Bookings for customized, domestic tours soar over 80% YoY

HANGZHOU, China, May 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Fliggy, a leading online travel services platform and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Alibaba Group (NYSE: BABA and HKEX: 9988), has released insights into the 2025 Labor Day holiday travel trends, revealing a solid year-on-year (YoY) rise in per capita travel expenditure.

This year, more travelers extended the standard five-day Labor Day holiday to eleven days by strategically utilizing additional leave days. Fliggy's data indicates a notable shift in return travel patterns, with peak return dates occurring later than those of the previous year, suggesting a marked increase in average trip duration.

Powered by a multi-agent system to offer precise, real-time trip planning

HANGZHOU, China, April 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Fliggy, a leading online travel services platform and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Alibaba Group (NYSE: BABA and HKEX: 9988), today unveiled "AskMe", an AI travel assistant powered by multiple intelligent agents. Designed to emulate the problem-solving and task-execution capabilities of professional travel consultants, AskMe leverages Fliggy's proprietary data, including flights, hotels, attractions, and curated experiences, to generate actionable and personalized travel itineraries.

March Expo, Alibaba.com's flagship sourcing event, saw US SME buyers leverage AI and digital sourcing to build new supplier partnerships and unlock growth opportunities 

NEW YORK, March 31, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Alibaba.com, a leading platform for global business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce, has recorded a 27% year-on-year increase* in the number of orders placed by US SME buyers during this year's March Expo.

March Expo, Alibaba.com's flagship sourcing event, saw UK SME buyers leverage AI and digital sourcing to build new supplier partnerships and unlock growth opportunities

LONDON, March 31, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Alibaba.com, a leading platform for global business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce, has recorded a 39% year-on-year increase* in the number of orders placed by UK SME buyers during this year's March Expo, reflecting a growing shift towards digital sourcing among SMEs in the UK with a recent study by Alibaba.com‡ highlighting that cost efficiency, supplier reliability, and access to innovative products are key drivers behind this trend.

MÜNCHEN, 27. März 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Die neuesten Verkaufsanalysen im Rahmen des Jubiläums- und Sonntags-Shoppings bestätigen das steigende Interesse deutscher Verbraucher*innen an hochwertigen und technologischen Produkten – sowohl für sich selbst als auch für ihre Haustiere. Ab dem 30. März startet AliExpress die neue Kampagne „Sunday Deals", bei der Käufer*innen in Deutschland jeden Sonntag zusätzlich 10 % Rabatt auf eine breite Auswahl an Produkten erhalten. Darüber hinaus bietet die Aktion wöchentliche Chancen zur Teilnahme an „Shake and Win"**.

LOS ANGELES, March 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- AliExpress, an international online retail marketplace, today announced an expansion to its AliExpressLocal program, introducing the new AliExpressLocal Marketplace model as well as advanced integration tools. Designed to enhance flexibility and operational ease for local sellers, the new offerings underscore AliExpress' continued commitment to empowering merchants as the platform celebrates its 15th anniversary.

LONDON, March 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- AliExpress, an international online retail marketplace under Alibaba International Digital Commerce Group, celebrates its 15th anniversary this month with a renewed commitment to affordability, innovation, customer satisfaction and an enhanced shopping experience for consumers.

Neue KI-Funktionen stärken KMU im globalen Handel, während Reasoning-Modelle den Markteintritt und die globale Beschaffung vereinfachen

HANGZHOU, China, 11. März 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Accio, die durch künstliche Intelligenz (KI) unterstützte Business-to-Business (B2B)-Suchmaschine für Sourcing der Alibaba International Digital Commerce Group („Alibaba International"), hat innerhalb von fünf Monaten nach dem Start über eine Million Nutzer aus kleinen und mittleren Unternehmen (KMU) erreicht. Nun stehen zwei neue Funktionen – Business Research und Deep Search – zur Verfügung, die den KMU KI-gestützte Lösungen für den Markteintritt und die globale Beschaffung bieten.

Leveraging Reasoning models to Simplify Market Entry and Global Sourcing for SMEs

HANGZHOU, China, March 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Alibaba International Digital Commerce Group ("Alibaba International") announced today that its artificial intelligence (AI)-driven business-to-business (B2B) search engine, Accio, has surpassed 1 million users within five months of launch. To further empower small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), two new features—Business Research and Deep Search—are now available, offering AI-driven solutions for market entry and global sourcing.