Female and interested in entering the FinTech space? Head Down Under
Australia was named the best place for females to embark on a FinTech career, according to a recent study on the FinTech industry in Asia by ValueChampion.
Of all 12 countries analysed in the study, Australia performed well in all categories, from the strength of its fintech industry to women's [...]
Focus and fearlessness pay off for RedDoorz as it badgers its way to becoming a unicorn
When you look at the investors who are involved in the latest Series C funding of $70m for “affordable accommodation provider” RedDoorz, you see a clear pattern – every single one brings a different skill set – and for the first time, CEO and founder Amit Saberwal said he “had to say no t [...]
Expedia joins forces with Tourism Malaysia in destination promotion and digital innovation
Malaysia has set the ambitious target of attracting 30 million foreign visitors and RM100 billion (US$24.3 billion) in tourist spending for Visit Malaysia 2020, although some quarters are sceptical that could be achieved due to the short time frame (campaign launched last month) and the departure l [...]
“Dark horse” European destinations see influx of Chinese tourists
Although the total number of trips that Chinese tourists made to Europe increased nominally year-on-year, “dark horse” destinations like Croatia, Latvia in the east, and Denmark in the north saw increases of up to 540%.
A recent Europe Travel Report for the first six months of 2019 by China [...]
Armed with $2.5m, OpenSparkz goes from startup to scale to help consumers in Asia earn and burn in one step
The Australian fintech startup’s mission is to “make
every loyalty programme in the world a good experience for customers and
merchants, and to be the go-to global platform for loyalty and offers”. Here’s
how.
Terry McMullen has spent his entire career in loyalty and marketing, first wit [...]
Tink Labs and Honest Bee offer cautionary lessons to tech startups, even unicorns fall
I used to be a fan of the Handy smartphone service. Mainly I used it for its wifi hotspot, even though it meant carrying two phones around. I fiddled with the content but never found it compelling enough to get me to book anything through it.
In recent times, I have used it less and less as dat [...]
Startup Spotlight: intheHood fuses private accommodation with authentic local experiences
This week, we chat to intheHood (ITH), a finalist in the WiT Japan & North Asia Startup Pitch 2019, about its plans to become one of Japan's top accommodation providers.
Describe
the business, core products and services in one paragraph.
intheHood (ITH) designs and manages hotels and apa [...]
Asia leads in flight bookings to Mecca for this year’s Hajj
Every year millions of Muslims from around the world make the annual pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia, the holiest city for Muslims, to perform Hajj. A report in Arab News said more than 1.8 million Hajj pilgrims have arrived in Saudi Arabia amid final preparations for the most sacred week in th [...]
The Wrap: Accor expands Singapore network in franchise deal with Global Premium Hotels
News Roundup: Of hotels and airlines - Accor increasing its hotel count in Singapore through a franchise deal; an “all new” mobile app from Singapore Airlines; Qantas distribution channel goes live; more fare options in Malaysia’s Malindo Air’s business class
Hotels: Accor expands Singa [...]
Yotel Singapore’s focus on Chinese travellers pays off – “it’s not rocket science”, says GM Brendan Daly
If there is one clear and present factor that is changing the way hotels market and operate, it is the Chinese travel market and their growing numbers and one hotel, Yotel Singapore, is certainly riding on and feeling the effects of that trend.
According to the China Outbound Tourism
Research In [...]
