Chinese online travel service provider Ctrip.com International, Ltd. (NASDAQ: CTRP) has obtained a ride hailing license from Tianjin Municipal Transportation Commission to operate ride hailing business nationwide, the company said in an official statement. Ctrip is the latest new entrant to an increasingly crowded sector dominated by China’s Uber equivalent, Didi Chuxing. Earlier this week, Alibaba’s mapping unit, AutoNavi Holdings Ltd. also known as Gaode Map, launched its own carpooling business. Last year, Chinese location-based service provider Meituan Dianping rolled …

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