Singapore millennials prefer direct flight bookings
MOST millennial travellers in Singapore favour booking flights via airline websites rather than from OTAs and metasearch engines, according to a recent study by...
Very Local Trip founder flips bleisure on its head
With requests for commercial networking opportunities to be included in Very Local Trip's personalised tour itineraries becoming more popular, Maxime Besnier launched My Local...
Driving female empowerment, one motorbike tour at a time
Alison Grün’s Harley-Davidson purrs into action. She scoots around the buzzy streets of downtown Kuala Lumpur, zipping past colonial-style buildings, vibrant wall murals and the iconic Petronas Twin Towers. Riding pillion on her Sportster 883cc is a young female on a half-day tour to discover the capital city’s hidden gems.
Building a learning journey through Japan
Few would think of launching a travel business today, right in the midst of a prolonged pandemic and tourism crisis, but former architect and...
Hong Kong vintage tram gets on creative track
A vintage tram takes a new life as a roving arts and social venue, thanks to a collaboration of local expertise.
New Korean tour company offers cute ‘oppas’ for hire
Rather than dream of meeting an oppa in South Korea, you can now hire one as your personal tour guide.
Popularised by the K-wave, the term...
TakeMeTour takes Thai farms online to ride out tourism downturn
Peer-to-peer online activity marketplace TakeMeTour has established an online retail platform to help Thai farmers and gardeners, once dependent on tourist dollars, to better...
Budding agency shoots for the stars
Stumbling upon a specialisation was just the start of this young Maldivian tour operator. Building its reputation as a production coordinator for commercial shoots came next.
From tourist to food tour boss
Whether it’s offering durians or ‘chopeing’ seats in hawker centres, Wok ‘n’ Stroll’s founder and CEO Karni Tomer, a finalist in Best Customer Service for Tourist Guiding in Singapore Tourism Awards 2018, tells Pamela Chow how she leaves a lasting impression on clients
A young chief charged with leading a young brand
At just 31, Roy Liang may have accelerated up the hospitality ladder to become general manager of Singapore’s Oakwood debut, Oakwood Premier OUE Singapore....
