Since WeChat added a payment platform to its app back in 2013, Chinese shoppers have been keen to adopt mobile payment methods – and they’re doing so at a much faster pace than the rest of the world. In fact, 81% of consumers nationwide use their mobile to shop.

Brick-and-mortar travel agents were among the first casualties of the internet age. But considering the stress involved in finding the right seat for the best price, the old ways of arranging a trip now seem simple. With its new app, Virgin America aims to make booking flights as easy as it once was.

As travellers, we’re now more savvy and time-precious than ever before. We love short city breaks more than two weeks in the sun and prefer living like a local to holing up in hotels. Our holiday habits have changed dramatically, but how has our approach to booking a vacation shifted?

Putting old clichés to rest, Chinese tourists now are embracing independent travel – with 62% saying they’d sooner leave tour groups behind. But how is Qunar, China’s most popular travel site, helping these more adventurous travellers work out where they’d like to visit?