Chinese travel service provider Ctrip.com International Ltd. said June 11 that Gillian Tans was appointed to serve as an observer to its board on behalf of U.S.-based Booking Holdings Inc.
Tans is CEO of Booking Holdings' online travel reservation service Booking.com. The Ctrip board observer role was previously held by Booking.com's Asia-Pacific director.
Ctrip said the move further strengthens its relationship with Booking Holdings, formerly known as Priceline Group. That includes Ctrip and Booking.com sharing access to their combined hotel inventory listings to users of both services.
Ctrip also entered a partnership with Booking Holdings' online restaurant reservation business OpenTable Inc. earlier this year.
