Malaysian Gen Zer’s glamping venture takes root in Sabah
Enamoured with the glamping concept, one Gen Z entrepreneur abandoned her studies in Australia to start a glamping venture in her hometown.
Klook nets US$30 million funds to boost expansion, services
Tour, activity and attraction booking platform Klook has raised US$30 million in Series B funding led by Sequoia Capital China, which will enable the...
Making instant connections
Thuan Dao, founder of BedLinker in Vietnam, is on a mission to leave tedious B2B booking processes behind.
Having spent 15 years working in reservation...
Japanese launches cricket farming tours in Cambodia
Japanese social entrepreneur Seiya Ashikari is using tourism as a tool to push Cambodia’s cricket farming industry.
In August 2018, the 24-year-old pressed pause mid-way...
An open invitation
Travellers can now legally crash an Indian wedding, thanks to a startup connecting potential guests with couples-to-be .
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.
Liberating the visually-challenged through travel
In July 2019, Amit Jain, founder of Rising Star Tours and Travels (RSTT), had met a few visually-challenged individuals and learnt that their most...
Venturing into virtual space
Like most tour guides who made the leap into the virtual experience market to tide through the Covid-19 slump, Lee Xian Jie also ventured...
Frasers plans expansion of millennial-targeted Capri brand
To meet rising millennial travel demand, Frasers Hospitality is eyeing an expansion of the Capri by Fraser brand to a total of 16 cities...
Millennial tour operator wants to veer travellers off the beaten path
Unlike traditional tour operators, Beyond Expeditions founder Scott Tay is shunning typical holiday itineraries in favour of less-traversed sites and experiences.
