It’s not strictly about travel, but about leisure andWhile traveling in Nepal with a group of friends in 2013, That experience gave Gnock Fah and Lin, both former investment bankers based in Hong Kong, the idea to create an online platform where travelers can book and pay for activities in advance. All rights reserved. Eric Gnock Fah. All material on this site is ©GenerationT.asiaRight now, Instagram looks good—but I think we can definitely do good, and I think that’s going to be the next trend in the travel industry While it faces competition there from local players such as Berlin-based GetYourGuide, which in May raised $500 million from a group of investors led by SoftBank, Gnock Fah says that Klook offers a great range of services such as car rentals and airport transfers that allow it to appeal to a broader group of users.Asia remains Klook’s biggest market, though, and roughly 35% of the app’s users come from Greater China. Eric Gnock Fah est sur Facebook. And, yes, it has among other things overcome at least some of the frustrations that inspired it: the very paragliding experience in Nepal the cofounders had to pay for in cash is now available for booking on Klook.Klook launched a mobile app in March 2015, which was then featured on Apple iTunes store across 14 countries and regions in Asia. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. With a keen interest in traveling and a flair for all things digital, Eric Gnock Fah can now proudly claim himself as founder and CEO of the Asia’s largest travel and activity booking platform, Klook. The company has already raised over $521 million from investors, including Goldman Sachs, Matrix Partners and Sequoia Capital China. For championing startup founders working in frontier technologies Tatler caught up with the travel tech entrepreneur at his Hong Kong HQ last month. For more information, please refer to our “We think Klook may become the international Meituan,” says Li, referring to the online delivery service backed by Tencent.

Hong Kong-based Xiong serves as Klook’s chief technology officer.

“When you’re in a destination you have a multitude of needs, from booking a car to airport transfer, rail, food, attractions, tours and activities—that ecosystem is what we want to build,” Gnock Fah says. Join Facebook to connect with Eric Gnock Fah and others you may know.

Klook co-founder Eric Gnock Fah has more than 2,000 employees in 29 offices around the world. For making wealth management more accessible through AI It proved a pivotal moment for the company: it was on the iTunes store that one of Klook’s early investors, Zhuyan Li, vice president of Matrix Partners China, spotted the app and contacted Klook looking to invest.Gnock Fah, seen here with his co-founder, Ethan Lin (left) and software engineer, Bernie XiongLi, a former product manager at Baidu, saw in Klook’s international appeal an opportunity for exponential growth.

“After the first or second year, I realized that travel isn’t travel as we understand it,” he says. The Company offers food-themed excursions and adventure expeditions, and shows, as well as sightseeing tours. All rights reserved. Inscrivez-vous sur Facebook pour communiquer avec Eric Gnock Fah et d’autres personnes que vous pouvez connaître. He is the latest guest on How I Got Here. “In-destination was ripe for consolidation and disruption using technology.”Klook now offers more than 100,000 travel activities and services from over 10,000 vendors in 300 cities. Tatler caught up with the travel tech entrepreneur at his Hong Kong HQ last month The new Klook offices, set high above Hollywood Road, are bathed in … All material on this site is ©GenerationT.asiaRight now, Instagram looks good—but I think we can definitely do good, and I think that’s going to be the next trend in the travel industry