Fast and reliable Chinese maps
By: Sean Heffernan
Hotels.com uses Mapbox.cn, our in-country infrastructure, to maintain a seamless map experience for Chinese users both in China and out. Fast and efficient map performance is essential to the hotel booking process, allowing customers to quickly locate accommodations and explore added context.
Due to Chinese-specific mapping laws, many traditional map providers are either blocked from completing map requests or suffer slow loading speeds, making it a difficult and complex location service environment. Mapbox.cn helps avoid this problem, through our legal, accurate, and performant endpoint based in China. Network requests to our China endpoint reach our local partner’s data centers, enabling 10x faster map loads for users based in China. This allows users in China to experience map loads as fast as users would outside the country.
If you need fast, reliable maps in China check out the specifics of the platform on Mapbox.cn, or reach out to our China sales team with any questions.
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