Making work so fun you never want to leave and how not to kill creativity
Even though it was just 8am, the canteen at Facebook’s Singapore office was pretty packed with employees having breakfast. I was a bit surprised – I had this idea that kids working at these new tech companies were not early risers and preferred working late at night.
“Hey, maybe they never [...]
Oasis Collections expands to Asia on the back of AccorHotels’ investment
Parker Stanberry, co-founder of Oasis Collections, is the first to admit he was a bit surprised when approached by AccorHotels, the French-based hotel group that is aggressively making acquisitions in the technology and private accommodation spaces.
“They seemed an unlikely investor. At fir [...]
Want to invest in travel startups? A tip sheet from Fritz Demopoulos
Fritz Demopoulos (CEO of Queen’s Road Capital) laid his cards on the table at the WIT Japan & North Asia Bootcamp, with a crash course on what any successful investor needs to think about when stepping into the marketplace.
Take your time to do your research
Before making any decisions o [...]
The Millennial Traveller at WIT Bootcamp: Lessons from the road less taken
Hundreds of attendees packed themselves into the venue of this year’s WIT Japan & North Asia Bootcamp. With ears pricked, all attention was tuned into uncovering the ‘secret sauce’ of what it takes to be successful as a travel startup.
The opening panel discussion was led by a group of [...]
Letter from Tokyo: Subtle changes speak of a deeper shift
For the last eight years, I’ve been visiting Tokyo pretty regularly – more so after visa restrictions for Malaysians (and the rest of South-east Asia) were lifted a couple of years ago. But it’s only this year that I am noticing discernible changes in the visitor experience for foreigners.
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WEGOGO connects tour operators, travel hosts with Chinese travellers on WeChat
A Singapore and Shanghai-based travel startup has created a business platform on WeChat to enable global tours operators and travel hosts to connect with mobile-savvy Chinese consumers.
Founded in January last year, WEGOGO has launched its services to businesses in Gili Islands and Singapore so f [...]
Top brands back WIT’s first event in London
Momondo Group, CarTrawler, Travel Weekly Group lend support, AccorHotels, Priceline among speakers in first WIT to build digital travel bridge between Asia and Europe.
As the European travel market matures, there is no doubt that the new frontier for Europe’s leading travel brands resides in As [...]
Why the older guy-meet-young techies thing worked for Rome2rio
Interviewing Rod Cuthbert, CEO of Rome2rio, and Michael Cameron, one of the two co-founders of the multi-modal search site is like watching a ping pong match in action – Cuthbert incidentally was a table tennis coach in his hometown of Tasmania.
There’s a sense of camaderie and mutual respect [...]
BonAppetour raises US$500k seed investment, with plans to expand presence in culinary capitals
BonAppetour, a community marketplace that connects travellers with home chefs around the world for a true ‘local dining experience’, has raised US $500,000 seed round.
The round was led by Wong Toon King (managing director of FarSight Capital), and Prasetia Dwidharma, the investment arm of In [...]
Triplynr uses images to make planning simpler, social and more inspiring
Launched approximately six months ago, Singapore startup Triplynr is a website designed to simplify stages of travel planning through an image grid format.
“It’s like a Pinterest board for travel,” said co-founder Sean Yang, “it takes out the hassle of having to open 10-20 browser tabs ju [...]
