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Ctrip Pulls Hotels From Qunar as China Travel Competition Intensifies

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Dennis Schaal

Photo Credit: Qunar's iPhone app no long shows any hotel inventory from competitor Ctrip. Qunar

Skift Take

With Alibaba's IPO and all the resources it has and the shifting alliances in the China online travel market, the punches and counter-punches among competitors such as Ctrip and Qunar are taking place in the very early rounds.

Qunar, the Chinese search and booking site, is downplaying the impact of rival Ctrip's decision to remove its hotel inventory from Qunar's listings. Ctrip's hotel offerings went missing from Qunar's search results a few weeks ago, according to a WIT story that cites Ctrip's contention that Qunar is preferencing its own hotel booking options over those of certain online travel agency participants. Jen

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