Local Alike applies voluntourism to community development
Founded 13 years ago with a vision to transform tourism into a tool for community development, Local Alike has long pioneered community-based tourism in...
Venturing into virtual space
Like most tour guides who made the leap into the virtual experience market to tide through the Covid-19 slump, Lee Xian Jie also ventured...
TakeMeTour takes Thai farms online to ride out tourism downturn
Peer-to-peer online activity marketplace TakeMeTour has established an online retail platform to help Thai farmers and gardeners, once dependent on tourist dollars, to better...
Female-led bike tour startup revs up for expansion
Nguyen Thi Huong Lien was in her third year at university and desperate to find ways to practise her English when she hit upon...
Breathing life into the real Sri Lanka
Once upon a time, two best friends and avid travellers got married and began building their life’s adventures together by exploring deep into their...
Ready, set, take-off
KC Cheah, CEO and founder of Alpha Red Services, tapped his strong background in airline distribution and insights into travel agency operations to realise...
Making sustainability work for nature and people
Born and bred in the Inle Lake region of Myanmar, Yin Myo Su – affectionately known as Misuu – has devoted the past decade...
Empty Malaysia hotels get second life as long-stay lodgings
A few months into the pandemic that ravaged Malaysia’s hospitality industry, a pair of co-living space owners operating in the city centre was approached...
Living Irrawaddy Dolphin Project puts sustainability at heart of operations
Myanmar-based social enterprise Living Irrawaddy Dolphin Project is aiming to rekindle age-old relationships between fishermen and dolphins while adding to Mandalay’s attractions.
Since launching at...
Experiences redefined
The latest DMC to enter the playing field, Xperience Singapore Events & Travel is keen to bring a host of in-depth and immersive activities...
