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# Marriott deal with Alibaba targets Chinese travellers
- URL: https://hospitality.pro/marriott-deal-with-alibaba-targets-chinese-travellers/
- Published: 2015-11-10T09:26:44.000Z
- Updated: 2015-11-10T09:26:44.000Z
- Author: Holedo
- Tags: Hospitality Industry News, Technology, marriott, News, Tourism News, #wordpress, #Import 2026-04-16 12:15

Marriott International Inc. and Alibaba Group?s online travel booking platform, Alitrip, have tied up to let Chinese travellers book hotel rooms online and on their mobile phones through a directly operated online flagship store.  
The agreement comes two months after a partnership deal between Marriott and Ant Financial Services Group, a related party of Alibaba, to roll out Alipay to Marriott hotels and resorts, Marriott said in a statement.  
Overseas spending by Chinese tourists is expected to rise 23 percent this year to US$229 billion and will nearly double to US$422 billion by 2020, according to a report by consultancies China Luxury Advisors and the Fung Business Intelligence Centre.