Best Online Travel Companies in China
The 317 best Online Travel companies in China in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Trip.Jd.com.
China's Online Travel sector has real weight behind it: 317 companies tracked, $12.8B in disclosed funding, and seven unicorns already minted. Trip.Jd.com leads the pack at $2.8B raised, with Klook at $932M and Mafengwo at $488M rounding out the top tier. Sequoia Capital, Tencent and Ctrip have been the most active backers, which tells you something about where the smart money sees durable value. The global online travel market sits at roughly $354.2B and is forecast to hit $1,835.6B by 2032 at an 11.0% CAGR, and China's operators are well-positioned to capture an outsized slice of that growth.
What's making this quarter feel alive? Median app install growth across travel and tourism categories is running at roughly +18% YoY, which is the kind of mobile momentum that precedes the next funding round, not follows it. And the operational pressure is real: OTAs are actively rebuilding support infrastructure as flight disruption spikes stress customer-service pipelines, while cross-border M&A is accelerating as platforms hunt for international scale. If you're mapping capital flow or competitive positioning in this space, the directory below is where I'd start.
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Ranked: Best Online Travel companies in China
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Employees | Founded | App-install YoY | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trip.Jd.com Online travel agency | $2.8B | 24 mo ago | Unfunded | 450,679 | 1992 | — | — |
| 2 | Tongcheng Network Technology Co 🦄 Online travel agency and local attractions online ticketing site | $1.4B | 116 mo ago | Series D | — | 2004 | — | 1 expansion |
| 3 | Kuaidi Dache Taxi-booking app with tipping ability | $977M | 132 mo ago | Series D | 51 | 2012 | — | — |
| 4 | Klook 🦄 Online retailer of tours, activities, accommodations, and transport options | $932M | 16 mo ago | Series F | 31 | 2014 | +34% | 1 award |
| 5 | Tujia 🦄 Online platform for booking vacation rental accommodation for travelers | $700M | 104 mo ago | Series E | 1,558 | 2011 | — | — |
| 6 | Xiaozhu 🦄 Online platform for booking vacation rentals | $571M | 92 mo ago | Series F | 49 | 2012 | — | — |
| 7 | Mafengwo 🦄 Online trip sharing portal | $488M | 40 mo ago | Acquired | 368 | 2010 | +4% | — |
| 8 | Chunhang Operator of an online platform for booking flights and travel services | $418M | 42 mo ago | Late Stage | 9,256 | 1997 | — | — |
| 9 | Qunar Online travel agency | $388M | 128 mo ago | Acquired | 2,893 | 2005 | +7% | — |
| 10 | Debeijin Service Technology 🦄 SaaS-driven expense & reimbursement management solutions for businesses 64Moat top 26%Market top 30%Funding top 30%Product top 40% All 7 signals ▾Moattop 26% Markettop 30% Fundingtop 30% Producttop 40% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 38% Newsbottom 22% Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 9/10 · Unicorn Market: 800 employees (top 10% of FinTech) · Unicorn (valued $1.0B) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 64/100 | $300M | 52 mo ago | Series C | 800 | 2016 | — | — |
| 11 | Huangbaoche Online platform to book tours/activities offered by peers | $247M | 33 mo ago | Series D | — | 2015 | — | — |
| 12 | Ekuaibao Provider of cloud platform for financial expense and income management | $231M | 57 mo ago | Series D | 700 | 2014 | — | — |
| 13 | Zuche Online car rental platform | $200M | 85 mo ago | Acquired | 3,206 | 2007 | — | — |
| 14 | eHi Car Services Online car rental platform | $195M | 132 mo ago | Public | 7,780 | 2006 | — | — |
| 15 | Lvmama Online platform to discover & book holiday packages | $169M | 104 mo ago | Deadpooled | 2,225 | 2008 | — | — |
| 16 | Huoli Developer of travel apps (Flights Manager, Economy Hotel Manager) | $164M | 122 mo ago | Series C | 800 | 2009 | — | — |
| 17 | Tuniu Provider of an online marketplace for booking tour packages | $143M | 126 mo ago | Public | 896 | 2006 | — | — |
| 18 | Atzuche P2P car rental platform | $130M | 65 mo ago | Series D | 24 | 2014 | — | — |
| 19 | Yaochufa Platform to book local tourist attractions and weekend getaways | $128M | 122 mo ago | Series D | 2,000 | 2011 | — | — |
| 20 | Zhubaijia Online vacation rental service platform | $125M | 114 mo ago | Deadpooled | 176 | 2012 | — | — |
| 21 | China Space Travel Service Travel agency for outbound tourism | $105M | 103 mo ago | Deadpooled | 300 | — | — | — |
