Flush with new funds, Questo brings its gaming tours to Asia and beyond
City games being developed in Thailand, Japan, and UAE
ROMANIA-BASED startup Questo, that brought gamification to the tours and activities space two years ago, has secured a new round of funding totalling US$1.5 million and is ready to double the size of its footprint and to expand its list of p [...]
Seed Group and TravelFlan team up to boost tourism in the Middle East
SEED Group, a company of the Private Office of Sheikh Saeed bin Ahmed Al Maktoum (company belonging to the Royal Family of Dubai), has joined forces with TravelFlan to grow the lifestyle and tourism sector in the Middle East.
For Hong Kong-based TravelFlan, a travel and lifestyle [...]
Hilton banking on “resilient business model, spirit of innovation” and “a clear purpose” to overcome pandemic
HILTON
is confident that its “resilient business model, spirit of innovation” and “a
clear purpose” will tide it through this challenging period.
“Ultimately, we believe that will be this swift, responsive and adaptive innovation that will help us progress towards the travel and touri [...]
Agoda sees growing demand for last minute deals, launches new tool
AGODA has launched GoLocal Tonight, a tool aimed at helping accommodation partners capitalise on the growing trend towards last minute domestic bookings in this post-COVID era.
With the uncertainty of new outbreaks, changes in health protocols and last-minute travel restrictions, Agoda’s d [...]
Winning this year not about highest revenue growth but investing in right pillar, says Klook’s Gnock Fah
FRESH from raising another $200 million, Klook’s COO and co-founder Eric Gnock Fah spoke to Yeoh Siew Hoon about how this new round was not about staying afloat but growing, its strategy to build an eco-system of services, backed by a merchant model, and how this year will not be about highe [...]
Undaunted, LokaLocal forges ahead with virtual tours for activities in Malaysia
EVEN before Malaysia entered its first MCO (Movement Control Order) in March last year, LokaLocal, the travel tech platform founded in 2016 to connect travellers to local experiences hosted by Malaysians, had started seeing a drop in bookings.
It quickly moved to a content
and media play, settin [...]
Klook proves mettle, raises $200m to digitise industry on back of Covid
KLOOK today announced that it has raised US$200 million in additional funding. The Series E round was led by Aspex Management, an investment fund focused on Asia Pacific, in addition to other new investors. Sequoia Capital China, Softbank Vision Fund 1, Matrix Partners China, and Boyu Capital, who [...]
Why events and travel are in the same boat: Testing protocols need to be fixed and facilitated while both wait for vaccine to work its “game changing” effects
SINGAPORE showed its determination to bring back life to its business events sector this week when it played “Global Broadcast Centre” and hosted “Main Stage”, the physical component of PCMA Convening Leaders 2021, at Marina Bay Sands.
For those
not in the events industry, PCMA stands f [...]
Don’t lose the travel spirit, learn from fungi – see you on the road in 2021
THE other day, I watched in horror as my sweet golden retriever pounced on a young monitor lizard, grabbed it by the neck and whipped it about three times. By the time I pulled Bowie off the creature, it was dead with a deep gash at the neck.
In many
ways, it reminded me of what this year has be [...]
Domestic travel will dominate Lunar New Year 2021, prepare early to capture demand: Sojern
LUNAR New Year, traditionally a busy travel period for some Asian markets, will likely look different next year, with the pandemic looking nowhere close to being overcome. Domestic travel will be the saving grace for the industry, as Sojern’s insights show.
Sojern’s
latest insights capture [...]
