Korean Startup Yanatrip is a Korean tour and activity platform where even individual tourists can contract active adventures and local tours with ease. It is a B2C online platform offering easy and quick booking for local tours. Tour operator partners and activity suppliers are easily integrated into this platform that Yanatrip provides.

Why YANATRIP?

• Now you can easily book adventurous tours such as skydiving, bungee jumping, paragliding, and etc. You will be able to enjoy your hobby as much as you can.
• Before it was hard to reach out to local tours or even if you did, it was too expensive for foreigners. Now with Yanatrip, you can do multinational tour programs by simply booking it online.  Tours such as desert tours, wine & cocktail tours, shopping & market tours etc.
• For the individual traveler, getting tickets and passes might be something that can be bothersome. You now can easily get museum tickets, city passes, musical show tickets etc. with ease.
• With Yanatrip where advanced IT technology is provided, it is easy to book. You can save money and most importantly you will get the best products from trusted agencies as they only do direct contracts.

How to use YANATRIP

1. Search for keywords, or cities you want to go, or the types of activities you want to do. They will give you a number of options for tours.
2. Just click on different themes of activities or cities that are popular among tourists or even different tour types such as tour for food or bus tour provided on the website. Even if you cannot come up with keywords or specific preference, you can look around and choose from hundreds on the site.
3. Different adventures are also posted online with the consuming time, price, and further information.

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How PackDat Works

First, go to their site www.packdat.com.  You can easily create an account by signing up on Facebook.  Once you are logged in all you have to enter is when and where you are going.  Then you can invite your friends into this trip so everyone can be involved in planning the trip.

When planning a trip you need to select what time you would like to start on each day.  Then when you look to the right you will find all the activities that will be happening in that city during that time.  If you see an event or activity you like, simply click on the real-time pictures and add it to your trip.  There will be information regarding location as well as past reviews.  Lastly, at the bottom, you will find activities near that event so you will be able to plan your trip without wasting too much time.  Simply move from one activity to the next.

PackDat Organizes Your Trip for You

PackDat has a smart algorithm that allows you to organize your trip with one click.  This will increase trip efficiency and save cost on transportation.  You can then share your trip on social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter.  You can even save a hard copy (PDF) itinerary to take with you on your trip.  So far during their beta run, they have gotten over 5,000 sign-ups and created over 450 successful trips.

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Chinese Startup DISHCOVERY is changing food experiences abroad.  When traveling to another country, the restaurant menus are rarely translated into more than 1 language.  This is a huge problem for people that want to know exactly what they are eating.  Restaurants need to find ways to make it easier for international customers to understand their menus.  DISHCOVERY is a web platform/mobile application built for restaurants that simply allows them to translate their menu into Chinese or other languages.

Allowing tourists to access information related to ingredients as well as restaurant history/reviews is a great benefit for not only the tourists but also the restaurants.  On the mobile app, you can also discover fun and interesting experiences around that area.

The Problem for Chinese Tourists

DISHCOVERY is pushing their services mainly in Europe where they get over 12 million travelers from China every year.  Within 5 years that number is expected to grow by 70-80%.  However, the main complaint from Chinese tourists regarding Europe is the language barrier.  42% of Chinese travelers feel the biggest issue comes with the lack of menu translation into Chinese when it comes to restaurants.

The Solution

DISHCOVERY offers a professional automatic multi-language translation app that can translate the menu so tourists can see information regarding the dishes and their ingredients.  Photos can be uploaded to the app as well.  There is also a rewards system that allows users to interact, share, and comment.

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In 2015, there were 1,1186,000,000 international travelers. Due to globalization, the number of international travelers is spiking. Therefore, the accommodation and transportation platform markets are growing larger and larger. In contrast to many accommodations and airline booking services, car sharing service platforms were yet to progress, just before Pickup Scanner came out. Traditional car sharing services were focused more on clients in their own local country.  Therefore, international travelers could hardly use the service.

Pick up service is a safe and premium transportation service that clients can book for pick up online and can easily arrive at the place they wanted to go. In the past, pick up services were insufficient as they only provided pickup services in limited areas and it was difficult to access and book the services. Regarding these difficulties, Pickup scanner is now trying to make a new paradigm! Pickup Scanner is now providing transportation service for all travelers and businessmen through O2O real-time overseas vehicle booking services.

HOW IT BENEFITS YOU

Pickup Scanner provides convenience. It becomes much easier to book a vehicle. The system it provides minimized the existing complex steps for vehicle booking. Now all you have to do is put in the booking information, search for a vehicle, select the one you want, and pay for it. What is more amazing about Pickup scanner is that it is a global platform that unlike preexisting car-sharing services, it provides a global service from anywhere in the world.

Stability is also one of the strengths the service has. Pickup scanner makes contracts with only legal vehicle providers. Also, drivers have their own license registered through Pickup scanner which assures their identity. Legal vehicles are provided, and service training is provided for drivers too. In the case of emergency, customer center is operated 24-7 globally. Therefore, the services pickup scanner provides relieves dissatisfaction.

Reasonable price with premium service is also a big advantage for the customers. The price includes a parking fee, tip, gas fee, tall gate fee and even a waiting fee and there are no hidden costs. Based on lowest price and maximum infrastructure enabled by arrangement between travel agencies, vehicle providers, drivers from all over the world, you can get the best service with a cheap price.

