Good evening, #entrepreneurs! Let us discuss this week's #GEMChats on #startups and #disruptors to the #tourism industry.
Feel free to #RT, reply and engage with us as we go on with this thread.
Feel free to #RT, reply and engage with us as we go on with this thread.
Low cost airlines #democratise travel for everyone. As @tonyfernandes puts it in @AirAsia's tagline: "Now Everyone Can Fly".
Flying had been considered a luxury accessible only to the middle class and well-heeled (sic) - Jack Yu writes at linkedin.com/pulse/now-ever…
Flying had been considered a luxury accessible only to the middle class and well-heeled (sic) - Jack Yu writes at linkedin.com/pulse/now-ever…
But #travel and #tourism is not limited to only the journey there.
As @andreas212nyc writes: It is a crowded space, especially if you consider (sic) Airbnb, Expedia and TripAdvisor.
But many of the disruptors are smaller — yet fast growing — companies and startups.
As @andreas212nyc writes: It is a crowded space, especially if you consider (sic) Airbnb, Expedia and TripAdvisor.
But many of the disruptors are smaller — yet fast growing — companies and startups.
Here are 6 Companies Disrupting the Tourism Industry by @andreas212nyc :
gem-magazine.com/6-companies-di…
Some of these names are: @KlookTravel @Withlocals @peek
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Some of these names are: @KlookTravel @Withlocals @peek
AR/VR can also be a gamechanger for the #tourism industry.
If you are curious on how AR/VR can be used for tourism, you can read here to get an idea:
gem-magazine.com/how-to-use-vir…
The fear of over-promising that is often a big issue in tourism and #hospitality? No more with AR/VR!
If you are curious on how AR/VR can be used for tourism, you can read here to get an idea:
gem-magazine.com/how-to-use-vir…
The fear of over-promising that is often a big issue in tourism and #hospitality? No more with AR/VR!
Services like @getvidi (Vidi) founded by @aaronsarma are growing gamechangers to #tourism as well. It streamlines holiday planning for all and eliminates risk of being scammed and dodgy services during your holiday!
Read more here: gem-magazine.com/interactive-ho…
Read more here: gem-magazine.com/interactive-ho…
Other disruptors to the way we #travel now are e-wallets!
Platforms like @bigpaymeapp allows us to worry less about cumbersome credit card charges, ridiculously high exchange rates and foreign currency!
E-wallets and the wave of going #cashless will disrupt #tourism globally.
Platforms like @bigpaymeapp allows us to worry less about cumbersome credit card charges, ridiculously high exchange rates and foreign currency!
E-wallets and the wave of going #cashless will disrupt #tourism globally.
You can read more on e-wallets, the Malaysian perspectives, pros and cons as well as market expansion here:
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But with all these #technology and #startups, what #trend do they have in common?
Here are the three trends in #tourism #entrepreneurship:
1. They change the way business works
2. They change the places #tourists stay at
3. They change the way we communicate during our travels
Here are the three trends in #tourism #entrepreneurship:
1. They change the way business works
2. They change the places #tourists stay at
3. They change the way we communicate during our travels
You can read more on #trends in #tourism #entrepreneurship here:
gem-magazine.com/three-disrupti…
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