Overview

Universal Travel Group (OTC:UTRA)

Universal Travel Group, a growing travel services provider in the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”), engages in hotels reservation, air-ticket booking, national and international travel and tourism packaged services, map and daily convenience services throughout the PRC via the internet and through customer representatives. It’s wholly owned subsidiaries include: Shenzhen Yu Zhi Lu Aviation Service Company Ltd. (YZL) - www.cnutg.com;Universal Travel International Travel Agency Co., Ltd. Foshan Overseas International Travel Service Co. Ltd (Foshan Overseas); Xi’an Golden Net Travel Serve Service Co., Ltd. (Golden Net); Shanghai Lanbao Travel Service Co., Ltd. (Lanbao), and Chongqing Universal Travel Group E-commerce Co. Ltd, Huangshan Holiday Travel Service Co., Ltd. ("Huangshan Holiday"), Hebei Tianyuan International Travel Agency Co., Ltd. ("Tianyuan"), and Zhengzhou Yulongkang Travel Agency Co., Ltd. ("Yulongkang"), Shanxi Jinyang Travel Agency Co., Ltd. ("Shanxi Jinyang"), Kunming Business Travel Agency Co., Ltd. ("Kunming Business Travel").

Universal Travel's goal is to become the PRC’s leading travel services provider in all fields of the tourism industry including the aviation, hotel booking and tour packaging segments.

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Important Company Highlights

Investment Highlights

  • Strong underlying consumer demand for domestic and international leisure travel services as Chinese disposable income continue to rise
  • Government support as PRC encourages shift in development model to increase domestic consumption
  • Leading position in Pearl River Delta with UTA’s first base of operations in Shenzhen
  • Geographic expansion in underpenetrated travel markets in Central and Western China-opened 2nd base of operations in Chongqing
  • Compelling opportunities for growth and consolidation in fast growing, yet fragmented China travel service market, especially with UTA’s International Travel License

Market Opportunities

  • Packaged Tours Growth - China’s $113 billion travel & tourism industry has grown at a 12.2% CAGR since 2005. Over the next 10 years, China is expected to have the fastest growing travel & tourism industry in the world with and an expected annualized growth rate of 10.4%
  • Positive Impacts from Events - Sustained positive impact from Beijing Olympic Games, Shanghai World Expo, and Guangzhou Asian Games and Shenzhen Universiade.
  • Taiwan Straits Direct Flights - The recent open-up of direct flights between Taiwan and the mainland will bring the Company opportunities in a long run and the individuals can visit Taiwan from 28th of June
  • Relaxed Regulation and E-ticketing Implementation - As regulations on international travel agencies become more relaxed, inbound tourists are expected to increase. The implementation of e-ticketing in China is systematically reducing the overall cost structure.

Share Statistics

Outstanding: 19,898,235
(As of November 14, 2011)
Float: 12 million

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Company Information

Universal Travel Group
9F, Building A, Rongchao Marina Bay Center, NO.2021, Haixiu Road, Bao'an District, Shenzhen, PRC 518133

CEO: Jiangping Jiang

Issue Type: Common Stock
Sector: Services
Industry: Diversified Services

Investor Relations Contact

Christensen IR
Kimberly Minarovich
Tel: +1 212 618 1978
Kminarovich@ChristensenIR.com