MICE INDUSTRY SERVICE

Pickup service not only targets individual travelers but also companies, organizations, and business travelers with specialized MICE industry service. Business travelers can book for preparing events, exhibitions including all steps for transportation not only people but also products for the exhibitions. A door to door service is promised with fast and trustworthy support.

HOW TO USE PICKUP SCANNER

Pickup scanner has its own mobile platform for users and drivers. It is all about keeping people connected and up-to-date wherever you go. All the information you expect is available at your fingertips. You can access GPS location of your chauffeur, get real-time notifications, invoices, and payment method. Even more, with booking management system, you can easily manage service history and schedules with reservations detail, financial reports.

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Koreans that are sick and tired of carrying their bags to and from Incheon Airport are in luck.  Thai Startup Bellugg delivers luggage directly to your hotel.  They have been a huge success in Thailand and are now looking to expand to other Asian markets like Seoul and Taipei.

Convenience, Reliability, and Predictability

Bellugg sets the standard for door-to-door delivery of luggage.  Now travelers can travel with convenience, reliability, and predictability.  Travelers don’t have to worry about getting their luggage once they step off the plane.  They can simply go straight to the hotel.  Gone are the days of carrying their heavy luggage to a taxi or bus.  They can focus on their vacation or business activities the moment they get off the plane.

They have served over 600 hotels in Bangkok.  Furthermore, they have over 15 travel agencies as exclusive partners in 4 countries.

They also offer non-luggage delivery services from the Department Store to the Hotel or the airport.

Airport to Hotel

Bellugg offers an on-demand luggage delivery service from the airport to the hotel.  Most travelers have had the bad experience of carrying their luggage around which limit the places you can visit.

Bellugg coordinates with your hotel and is held in a secure area until you arrive.  Once the luggage arrives at your destination, Bellugg will notify you for confirmation.  They have been insured by Mittare Insurance Company for up to $1,400 in case your luggage gets lost or stolen.

Hotel to Airport

The same goes for going to the airport.  Getting your luggage to the airport when you leave can be just as hard as getting your luggage to the hotel.  Timing is crucial so Bellugg prioritizes on-time delivery so you don’t miss your flight.  They have an in-house operations team that includes fleets, drivers, and etc.

They have incorporated a tracking system for their service.  All trucks are installed with GPS so you will always know where your luggage is.

Hotel to Hotel

Bellugg can deliver your bag to other hotels in the Bangkok area for travelers staying in multiple hotels during their trip.  They also offer a Bangkok-Pattaya Delivery Service.

Pricing

There is no weight and distance restriction! They just charge for 3 different sizes.

• S Size (Below 22 inch) = 300 THB ($10)
• M Size (Over 22 inch) = 450 THB ($14)
• L Size (Golf’s Bag, Bicycle, TV)  = 600 THB ($19)
• Luggage Storage + 100 THB ($3)/ Day/ Piece

Bellugg now offers 2 new drop-off/pick-up service counters.

1. The EmQuartier Shopping Mall (Phrom Phong BTS Station Exit 2)

We have a feeling that this service will be a huge hit in Seoul.  The international airport (Incheon) is about an hour away from Seoul.  A service that takes your luggage to your hotel and back to Incheon would be a very valuable service.  They are also looking to get into Jeju International Airport as well.

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Thailand Startup HandiGo offers hotel guests to have their very own concierge and travel companion in their pocket.  Hotels that do not have HandiGo are missing out.  It is the easiest way for hotels to give their guests useful information about the hotel and the local area.

Hotel guest can download HandiGo once they have checked into the hotel.  It also serves as a booking system for internal and external services for helping guests connect with the hotel facilities.  Making reservations for spas and taxis has never been easier.

Hotels that have used HandiGO have gotten a great return on their investment.  Data shows that HandiGo boosts revenues, decreases costs, increases guest satisfaction and most of all the hotel gets a better insight on what the guests truly like and dislike about their hotel.

Increase Revenue

For hotels looking to up-sale and market their hotel services, HandiGO has shown a 9% annual revenue increase as well as a 36% increase in-room dining.  The app overall offers the users a greater access to make reservations and use the hotel’s services and facilities.  They don’t even have to be near the hotel to use the app.  Users get free and unlimited contact with the hotel when they are outside the hotel area.

Save Costs

Hotels can also save costs on brochures and menus.  Hotels can truly now go digital.  Staffers can also be reduced as the app allows for bookings to be automated.  Front desk costs could go down as much as 70%.

Learn Guest Preferences

Best of all the hotel can now get a full understanding of their guest’s tastes and which facilities are the most attractive for guests.  The app records all orders and reservations for analysis.  The app itself is very user-friendly and comes in different languages.

Live Chats

Hotels can now provide their guests with a fun and active way to communicate with the hotel.  Their live chat offers automatic translations so guests can request items, get their questions answered promptly, and the hotel itself can send out mass messages to all their guests.

Local News

Hotels can also let the guests know of the best local events happening in the city.  They can also promote deals and discounts so their guests can get the best price possible.

The guests can now have access to the best local transports.  There is no longer a need to download local taxi apps for themselves.  This is great for international travelers and acts as a one-stop concierge service for all their needs.   When visiting Thailand make sure your hotel is using HandiGo for the best guest experience possible.

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