{"id":100,"date":"2021-03-09T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-09T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/markupbackup.wordpress.com\/2021\/07\/21\/durians-daily-207-the-uptick-in-travel-trends-a-lesson-in-equality-the-southeast-asian-women\/"},"modified":"2021-08-03T08:56:49","modified_gmt":"2021-08-03T08:56:49","slug":"durians-daily-207-the-uptick-in-travel-trends-a-lesson-in-equality-the-southeast-asian-women","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/?p=100","title":{"rendered":"Daily Markup #207: The uptick in travel trends; A lesson in equality; The Southeast Asian women in power"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Woman of the world<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Founder of 500-backed travel startup <a href=\"https:\/\/theluxenomad.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Luxe Nomad<\/a> Stephanie Chai was featured in Tatler\u2019s piece on <a href=\"https:\/\/my.asiatatler.com\/society\/female-led-platforms-online-marketplaces-in-malaysia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">female-led digital platforms in Malaysia<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-width=\"1479\" data-height=\"986\" src=\"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/img_60f7db9e3b641.jpg\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Tatler Hong\u00a0Kong<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>The startup was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2016\/02\/04\/luxe-nomad-ceo-stephanie-chai-focuses-on-villas-chinese-travelers.html#:~:text=The%20site%20started%20out%20in,book%20directly%20on%20the%20site.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">founded in 2012<\/a> as a place for hotels to advertise flash sales. According to Tatler, it is now one of Asia Pacific\u2019s foremost luxury villa booking portals and management platforms.<\/li>\n<li>In 2018, Stephanie was named Young Entrepreneur Of The Year by the Asia Corporate Excellence &amp; Sustainability Awards.<\/li>\n<li>The startup is currently seeing an uptick in domestic travel and bookings in countries where Covid-19 cases are on the downtrend.<\/li>\n<li>Read Stephanie\u2019s feature on Tatler <a href=\"https:\/\/my.asiatatler.com\/society\/female-led-platforms-online-marketplaces-in-malaysia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Education in equality<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>So-Young Kang, the founder of 500-backed EdTech startup <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gnowbe.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gnowbe<\/a>, authored a course on the platform that is currently being offered free in conjunction with International Women\u2019s Day. Gnowbe is a female-run tech company with over 50% female management and employees.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-width=\"860\" data-height=\"430\" src=\"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/img_60f7db9eb7b2b.jpg\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Gnowbe<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>Titled \u201cFoster Gender Inclusive Cultures\u201d, the course is designed to raise awareness around this topic and provide practical tips on creating more inclusive and safe environments for all regardless of gender.<\/li>\n<li>The course contains 17 microlearning sessions and is targeted at anyone who wants to learn about unconscious bias and how to promote gender-inclusive environments.<\/li>\n<li>Sign up for the free course <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.gnowbe.com\/mlc\/foster-gender-inclusive-cultures?rq=gender\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Closing the gender gap<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>500-backed <a href=\"http:\/\/iprice.sg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iPrice Group<\/a> conducted a survey in Hong Kong and six Southeast Asia countries on the <a href=\"https:\/\/iprice.sg\/trends\/insights\/is-there-gender-diversity-in-southeast-asia-e-commerce\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">percentage of women leaders in e-commerce<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-width=\"1280\" data-height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/img_60f7db9f396a8.jpg\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Safety4Sea<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>According to its report, Hong Kong took the lead in closing the gender gap at 55%, followed by Vietnam (46%) and Thailand (44%).<\/li>\n<li>Overall, there is a 60\u201340 disparity between men and women in positions of power\u200a\u2014\u200anot as wide as one would assume given centuries of gender inequality.<\/li>\n<li>Read the full report <a href=\"https:\/\/iprice.sg\/trends\/insights\/is-there-gender-diversity-in-southeast-asia-e-commerce\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>Missed out the last Daily Markup? Go <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a><strong> to check it out.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>You can also find us on <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/500-durians\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>LinkedIn<\/strong><\/a><strong>, <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/500durians\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Facebook<\/strong><\/a><strong>, <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/500Startups_SEA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Twitter<\/strong><\/a><strong>, and <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/500durians\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Instagram<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" data-width=\"400\" data-height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/img_60f7db9f8d706.jpg\"><\/figure>\n<p>500 Startups is a venture capital firm on a mission to discover and back the world\u2019s most talented entrepreneurs, help them create successful companies at scale, and build thriving global ecosystems. In Southeast Asia, 500 Startups invests through the pioneering 500 Southeast Asia family of funds. The 500 Southeast Asia funds have backed over 240 companies across multiple sectors from internet to consumer to deep technology. It continues to connect founders with capital, expertise and powerful regional and global networks to help them succeed.<\/p>\n<p><em>This post is intended solely for general informational or educational purposes only. 500 Startups Management Company, L.L.C. and its affiliates (collectively \u201c500 Startups\u201d) makes no representation as to the accuracy or information in this post and while reasonable steps have been taken to ensure that the information herein is accurate and up-to-date, no liability can be accepted for any error or omissions. All third party links in this post have not been independently verified by 500 Startups and the inclusion of such links should not be interpreted as an endorsement or confirmation of the content within. 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