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INTANGIBLE ASSETS
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
INTANGIBLE ASSETS  
INTANGIBLE ASSETS
10.
INTANGIBLE ASSETS
Intangible assets were as follows (RMB in millions):
 
    
2021
    
2022
 
Intangible assets to be amortized
                 
Business Relationship (Representing the relationship with the travel service providers and other business partners)
     1,872        1,872  
Technology
     610        610  
Others
     799        799  
Intangible assets not subject to amortization
                 
Trade mark
     11,764        11,776  
Others
     159        161  
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
       15,204        15,218  
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Less: accumulated amortization
                 
Intangible assets to be amortized
                 
Business Relationship
     (1,342      (1,485
Technology
     (588      (610
Others
     (314      (381
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
       (2,244      (2,476
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Net book value
                 
Intangible assets to be amortized
                 
Business Relationship
     530        387  
Technology
     22        —    
Others
     485        418  
Intangible assets not subject to amortization
                 
Trade mark
     11,764        11,776  
Others
     159        161  
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
       12,960        12,742  
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Indefinite-lived intangible assets are not subject to legal, regulatory, contractual, competitive, economic or other limitation on their useful lives. The Company evaluates to determine whether events and circumstances continue to support an indefinite useful life in each reporting period.
Finite-lived intangible assets are tested for impairment if impairment indicators arise. The Company amortizes its finite-lived intangible assets over their estimated economic useful lives using the straight-line method:
 
Business Relationship
  
 
5-10 years
 
Technology
  
 
5-10 years
 
Others
  
 
3-15 years
 
Amortization expense for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2021 and 2022 was approximately RMB424 million, RMB295 million and RMB240 million respectively.
 
The annual estimated amortization expense for intangible assets subject to amortization for the five succeeding years is as follows (RMB in millions):
 
    
Amortization
 
2023
     186  
2024
     181  
2025
     155  
2026
     51  
2027
     51  
    
 
 
 
       624