| 22 | ToursForFun Online Travel Agency for outbound tourists | $100M | 150 mo ago | Series A | — | 2006 | — | — |
| 23 | Lvyouquan Travel packages distribution network connecting suppliers and distributors | $99M | 126 mo ago | Series B | — | 2013 | — | — |
| 24 | Travelzen Booking engine for travel services | $99M | 122 mo ago | Series C | 622 | 2007 | — | — |
| 25 | Ningbo Xiaolinggou Travel Technology Online station-based car rental platform | $97M | 72 mo ago | Series A | — | 2006 | — | — |
| 26 | Yidao Yongche 🦄 Online P2P ride-hailing aggregator | $90M | 98 mo ago | Acquired | 1,001 | 2010 | — | — |
| 27 | Ponycar Self drive electric vehicle rental service | $83M | 102 mo ago | Series C | 50 | 2016 | — | — |
| 28 | Wkzuche Online B2C car rental platform | $77M | 107 mo ago | Series B | — | 2014 | — | — |
| 29 | QYer Online outbound travel community and ticketing website | $70M | 125 mo ago | Series D | 185 | 2004 | — | — |
| 30 | Huilianyi SaaS for travel and expense management for enterprises and SMEs | $69M | 74 mo ago | Series C | 188 | 2016 | — | — |
| 31 | Breadtrip Travelogue sharing and recommendation platform | $62M | 137 mo ago | Deadpooled | 63 | 2012 | — | — |
| 32 | Qulv Holiday packages for outbound travelers | $60M | 113 mo ago | Deadpooled | — | 2012 | — | — |
| 33 | Baoku Enterprise travel management SaaS and Airline IT development solution | $60M | 114 mo ago | Acquired | 14 | 2007 | — | — |
| 34 | Shenzhen Tianxia Fangcang Technology SaaS based hotel distribution platform | $51M | 95 mo ago | Deadpooled | — | 2010 | — | — |
| 35 | Reap Financial platform for payment, collection, invoice, and card solutions | $46M | 43 mo ago | Acquired | 11 | 2018 | — | 1 launch · 1 partnership |
| 36 | Woqu Travel website for outbound tourists | $45M | 110 mo ago | Series C | 200 | 2014 | — | — |
| 37 | Huizuche Online car rental platform for outbound travellers | $40M | 120 mo ago | Acquired | — | 2014 | — | — |
| 38 | China Civil Aviation Information Network Online platform that provides airport information | $38M | 72 mo ago | Series C | 40 | 2001 | — | — |
| 39 | QuanCheng Cloud-driven expense management solution for business travelers | $38M | 91 mo ago | Deadpooled | 10 | 2013 | — | — |
| 40 | Baojia Online P2P car rental platform | $35M | 138 mo ago | Deadpooled | — | 2014 | — | — |
| 41 | Yhouse Mobile app to book luxury experiences | $34M | 118 mo ago | Series B | 100 | 2013 | — | — |
| 42 | Ant Short-term Rental Online vacation rental accommodations booking platform | $30M | 98 mo ago | Acquired | 34 | 2011 | — | — |
| 43 | Yitu8 Online platform for booking charter cars and planes overseas | $29M | 117 mo ago | Deadpooled | — | 2015 | — | — |
| 44 | Mioji Online travel portal that enable users to auto-generate travel itinerary and book services | $26M | 129 mo ago | Deadpooled | 51 | 2014 | — | — |
| 45 | ZuzuChe Online B2C car rental aggregator | $20M | 49 mo ago | Series D | 1,000 | 2011 | +15% | — |
| 46 | Daqi Software Provider of cultural tourism management solutions | $17M | 81 mo ago | Series A | 420 | 2004 | — | — |
| 47 | Visual Travel Technology Planning management solutions for travel agencies | $14M | 19 mo ago | Series A | — | 2021 | — | — |
| 48 | 6RenYou Travel packages and customized itinerary planning services for outbound travel | $14M | 61 mo ago | Series E | 127 | 2013 | — | — |
| 49 | Ctrip Online platform for travel booking and trip planning | $10M | 83 mo ago | Public | 37,400 | 1999 | — | — |
| 50 | OTM SaaS-driven omnichannel digital marketing solution for the travel industry | $6M | 44 mo ago | Deadpooled | — | 2020 | — | — |
Top 12 Online Travel companies in China
#1
Klook 🦄Series F · Hong Kong, Hong Kong · founded 2014 · 31 employees$932.1Mraised▾
Online retailer of tours, activities, accommodations, and transport options. It provides options for various travel experiences, including cultural activities, water sports, and outdoor adventures. The platform offers tickets for attractions and events. Additionally, it facilitates booking hotels and arranging transportation like airport transfers and car rentals.
- Feb 2025Series F$100M
- Dec 2023Series F$210M
- Dec 2023Conventional Debt—
- Jan 2021Series E$200M
#2
Unfunded · Beijing, Beijing · founded 1992 · 450679 employees$2.8Braised▾
Trip.Jd.com offers booking services for flight tickets, car hiring, package tours, hotel rooms and train tickets. Offers both domestic as well as outbound tourism packages. The company has also acquired a startup company in 2014 to boost its travel offerings.
