英国旅游集团Thomas Cook与其中国大股东复星集团(Fosun)深化了关系，双方组建了一家合资企业，向中国日益壮大的中产阶级销售假日旅行服务。
UK travel group Thomas Cook has deepened its relationship with its major Chinese shareholder Fosun, forming a partnership to sell holidays to China's growing middle class.
复星将持有这家合资企业51%的股份，其余由Thomas Cook持有。该企业将以Thomas Cook的品牌销售旅行服务。
The Chinese business will be 51 per cent owned by Fosun and 49 per cent by Thomas Cook, with tours sold under the British company's brands.
Thomas Cook行政总裁彼得•范克豪泽(Peter Fankhauser)表示：“对于我们与复星的战略合作关系来说，今天是一个重要的里程碑。有了经验如此丰富的合作伙伴，我们对进入全球最大、增长最快的旅游市场的前景感到激动。”
Peter Fankhauser, chief executive officer of Thomas Cook, said:“Today marks a significant milestone in our strategic partnership with Fosun. We are excited at the prospects of entering the largest and fastest-growing tourism market in the world with such an experienced partner.”
复星旅游及商业集团(Fosun's Tourism & Commercial Group)总裁钱建农补充说：“很高兴和全球最知名旅游品牌Thomas Cook合作，为中国日益增多的旅行者开发顶尖的旅游业务。目前，为中国境内外旅行者提供的旅游产品依然缺乏创新和差异化，这为我们新成立的合资企业取得竞争优势创造了绝佳机遇。”
And Qian Jiannong, president of Fosun's Tourism & Commercial Group, added:“We are delighted to work with Thomas Cook, the world's best known name in travel, to develop a leading travel business serving the growing number of Chinese travellers. Today, there is a lack of innovation and differentiation in the travel product offerings for Chinese tourists in China and abroad, presenting an excellent opportunity for our new joint venture to gain a competitive advantage.”
这只是复星作出的最新一笔投资。去年1月，该集团曾斥资10亿欧元收购了葡萄牙保险公司Caixa Seguros。2013年，该集团宣布一项协议，与柯兹纳国际公司(Kerzner International)合作，在华南城市三亚打造新的超高端亚特兰蒂斯度假村(Atlantis resort)。
In January last year Fosun spent 1bn to purchase Portuguese insurer Caixa Seguros and in 2013 it announced a deal to build a new ultra-high end Atlantis resort in the southern Chinese city of Sanya, in co-operation with Kerzner International.