中國(guó)版Airbnb途家網(wǎng)融資3億美元

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HONG KONG — Tujia, China’s equivalent of the property-rental site Airbnb, has raised $300million in its latest round of funding, valuing the start-up at more than $1 billion, the companysaid on Monday.

香港——相當(dāng)于中國(guó)版Airbnb的途家網(wǎng)周一宣布，該公司在最近一輪融資中獲得3億美元投資，公司估值超過(guò)10億美元。

The fund-raising was led by the Hong Kong-based All-Stars Investment, which has alsoinvested in the smartphone maker Xiaomi and the taxi-hailing app Didi Kuaidi.

這輪融資由總部在香港的全明星投資基金(All-Stars Investment)領(lǐng)投，該基金的其他投資項(xiàng)目包括智能手機(jī)廠商小米和打車服務(wù)軟件滴滴快的。

Luo Jun, one of Tujia’s founders, said the financing would be used to promote its brand anddevelop its online and offline platforms. Tujia is China’s largest website for vacation propertyrentals, but it is more involved in the maintenance and verification of properties than serviceslike Airbnb.

途家聯(lián)合創(chuàng)始人羅軍表示，這輪融資主要用于推廣品牌和進(jìn)行線上線下平臺(tái)的建設(shè)。途家是中國(guó)最大的度假房屋租賃平臺(tái)，但與Airbnb等其他服務(wù)相比，它會(huì)更多地參與線下房產(chǎn)的維護(hù)與核實(shí)。

“This new round of financing shows that the Chinese market has fully accepted the vacation-rental industry led by Tujia, Mr. Luo said in a news release.

“新一輪融資表明，中國(guó)市場(chǎng)對(duì)于途家所引領(lǐng)的度假房屋租賃行業(yè)，已經(jīng)給予了充分的認(rèn)可，羅軍在資訊稿中談到。

China’s tourism industry has been growing fast. Spending on domestic trips rose to 3 trillionrenminbi, or about $483 billion, in 2023, from 528 billion renminbi in 2005, according togovernment data.

中國(guó)的旅游產(chǎn)業(yè)一直在快速增長(zhǎng)。來(lái)自政府機(jī)構(gòu)的數(shù)據(jù)顯示，國(guó)內(nèi)旅游消費(fèi)額已經(jīng)從2005年的5280億元人民幣，增長(zhǎng)至2023年的3萬(wàn)億元，約合4830億美元。

Richard Ji, a co-founder of All-Stars Investment, said he saw potential in the Tujia modelbecause a weakening property market in China means there are more rooms available torent.

全明星投資聯(lián)合創(chuàng)始人季衛(wèi)東(Richard Ji)表示，他在途家模式中看到了很大潛力，因?yàn)橹袊?guó)房地產(chǎn)市場(chǎng)日漸疲軟，這意味著會(huì)有更多可供租賃的房屋。

“There’s a deep pipeline of room supply, he said. “The local government tends to be thelargest landlord and they want Tujia to help them absorb the vacancies.

“租賃房源會(huì)源源不斷，他說(shuō)。“地方政府往往是最大的房東，他們希望途家這樣的公司幫助他們降低房屋空置率。

Tujia is also starting to offer rentals overseas for Chinese travelers. It has teamed up with theTexas-based holiday listing site HomeAway to translate its property listings into Mandarin,which will give Tujia access to properties outside of China. Some of this round of funding alsocame from The Ascott, which manages luxury serviced apartments around the world.