From betel to kale, Oway founder Nay Aung on quest to build Next Gen “pagoda” in Myanmar
There we were in Parami Pizza, a popular pizza joint in Yangon. Nay Aung, CEO and founder of Oway, Myanmar’s first OTA, had ordered kale juice and I, a coffee. The impression wasn’t lost on me – kale in a country still known for its betel-chewing among the older generation – shows you how m [...]
Tern takeaways: Here’s what you need to know about building a successful career in travel
The fourth edition of Tern Travel Careers – an event designed to build awareness of the range of career opportunities available in travel and connect industry figures with future talent – featured a cast of speakers spanning hospitality, online travel agencies, corporate travel, tours and acti [...]
From Morse Code to 4G, from Yangon to Loikaw, welcome to a new yet old Myanmar
About 20 years ago, I crossed the Burmese border through the Chinese frontier town of Muse. At one of the checkpoints along the route, I heard the tap-tap-tap of a Morse code machine.
This
time, flying into a new and expanded Yangon International Airport that looks
like it could be anywhere, th [...]
The Wrap: AirAsia Foundation’s Destination: GOOD finds permanent home in REXKL to support social enterprises
News Roundup: AirAsia’s social enterprise Destination: GOOD opens new hub in Kuala Lumpur; Kudos Travel Technology partners Amadeus to deliver innovations to the business travel space; Japan’s Narita set to welcome influx of visitors for the 2020 Summer Olympics;
Entrepreneurship : AirAsia [...]
Thailand has highest number of highly-rated hotels: Agoda
Thailand has the highest number of "recognised accommodation partners" in Agoda's rostrum of hotels for its latest Customer Review Awards.
The accolade is awarded to hotels that have at least 40 reviews with an average review score of 8.0 or above. Reviews are based on five key criteria includi [...]
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 [...]
After growing roots in Sri Lanka, Findmyfare wants to fan out to “similar” markets
Returning to Sri Lanka in
2012 after having studied and worked in London for most of their adult life,
university mates Thushan Shanmugarajah and Abishek Sithampalam looked around
for something to do.
Their time
working in London had planted in the 20-somethings the idea of doing a tech
startup. [...]
VariFlight leverages strengths in data intelligence to launch new brand, Airsavvi
Aviation technology company Variflight has launched Airsavvi, a new global brand focused on providing data intelligence to its corporate customers.
At the launch in Singapore last Friday, founder
and CEO, Zheng Hongfeng said that the new brand was built to address the growing
importance of data [...]
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 [...]
