China TravelSky Holding Company

Updated: October 21, 2016 Source: sasac.gov.cn
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Incorporated in October 2002, China TravelSky Holding Company is a solely-state-owned high-tech enterprise that is specialized in providing information service for air travel and tourism industry. It is a central enterprise administrated by State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council. Its predecessor is Civil Aviation Computer Information (CACI) Center that has a history of over 30 years. In February 2001, TravelSky Technology Limited, which was jointly founded in October 2000 by Civil Aviation Computer Information (CACI) Center and all domestic Chinese airlines, got listed on the main board of Hong Kong Exchanges with stock code 0696.HK. In July 2008, China TravelSky Holding Company, with TravelSky Technology Limited as its core, completed main business and asset restructuring and got listed in Hong Kong, boasting a total asset of 12.9 billion RMB. The company (hereinafter referred to as “TravelSky”) is headquartered in Beijing, and at home and abroad, the Group has more than 5,000 high-quality employees and approximately 60 subsidiaries and shareholding companies that are not controlled by the Group.

As a leading provider of information technology and commercial service in China’s air travel and tourism industry, TravelSky’s has been honored as “the nerve that controls the operation of civil aviation” by industry and media. The information system it operates is listed as one of the major eight key systems supervised by the State Council. TravelSky is the fourth largest provider of GDS (Global Distribution System) in the world, and has the largest BSP data processing center in the world. It has been listed among top 500 Chinese enterprises for their informatization for several times with authorization of China National invention patents. Since 2005, it has been awarded as one of the “key software enterprises within national planning layout” for nine years consecutively. Since 2010, it has been listed as one of “AAA Credit-rating Chinese Enterprises in the Industry of Software Service” and “China’s Top 10 Innovative Software Enterprises” for five years consecutively.

Scale of Company

 

Approximately 60 subsidiaries

Under the market system of China Travel Sky, there are 10 branches, 19 wholly-owned subsidiaries, 13 holding companies, 9 affiliated companies, and the group also has 8 branches or subsidiaries in other types at home and abroad.

 

Over 7,000 agents

It provides technical support and local service for customers including 30 domestic airlines, nearly 200 regional and overseas airlines, and 7,000 ticket agents.

 

Over 400 cities

Its service range has been broadened into over 300 Chinese cities and over 100 foreign cities, and connected with social public service through Internet.

 

Scope of Operation

The computer system and network system that TravelSky’s operates serve as nervous centralis in the industry and is an essential part of the production chain of civil aviation business. As the only enterprises that takes information service as its main business among those under State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council, TravelSky provides air information technology services that consist of a series of products and solutions for global airlines, airports, ticket sales agents, travel enterprises, hotels, and relevant civil aviation institutions and international organizations, and is connected with social public service through internet. It main business includes: Information technology services for aviation, distribution, air freight logistics and public sectors, final settlement and liquidation services, distribution services for tourism products and augmented information and technology services related to the above services. After 30 years of development and improvement, a complete, rich and powerful information service line and a multi-tier service-oriented system for different customers have been established, greatly increasing the efficiency of industry players.

Development Vision

TravelSky aims at becoming a leading provider of information technology and commercial services in civil aviation, travel, and transportation, and is devoted to becoming a world-class company with international competitiveness in addition to stabilizing the leadership in the Chinese market.


Editor: Li Jing