CTIN Corp (台灣旅遊聯盟) said yesterday that it would determine within two weeks the cutoff date for its business partners to receive compensation.
CTIN is also in the process of selling its online reservation system to pay off debts.
The online travel provider was reported to be facing a financial crisis on Thursday.
On the same day, the nation’s Tourism Bureau asked the company to shut down its online transaction platform immediately. Also on Thursday, the Travel Quality Assurance Association determined that the crisis has affected a total of 4,166 customers, and transactions that were involved topped NT$18.51 million (US$577,000).
Company president James Yu (余錫堅) made the statement yesterday when he met with debtors. They included hoteliers and travel agencies who used CTIN’s network for room reservation service.
Eddy Chen (陳再享), a former CTIN consultant, said the company designed a very easy-to-use online reservation system that many hotels, particularly smaller ones, liked to use because it was proven to be a successful marketing tool.
Chen said that the company failed because it had expanded its operations too fast. Aside from the online system, Chen said that Yu may also want to include the technology and the company’s personnel in the package when they sell the company to interested buyers.
In a meeting yesterday, anxious debtors raised the question of whether the company had planned to pay back the money it owed, and if it will would be a full or partial refund.
Some, however, also said that they hoped the system would continue to operate. One even suggested the Tourism Bureau consider buying the system because it greatly helped the nation’s tourism industry.
Yu said yesterday that it would auction off the online system as soon as possible, adding that he would update debtors regularly.
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