Lagisatu stays focused on halal filter, launches Arabic version
A year after they won the WIT Indonesia Start-Up Pitch, the co-founders of Lagisatu have been hard at work building up their halal-filtered hotel meta-search business and this week, launched an Arabic version for Middle East travellers.
LagiSatu.com, a Malaysian-Austrian collaboration between F [...]
Rocketrip raises US$2.6 million for software and product development
Rocketrip has landed US$2.6 million in Series A round of funding led by Canaan Partners, with participation from Genacast Ventures and others investors.
The company has received previous funding from Genacast Ventures, Y Combinator and angel investors.
The new funds will be used to acceler [...]
WIT Start-Up Pitch: Plan trips and book hotels with JoGuru
Pune (India) based start-up, JoGuru, promises to help travellers plan their vacation without the need for a travel agent or search for trips online through a Personalised Itinerary Planner which comes with an integrated hotel booking feature.
CTO and founder Saket Newaskar (pictured left [...]
The lessons GetYourGuide learnt along the way to becoming a marketplace
With all eyes on the tours and activities space this year, one company has certainly gathered a lot of attention and that’s the Europe-basedGetYourGuide which started life as a student project back in 2008.
“The basic idea we had was to create a P2P platform for tours and activities – we [...]
Singapore’s BeMyGuest buys Indiescapes
BeMyGuest, Asia’s leading aggregator of local tours and activities, has bought its former competitor, Indiescapes, for an undisclosed sum that wil see it expanding its offerings in South East Asia..
Indiescapes, a curated marketplace that connects travellers seeking unique travel experiences [...]
TripZilla makes foray into Vietnam with new site
Singapore based travel portal, TripZilla, sets its eyes on Vietnam’s growing online travel market with the launch of TripZilla.vnon January 13.
This is the third travel portal for the company, the other two being inSingapore and Malaysia. As Tripzilla's founder, Winnie Tan, said, the “ph [...]
South Korea’s Tidesquare expands South-east Asian presence with investment in BeMyGuest
Singapore-based travel site, BeMyGuest, which specialises in niche travel experiences around Asia, has secured a strategic investment from South Korean online travel agency, Tidesquare, for its regional expansion.
BeMyGuest, however, did not disclose the funding amount. This investment [...]
WIT Start-Up Pitch: Maiden-voyage.com connects women on the move
It was on a solo business trip to Los Angeles in 2008 that inspired Carolyn Pearson to come up with the idea of creating a network -maiden-voyage.com - to connect female business travellers so that they may meet for dinner, go out and explore a new city together, see a show or hit the shops w [...]
MYGOLA raises another US$1.5 million funding
MYGOLA, which pivoted from wanting to be an “uber travel agent” to a one-stop shop for users to plan their travel itineraries, has closed Series A funding of US$1.5 million.
The round was led by Helion Venture Partners, one of India's largest funds, and investors in MakeMyTrip and Redbu [...]
SGD500,000 in angel funding and a new partner for BeMyGuest
Singapore based travel site, BeMyGuest that specialises in niche travel experiences around Asia, has secured SGD$500,000 in angel funding, as well as a new partner to fuel its expansion.
The successful investment has led to the company boosting its senior executive team with Blanca Menchaca ( [...]
