Entrepreneurs

The Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity (DCEO), Office of Tourism, has announced USD 1.9 million in grant funding for two tourism grant programmes designed to…

Travel industry chiefs and next-generation female professionals from 18 countries headed to Iceland and pledged to accelerate gender diversity, gender balance and inclusion within the…

After a decade since the conception of Uber, Travis Kalanick has severed his last ties with the company he co-founded by announcing his resignation from the board at the end of 2019.

New research has revealed nearly half (47%) of B&B owners across the UK are nervous about oversupply in the market due to Airbnb and budget hotels.

One of the ASEAN region’s youngest entrepreneurs, KIDLetCoin CEO and co-founder, 10-year-old Kaede Takenaka, spoke about blockchain and cryptocurrencies at this year’s Techsauce Global…

Take a strong vision, add a dash of passion and a sprinkling of fun, then top it all off with thoughtful leadership. The recipe for a well-functioning team is simple, yet effective. Get the…

Just last week, Indonesian OTA RedDoorz, announced its regional expansion plans to open in 10 new cities in East Java, Indonesia in 2019 starting with Pasuruan and Jember. Keen to know more…

A one-of-a-kind journey; the Jagriti Yatra that recently completed its 11th edition; serves the mission of building India through social enterprise.

One company taking advantage of the continuing popularity of golf in Asia is Thailand’s GolfAsian. To find out more about how the company has grown, I spoke to the man at helm, managing…

Finding a job has never been this easy for both job seekers and employers. Singapore-based GrabJobs is making a fuss in the recruitment scene with their interview chatbot technology.

They say that you should know your business inside out for you will never know when an opportunity strikes. Learn from Anthony Hynes, founder and CEO of payment firm eNett, who seized his…

One of the major challenges for start-ups is how to take the business to the next level and foster growth. The two common reasons why start-ups fail are lack of funding and lack of…

Asia and the Pacific is a massive market and a fertile ground for travel start-ups.

So what can the travel industry realistically hope to gain from blockchain technology in the decade to come? Matt Baer, founder and CEO of KeyoCoin, the universal travel rewards platform…

For this week's TD Podcast I met the CEO of WorldVentures Holdings and Rovia, Josh Paine, back stage at the Impact Arena in Bangkok. Paine had just finished speaking at an event for his…

We speak to Calum Evans, CEO and founder of Gay Passport, a gay influencer agency that allows hotels to gain exposure in gay audiences by providing quality vetted visit proposals from…

We talk to David Gabriele, founder and CEO of Swayy, on the challenges of creating a disruptive tech company and how he turned frustration into an innovative platform.

Through data gathered by Statista, the card processing company, Paymentsense, has revealed the countries seeing significant growth in start-ups between 2013 and 2017.

We talk to marketing professional and Bitcoin-based entrepreneur James Tsuei about his new environment project

Ambitious new Icelandic tour operator Hidden Iceland is looking to expand its global reach by seeking out UK based travel agents in order to develop relationships and maximise the interest…

Darvin Kurniawan believes that the blockchain can democratise the hospitality industry. In the last part of our interview with the Indonesian-born, Singapore-based start-up co-founder, he…