中国在线旅游服务供应商携程旅行网(Ctrip)已同意斥资近14亿英镑，收购飞机票比价网站Skyscanner。

　　The deal adds to the $191bn worth of Chinese overseas acquisitions that were announced during the first nine months of this year, with a number of those deals taking place in the travel and entertainment industries.

　　今年头九个月宣布的中国海外并购交易规模达1910亿美元，这些交易中有多宗交易都发生在旅游和娱乐产业。携程此次并购为上述交易又增添了一笔。

　　But some deals in tourism are heading in the other direction, with Airbnb in talks to buy China’s second-largest home accommodation service, Xiaozhu.

　　不过，旅游业中部分交易正在走向另一个方向，Airbnb正在开展磋商，准备收购中国第二大民宿服务公司小猪短租(Xiaozhu)。

　　Ctrip, which is listed on the Nasdaq, said in a statement it has signed a definitive agreement with the majority shareholders of Edinburgh-based Skyscanner Holdings, with the purchase consideration consisting mainly of cash.

　　携程目前已在纳斯达克(Nasdaq)上市，该公司在一份声明中表示，已经和总部位于爱丁堡的Skyscanner Holdings多数股股东签署了一份最终协议，买入价格以现金为主。

　　Skyscanner’s board of directors have approved the transaction, subject to the usual approvals, and the deal is expected to be completed by the end of the calendar year. The company’s management team will continue to manage Skyscanner’s operations independently as part of the Ctrip group.

　　Skyscanner董事会已遵照通常的核准程序批准了该交易，交易预计在今年年底完成。交易完成后，该公司管理团队将作为携程集团的一部分继续独立管理Skyscanner的运营。

　　James Jianzhang Liang, co-founder and executive chairman of Ctrip, said:“We are excited to welcome Skyscanner into the Ctrip group. Ctrip and Skyscanner share the same passion and dedication in providing travelers around the world with better services. This acquisition will strengthen long-term growth drivers for both companies. Skyscanner will complement our positioning at a global scale, and we will leverage our experience, technology and booking capabilities to help Skyscanner.”

　　携程联合创始人兼执行董事会主席梁建章表示：“我们热烈欢迎Skyscanner加入携程集团。携程和Skyscanner对于为全球旅行者提供更好的服务怀有同样的热情和奉献精神。这次收购将同时加强两家企业的长期增长驱动力。Skyscanner将为我们在全球尺度下的定位做出补充，我们也会利用我们的经验、技术和订票能力帮助Skyscanner。”

　　Gareth Williams, Skyscanner’s co-founder and chief executive said there was a “huge amount” the company could learn from Ctrip, which is the market leader in China.

　　Skyscanner联合创始人兼首席执行官加雷思.威廉斯(Gareth Williams)表示，携程是中国市场的领袖，该公司可以从携程学到的东西“极多”。

　　“Today’s news takes Skyscanner one step closer to our goal of making travel search as simple as possible for travelers around the world. Ctrip and Skyscanner share a common view – that organizing travel has a long way to go to being solved. To do so requires powerful technology and a traveler-first approach.”

　　“今天的新闻让Skyscanner距离我们的目标更近了一步，这个目标就是：让全球旅行者的旅游搜索尽可能简单。携程和Skyscanner有一个共同的看法：对旅游的组织还要走很长的路才能得到解决。做到这一点需要有强大的技术和把旅行者摆在首位的处理方式。”

　　Ctrip shares ended 2.1 per cent lower on Wednesday, but were up 7 per cent in after-hours trading on the Nasdaq.

　　周三，携程股价收跌2.1%。不过在纳斯达克的盘后交易中，携程股价上涨了7%。