The start-up on track to revolutionise rail distribution
Investor and a partner hop onboard Rail Online as it grows its global ambitions
James Dunne has been around trains long enough to know the pain points for travel agents when booking rail travel.
Dunne, along with founding partners Lachlan McCallum, and Kew Muthalif – all three are former Rail [...]
The Wrap: Agoda partners with GSTC, Sustainability Lead at FCM, Vietnam Air and Sabre extend partnership, RedBus Offers “Cancel For Any Reason” Protection
Agoda partners with GSTC to support hotels
Agoda is partnering with the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) to support hotels develop sustainable tourism practices.
Singapore is the first country where the programme will be launched, with Agoda and GSTC sponsoring 50 Singapore hotel pro [...]
Grab me a Volocopter: eVTOL service gears up for 2024 launch in Singapore
The future of urban air mobility in Singapore and Asia, the land of millionaires
The 2021 Asian Air Passenger Urban Air Mobility In Perspective report states, “The Asia-Pacific region is a key market for UAM and for premium transportation modes in markets like China, India, Singapore, and South [...]
Seven startups advance to Grand Finals at WiT Singapore
Travel startup ecosystem is alive and well, say judges
THE travel startup ecosystem is alive and well, despite the ravages of the pandemic, concluded judges at the WiT/Phocuswright Global Startup Pitch held August 25, as they named seven startups to advance to the Grand Finals at WiT Singapore 2022 [...]
The Wrap: WeMo Scooter Launches RenTour, Airbnb vs rowdy guests, Sentosa wins Global Sustainable Tourism Council certification
WeMo RenTour goes electric
WeMo Scooter has launched WeMo RenTour, Taiwan’s first shared all-electric vehicle platform. WeMo RenTour has partnered with smart vehicle brands and rental companies to offer drivers with smart vehicle rentals and short-term leases.
WeMo RenTour’s first launch i [...]
State of travel startups 2022: Investors betting on full recovery
TRAVEL startups, like the rest of the industry, took a heavy hit in 2020, with annual funding dropping 45% to just $4.5 billion in the first year of the pandemic.
In 2021, annual funding to travel startups bounced back impressively – notching $12.5 billion, exceeding the previous high of $8.3 b [...]
Three men and a restaurant payments app called Spades
How a summer holiday in France led to “Scan, Split, Tip, Pay” and expansion beyond Dubai
IT was during a summer holiday in France when Sameer Poonja and his two mates used the Sunday app, the French payments app for restaurants, and a light bulb came on.
The Dubai-based Poonja, who formerly [...]
Are you okay? The mobile app that monitors young travellers when they’re away
Global platform helps families of missing travellers to locate their loved ones
THERE were times when Veronica Hey was solo backpacking around the world that she would have benefitted from having the technology available that is now embedded into her safe-travel app, Ok Away.
The Ok Away Saa [...]
Kiwi.com moves beyond price to offer customers peace of mind around disruption
“I'd love to be wrong but volatility is here to stay,” says Dlouhy
IT’s been 10 years since Oliver Dlouhy founded Kiwi.com and took the flight world by storm by making virtual interlining its forte. But with the last two “feeling like 10”, the Czech entrepreneur, based in Brno, seems a lo [...]
Social commerce takes off in Philippines, Clement Wong’s startup Triber eyes travel
As border restrictions ease, BeMyGuest founder wants to get back to travel
ONCE in travel, always in travel, it is said. And that seems to be the case with Clement Wong, who left the industry four years ago after he exited from tours and activities technology platform, BeMyGuest.
His new soc [...]
