For Asia, the real story is only just beginning
Richie is a 27-year-old orang utan living in the Semenggoh Wildlife Reserve of Sarawak. Philip Yong, CEO of Borneo Adventure, found him living in a cage as a baby, paid to free him and now he’s hanging out at the sanctuary, which rehabilitates apes and returns them to the wild.Obviously Richie is [...]
From cables to tables
She was in the telco business for 20 years. Then she entered a reality television cooking competition – Masterchef Australia Season 4, emerged a finalist, and that changed her life forever.Audra Morrice decided then that she wanted to follow her passion, which is food, left the corporate world, an [...]
Rimoto wins the WIT Start-Up Pitch
Three starts-ups made it to the finals at the WIT Start-Up Pitch during the annual WIT 2015 Conference in Singapore on October 21, and just one took home the "crown".The winner is Rimoto, a disruptive service that enables international travellers to book a taxi, buy show tickets, or make reservation [...]
A tale of funding and branding from four start-ups
One of the critical issues facing a new start-up and vital for its growth is funding. And it is no easy task getting investors. Four start-ups which provide P2P services took to the stage at the WIT Bootcamp to share their experiences in getting funding.Karl Loo, CEO & founder Malaysia-based Ser [...]
42 Race, rimoto, Wellobox are finalists for WIT Start-Up Pitch
Six start-ups took to the stage at the WIT Start-Up Pitch at the WIT Bootcamp and three emerged victorious to fight it out at Grand Finals of the annual start-up competition during the WIT Conference on October 21.The three shortlisted candidates are 42 Race, rimoto, and Wellobox. 42 Race is a web/m [...]
The Wrap: Business travel taking off for Booking.com
In the news: Booking.com’s business reservations on the rise, SITA’s survey on Australian air passengers, new country director for FASTBOOKING in Thailand, Trisara Phuket’s virtual reality tour, Business travel taking off for Booking.comBooking.com reveals that more and more of its leisure tra [...]
Heritage Race heads to Bangkok to uncover local stories
The Heritage Race, which was run in Singapore in 2014 and 2015, will travel to Bangkok on November 29.A travel industry-led event created to uncover local stories about places and to raise funds for good causes, the Bangkok Heritage Race is organised by local travel industry volunteers and WIT, and [...]
Letter to Jukka: The lost art of waiting and conversations
Finland’s always been on my list of places to visit. One main reason is that when I was about 10, I started a correspondence with a Finnish boy, which lasted a few years.Those were the days before you could just click and make a friend. I can’t quite recall how we met but I think it was from one [...]
The Wrap: AirAsia Japan taking a second shot, take-off in 2016
In the news: Second edition of AirAsia Japan, survey on youth travel by ITB Berlin, MyTeksi’s new safety featureAirAsia Japan taking a second shot, take-off in 2016When AirAsia’s joint venture with All Nippon Airways (ANA), then known as AirAsia Japan, ended in June 2013 Tan Sri Tony Fernandes [...]
Best of TW Asia Global Wrap: There’s life beyond Angkor Wat
Featured stories from TravelWeekly Asia: New marketing plan by six Greater Mekong Subregion countries, Hollywood star power for Emirates, debate on number of pilots in airlinesThere’s life beyond Angkor WatThe six Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) countries - Cambodia, the Lao People’s Democratic R [...]
