservations in
cities across China. eLong operates websites including
http://www.elong.com, http://www.elong.net, and
http://www.xici.net.
About Fotopedia
With more than 12 million downloads to date, Fotopedia is the
publisher of iOS apps, including “Fotopedia Heritage,” one of
Apple’s Hall of Fame best 50 apps of all times. Fotopedia is also
the recipient of the 2011 Best Tablet App of the Year Crunchies
Award. Fotopedia provides new ways to discover, explore and share
the beauty of the world. The company was founded by Jean-Marie
Hullot, who was previously CTO at NeXT and CTO of Apple’s
Applications Division and a team of Apple veterans. Fotopedia has
offices in San Francisco and Paris. For more information, please
visit www.fotopedia.com.
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