Art Long and Ctrip competing electronic ticket agent market


As the Spring Festival approaching, ticket order set off World War II service.In addition to more low-fare discount, the payment of convenience has become a ticket agent a competitive weapon.Ctrip has landed the Nasdaq, have resorted to all kinds of eLong web tricks to attract customers and market share.

Association last year, Air China domestic air ticket agent to stop issuing paper tickets, and full implementation of electronic tickets, electronic tickets have been gradually accepted by the people.Farewell in the paper ticket era were "electronic", while the related "electronic" support services between the various ticket agent services are quietly engaged in a war.Recently, the agent is the focus of war e-ticket payment.Development of electronic commerce payment is a major problem exists, who can better solve the problem, who will be able to seize this huge market in China.

From journalists about the situation, some large agents have launched a variety of payment.It won the IATA "2006 Best e-ticket distribution services Award" eLong Travel Net Ticket Services introduction, since the launch of electronic ticketing, the main launch of the network are several methods of payment: one fax authorization to pay, that is,Art Long to a scheduled passenger flight to fax a power of attorney, ID card and credit card customers to provide copies of both sides and a signed power of attorney over the word, back to the arts dragon, you can complete the payment authorization; Second Phoneauthorized payment that travelers booking tickets over the phone, just in eLong free telephone credit card number, then eLong Reservation Service staff will provide the passenger information with the bank card number to confirm, after the phone to complete the entirepayment, eLong will be in the process of sound recordings of the entire process by phone.In addition to the payment with the traditional Chinese custom, eLong web-site e-ticket will provide electronic delivery of staff travel orders, customers can be paid in cash or through e-ticketing staff carry mobile POS payment credit card machine on the spot.Similar payment Ctrip is also available.Ctrip and eLong are all Chinese companies listed on NASDAQ.