Chinese travel agency partners with Splyt marketplace revealing new ride-hailing innovation

Today (September 27), Ctrip, China’s largest and the world’s second largest online travel agency, has partnered with Splyt, a London startup behind the world’s first on-demand mobility marketplace.

Ctrip app users travelling abroad will, for the first time, have access to a global ride-hailing inventory wherever they are in the world.

From today, users of the Ctrip app can instantly book a ride from the leading local mobility provider without having to download any other apps.

Ctrip customers now have global ride-hailing access from the world’s largest mobility companies in over 1,000 cities through Splyt’s Application Programming Interface (API).

Users arriving in countries will be able to simply and easily hail a ride from companies including Careem, Gett and Cabify.

Philipp Mintchin, Splyt’s CEO, said: “We are thrilled to partner with one of the world’s largest online travel agencies, giving their global customer base easy access to the world’s first integrated mobility marketplace.

“The number of outbound trips from Chinese tourists hit 131 million in 2017, making China the largest source of outbound tourists in the world.

“By unlocking a truly international inventory, we are revolutionising travelling abroad for Ctrip customers and cementing our commitment to the Asian market.”

All payments will be taken via Ctrip’s app and users will be able to pay for their rides using their local currency.

Users will also have access to in-app chat supported with auto-translation, allowing communication between passengers and drivers who may not speak the same language.

Splyt, based in Holborn, has established itself as a pre-eminent transport and mobility marketplace, and it already works with the largest mobility companies in the world.

Ctrip, headquartered in Shanghai, China, is China’s largest Online Travel Agency (OTA) with more than 300 million registered users. Ctrip is a travel service provider of accommodation reservation, transportation ticketing, packaged tours and corporate travel management.

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