Tag: Startups
KKday gets capital injection from Line, Alibaba
Taiwanese tours and activities e-commerce platform KKday has announced an undisclosed investment from its series B+ funding co-led by Line Ventures and the Alibaba...
Funding declines for new travel startups
New travel start-ups in Asia-Pacific will face difficulty in getting funded as investors bet on galloping horses that were formed earlier.
And that’s not the...
UNWTO partners VC firm to support travel innovation and entrepreneurship
Vynn Capital, a South-east Asia-based early-stage venture capital firm, and UNWTO have entered into a partnership to facilitate entrepreneurship and innovation in the region's...
Experience discovery app Trell raises US$1.25 million in seed funding
Local experience discovery platform Trell has raised US$1.25 million in seed funding from multiple investors. The Bengaluru-based startup, which generates content via short videos...
Driving efficiency for tour operators
Mike Than Tun Win is bringing user-friendly technology to smaller hotels and tourism intermediaries, one South-east Asian country at a time.
Mekong programme selects 10 tourism startups for accelerator, market access support
The Mekong Innovative Startups in Tourism (MIST) – which features a startup accelerator and a separate market access programme – will support 10 innovative...
UNWTO, Globalia launch worldwide competition for tourism startups
UNWTO and Globalia have joined hands to launch a worldwide competition across 164 countries, in an attempt to find startups with innovative ideas capable...
A portal that helps travellers to visualise their trips
A quest to simplify holiday bookings online led Aaron Sarma to launch Touristly in March 2015 as a travel portal offering tours, attractions, activities...
Largest investment puts Blacklane in fast lane to expansion
Blacklane, which provides on-demand chauffeur service, says it has raised its largest investment to-date through a Series D round, and will channel the funds...
The sweet spots that startups forget
Everyone just wants to be the next Airbnb or Grab. But the real opportunity lies somewhere else. Simon Akeroyd, vice president corporate strategy & business development, Amadeus Asia Pacific, explains why and where.
