Shenzhen, July 6, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- On June 24, the State Council executive meeting approved the "Guiding Opinions on the Action Plan for Internet Plus" and completed the top-level design for "Internet Plus," clarifying key development areas and related support measures to promote new industrial models and economic growth drivers. Among the nine key areas prioritized for government support are inclusive finance, e-commerce, and convenient transportation—areas that align perfectly with the business of Tempus International (stock code: 300178), a typical "Internet Plus" enterprise.
Since its listing, Tempus International has leveraged capital to adopt a differentiated competition strategy based on the cash-driven nature of the industry and its deep understanding of the sector. At the end of last year, it proposed the grand strategy of "Travel × Internet × Finance," emphasizing the multiplier effect of the internet on the foundation of "Internet Plus." With a full suite of financial licenses, a massive B2B user base, and high-value data information, among other advantages, Tempus International holds a leading position in the industry and has gained recognition from the capital market. Building on these strengths, Tempus International previously planned four major fundraising projects for a new round of private placement:O2O International Omni-Channel Operation Platform, Business Travel Management Cloud Platform, Integrated Tourism Internet Finance Service Platform, and Tourism and Internet Finance Big Data Platform.
Expansion and Deepening of the Grand Tourism Ecosystem
Tempus International’s industrial foundation lies in business travel, where it has over a decade of industry experience and has now grown into a dominant enterprise. After entering the capital market, Tempus International began nationwide expansion, initially covering the entire country from the Greater Bay Area, then solidifying its presence in established cities and refining its layout, and finally expanding from domestic to international markets. The construction ofthe O2O International Omni-Channel Operation Platform projectinvolves establishing operation service centers across China and in major countries covered by the Belt and Road Initiative. It integrates procurement and sales channels in key domestic and international business cities, enabling online-offline interaction. China’s "Go Global" strategy has driven a surge in demand for international business travel. Tempus International is capitalizing on this trend by expanding its business travel coverage while advancing its own internationalization. Additionally, the global business travel market continues to grow, and the greater profit potential arising from information asymmetry will be a key breakthrough point for Tempus International in the future.
The Business Travel Management Cloud Platform projectrepresents Tempus International’s deeper exploration of the business travel market. Facing China’s business travel market, which is set to become the world’s largest, Tempus International is committed to continuously upgrading and optimizing its business travel management systems to address the relatively backward service standards and IT technology in China’s business travel management.
In addition, Tempus International acquired XinXin Travel last year, officially entering the grand tourism ecosystem, which attracted significant attention from the industry. Based on its two major tourism internet trading platforms, BaQianYi and XinXin Travel, Tempus International has accumulated a massive B2B user base, growing from 10,000 before its listing to 200,000 today. B2B users are more valuable, characterized by repeat consumption and high loyalty. Regarding XinXin Travel’s recent developments, a Tempus International representative stated that its integration and growth have exceeded expectations. The "Travel Consultant" platform, launched this year, has surpassed 8,000 consultants, earning the nickname the "Uber of the travel industry," reflecting the concept of the sharing economy.
Riding the Wave of Internet Finance and Big Data
The development of Tempus International’s tourism business, particularly its extensive B2B user and corporate client base, has given wings to its finance and big data businesses. In turn, finance and big data will serve as the solid foundation for the grand tourism ecosystem Tempus International is building. Presented through the internet, they have the potential to reshape the future of the tourism industry.
Having started early, Tempus International has become one of the benchmarks in internet finance within the tourism sector. In the first half of this year, Tempus International completed the full industrial chain layout of insurance brokerage, reinsurance, and mutual insurance businesses. Combined with its earlier incubated third-party payment, microloans, and P2P businesses, it has become the company with the most comprehensive financial licenses in the tourism industry. Through theInternet Finance Integrated Service Platform project, Tempus International will unify customer resource management, account management, payment management, clearing management, working capital management, and credit management. This will facilitate resource sharing of products across the listed company’s subsidiaries, centralize the management of customer transaction records, credit records, and more, effectively assess customers’ credit risks, enhance customer service experience, further unlock customer value, connect multiple business lines, and integrate the tourism industry chain with finance.
Another market riding the wave alongside internet finance is big data, where companies have even stronger profitability than in the internet sector. The key to big data lies in analytical capabilities and data sources, and Tempus International itself is a high-density data source. The massive data accumulated over the years on airline ticket agency and travel agency operations—characterized by high identifiability, high structuring, high continuity, high relevance, and high-density value—reflects traveler behavior with significant potential for mining, providing an excellent foundation for big data business. By realizing theTourism and Internet Big Data Platform, Tempus International will monetize data through precision marketing, financial risk identification, and other directions, offering limitless possibilities.
By strengthening the industry through grand tourism, driving customer traffic via the internet, and boosting transactions through finance, Tempus International’s strategic initiatives will establish an increasingly comprehensive industry ecosystem. As the tourism market reaches a critical juncture of transformation and upgrading, new blue ocean markets will emerge from the evolving financial and commercial demands of travel activities. With its solid industrial foundation and bold drive for innovation, Tempus International is leading industry partners, wielding the "three swords" of "Travel × Internet × Finance" to carve out a broad path for the grand tourism ecosystem.