Top Chinese firms eyeing Asiatravel.com

TWO Chinese giants - a leading online travel firm and an e-commerce heavyweight - may be vying for a slice of Singapore-listed Asiatravel.com to tap the booming e-ticketing travel space in China.

The potential bidders have yet to put a firm offer on the table of Asiatravel, an online travel reservation service provider, but a "beauty parade is on hand", according to an industry source.

If the plan pulls through, it will follow hot on the heels of a major deal in the e-commerce space in another Singapore-listed firm which was only…