Third party website Restart train ticket purchase: Ctrip bundle 20 Yuan Insurance

Yesterday, the State Council reform program announced that no longer retain the Ministry of Railways News just out of the word, Ctrip announced that it will provide high-speed railway that is the online booking business train tickets. Some experts said that the ticket market will be from high-speed rail, high-speed rail fares or the current light season floating. Last year, the purchase was stopped why the choice of the State Council reform programme announced the next day announced to restart purchasing? Reporters to Ctrip related to ask whether the Ministry of Railways to withdraw the relevant, as of the press before the reply. In fact, about the train ticket purchasing business Ctrip had plans. July 2011, Ctrip bought a long time ticket network (now "iron Friend Net") is a fancy iron friends train ticket online distribution qualification. However, last April Ctrip's purchasing business was halted. Ctrip announced that "because of system adjustment reasons." At the same time, Jingdong Mall also suspended train ticket purchasing business. Last April, the Ministry of Railways issued an announcement that the 12306 website is the only professional website to sell Chinese railway train tickets directly, and the railway department does not authorize or entrust any other website to carry out train ticket sale or purchase business. The Ministry of Railways stressed that passengers ordered train tickets on other sites, their identity information and financial security, the Railway department is not responsible. Industry analysis, Ctrip stop shopping is affected by the Ministry of Railways related regulations. It is reported that the purchase by the Iron Friends network to Ctrip to provide high-speed rail and train related data inquiries and purchasing services. After the user in the form of Ctrip, order, out of the ticket, distribution entirely by the network of friends to complete. Purchasing at the same time to buy insurance yesterday, the reporter learned from Ctrip, Ctrip introduced train tickets and insurance combined with the new travel products "Tibau", for consumers to provide high-speed rail and EMU train tickets online booking business. It is understood that "Tibau" in Ctrip booking high-speed rail or moving tickets at the same time, another need to buy a 20-yuan traffic accident insurance. The process of booking, from the ticket to the insurance will be the entire electronic. After booking, you can take tickets directly to any railway station or consignment point. At present, Ctrip can support 2-19 days in advance 24 hours booking. Hot train ticket market-oriented high-speed rail the current Minister of Railways, Sheng, said the train tickets will be marketable in the future. Wei Changren, general manager of Tourism Financial Media, said that in terms of technology and market channels, the current online distribution of train tickets has no threshold, and will become a future trend. Train tickets are more likely to be electronic than air tickets, just as they are now available to book tickets online at 12306, but the user experience is difficult to achieve. And the railway, which developed after the high-speed rail, is more mature in operation and more qualified to be a pioneer of marketization. However, the route related to people's livelihood may not have a high degree of marketization in recent years. The Ctrip is in the attempt to break the ice, these have the strength of the site, in fact, can share the pressure of ticket sales for the Ministry of Railways. (Zhao Jiani) analysis of fares or the current light season floating train ticket marketization news, there is speculation that fares will rise. In this respect, China Tourism Research Institute policy deputy director Song Zichi said, after the market, the price will appear more flexible structure. such as the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed line, may be subject to air ticket discounts on the impact of price fluctuations in the light season. andLike a wide-depth line, it will also be affected by self-driving and road vehicle traffic, with flexible fares.