#3
Series A · Beijing, Beijing · founded 2021$14Mraised▾
Planning management solutions for travel agencies. The platform offers features that includes travel planning, content generation, trading process optimization, and more.
- Oct 2024Series A$14M
- 2021Angel—
#4
Series D · Chaoyang, Beijing · founded 2015$246.7Mraised▾
Huangbaoche is an online platform for travelers to discover & book tours/activities. Travelers are allowed to book the tour through the platform by making an online payment. The platform also provides travel guides.
- Sep 2023Series D$27.4M
- Jun 2019Series C$50M
- Mar 2018Series C$50M
- Oct 2017Series B$63M
#5
Mafengwo 🦄Acquired · Beijing, Beijing · founded 2010 · 368 employees$488Mraised▾
Online trip sharing portal. It is a review-based, user-generated that offers downloadable travel guides & convenient access to travel products, the app has also built a social community where travel enthusiasts can easily connect with like-minded enthusiasts. It has an Instagram-like section called Wengweng where users are encouraged to share their travel pictures with geotags.
- Feb 2023Series E—
- May 2019Series D$250M
- Dec 2017Series D$133M
- Mar 2015Series C$85M
#6
Late Stage · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 1997 · 9256 employees$418.2Mraised▾
Operator of an online platform for booking flights and travel services. The platform facilitates ticket purchases and reservations for travel-related services. It offers options for flight bookings, including domestic and international destinations. The platform also provides ancillary services such as seat selection, baggage allowance, and meal options.
- Nov 2022Post IPO$418.2M
#7
Series C · Beijing, Beijing · founded 2016 · 800 employees$300Mraised▾
SaaS-driven expense & reimbursement management solutions for businesses. It provides corporate wallets for enterprise expense management & reimbursement management. It offers three types of accounts such as a business account to pay for travel, car, and meal; a personal account to grant subsidies, benefits, and invoicing; and a corporate account for centralized procurement, payment, and management of transparency. It also features an app-based platform that is available for both Android & iOS devices.
- Feb 2022Series C$140M
- Mar 2021Series C$92.5M
- Mar 2020Series B$36M
- Jul 2019Series B$12.4M
#8
Series D · Beijing, Beijing · founded 2014 · 700 employees$230.5Mraised▾
Provider of cloud platform for financial expense and income management. The platform offers expense control, travel management, payment, and receipt management. It also provides electronic archiving and business intelligence services. The platform delivers solutions for business and financial integration, internal controls, and employee benefits.
- Aug 2021Series D$154M
- Oct 2019Series C$20M
- Sep 2019Series C$30M
- Jan 2019Series B$15M
#9
Series D · Beijing, Beijing · founded 2004$1.4Braised▾
Ly.com (formerly 17u.cn) is an online travel agency and a local attractions online ticketing website. It provides hotel/ flights/ cruise booking/ sightseeing tickets, services for travelers and group buying deals. Ly.com allows users to search for places of interest at local and city levels. Every place of interest comes with user reviews. Users can purchase the tickets on the website. In 2015, Chinese property and entertainment conglomerate Dalian Wanda Group (which is building amusement parks across China) led a $967M investment in the company making Wanda the biggest shareholder in the company. Post the investment, In Oct 2016, Wanda group announced that, Wanda's tourism assets would be reorganised and sold to Ly.com through a cash and stock deal. The combination would pave the way for the creation of a travel agent with projected total revenue of more than 36 billion yuan this year (2016) .pushing the valuation to $3B.
- Oct 2016PE$149.8M
- Jul 2015Series D$979.1M
- Apr 2014Series C$200M
- Feb 2014Series C$82M
#10
Series D · Hangzhou, Zhejiang · founded 2012 · 51 employees$977Mraised▾
Taxi-booking app with tipping ability. The platform allows customers to bid a price they are willing to pay the drivers.
- May 2015Series D$142M
- Jan 2015Series D$600M
- Oct 2014Series C$100M
- Apr 2014Series B$25M
#11
Xiaozhu 🦄Series F · Beijing, Beijing · founded 2012 · 49 employees$571.5Mraised▾
Online platform for booking vacation rentals. Users can book accommodations through the platform by providing location, preferred dates, payment details, and more.
- Oct 2018Series F$300M
- Aug 2018Series E$1.5M
- Nov 2017Series E$120M
- Nov 2016Series D$65M
#12
Tujia 🦄Series E · Hong Kong, Hong Kong · founded 2011 · 1558 employees$700Mraised▾
Online platform for booking vacation rental accommodation for travelers. The platform allows users to browse and book luxury holiday rental accommodations by providing location, preferred dates, number of people, and more. and connects visitors to property owners. It is a marketplace that manages the properties listed on the website and collaborates with real estate developers to rent out unsold inventory.
- Oct 2017Series E$300M
- Aug 2015Series D$300M
- Jun 2014Series C$100M
- Feb 2013Series B—
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