The company claims to have grown its userbase — which it counts as the total reach for its website, mobile apps, WeChat and other touch points — from 200,000 to 500,000 over the same period. It currently includes more than 1,200 activities across 24 destinations in Asia, that’s up from around 1,000 earlier this year. It didn’t say how many bookings or customers it has, but that it “serves thousands of travelers a day.”

The company was founded in September 2014 with the idea of helping travelers and tourists find things to do across Asia. Fah said that Greater China accounts for around one-third of its user base, with Southeast Asia also around the same figure. While Asia is a popular destination for tourists worldwide, Klook is particularly focused on unlocking the potential of Asian travelers.

“We’re a pan-Asia platform that serves both Asian destinations and Asian travelers,” he explained to TechCrunch in an interview. “The rising middle class in Asia make lots of inter-regional travel.” A Hong Kong-based company that sells travel activities across Asia, has announced a $5 million Series A round led by US-Sino investment fund Matrix Partners. China Growth Capital and Francis Leung, chairman of CVC Capital, also took part. Klook raised a $1.5 million seed round in April, and co-founder Eric Gnock Fah told TechCrunch that this round was over-subscribed thanks to impressive growth.

This new funding will go towards growing the destinations and activities on the Klook platform, and further developing its technology. The company also plans to begin spending money on marketing, having relied on partnership deals and word-of-mouth for visibility thus far. Part of that focus will see it open an office in Singapore to increase its focus on Southeast Asia.

Klook may also expand its physical presence into other local markets further down the line, Fah said. The startup is also welcoming a pair of new strategy advisors who could help open doors. Wilfred Fan is managing director of Agoda and head of its business operations in North Asia, while Shuren Hu is a former vice chairman of the planning and financial department of the China National Tourism Administration.

If you’re wondering which cities are hot in Asia — Fah said Hong Kong is Klook’s top choice for visitors, followed by Singapore and Bangkok. You can see what they have on offer here or via its Android and iOS apps. Then comment below, share, likes and subscribe now to Bisitang Pinoy “Jon and Jeri” & “Jericho’s Place” at YouTube Channel then follow our blogs at www.jerichosplace.com and register to Teaching English in Madrid. Anu pang hinihintay ninyo so whatsapp na sa no. +34-672407221 and +639209651979 then subscribe now bestfriend JPs and OFWs around the world!

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Those of you who want to travel, and your destination is Australia then follow the below guidelines for your reference:

1. Application of Australian Visa can be done at http://immi.gov.au by registering and filling up the questionnaires. Upload all relevant documents of you and your family like passports, pictures, bank statements, employment certificate, birth certificate, marriage license, itinerary etc.

2. If you are lodging a visa application in a country included in the biometrics program, regardless of nationality, you might need to provide your biometrics in relation to each visa application you lodge. Information can be found at this link.

For applicants in GCC, VFS Global is the accredited Visa Application Center of Australia to collect biometrics. For more information visit their website at http://www.vfsglobal.com/Australia/GCC. As of this moment, Philippine nationality who are residing in the Philippines are exempted for giving biometrics.

3. Wait for email notification and visit http://immi.gov.au to check the status of your application. If successful, you may download the evisa. Australia does not require visa stamp on your passport. Simply print your evisa on a paper and you are ready to go. For Jon’s family, the visa approval comes after a week. 

4. It’s time to book the following;

a. Flights from Manila to Sydney and vice versa
b. Hotel accommodation
c. Tours and sightseeing

i. First Stop- Canberra
ii. Hop on -Hop Off of the entire Sydney
iii. Hop on-Hop Off going to Bondi Beach
iv. Walking at Hyde Park
v. Exploring Blue Mountains and Featherdale Wildlife Park
vi. City Tour

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5. Back to Philippines

Jon’s family visited Australia last November 2018, just to see the what is in the land down under and to meet his long lost bestfriend and brother Alex who is Australian Permanent Residence. Jon made it a secret to Alex so that no one knows where they are going and just gave a little clue on their activities. Me and Jon made all the arrangements suited for a short visit. 

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You will see more of the activities in the coming days as we featured our tour from Australia here at Jerichosplace.Com

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This set-up is the same also with countries such as US who deploys soldiers around the world who left their family for the sake of duty and work outside their country, some families failed to see them for a period of 6 months, but some become handicapped or dead when they arrived. Those pilots who left their family for different airlines suffered the same also. Most businessmen who are frequent travelers experience the same fate of not seeing their families for 2 or 3 months due to different meetings around the world. Every society now has different reasons for working overseas that’s why alternative family set-up is becoming widespread.

(Photo Credit: Illustration of modern family set-up)

What is alternative family set-up, this is the set-up where wife plays the dual roles as mother and father or vice versa in the case of the husband during the absence of the other one for a period of month or years. If the wife is the one who left-out with their kids so she assumed the roles of a father. She takes care of monthly remittances, daily budget and physical aspect of the house plus the psychological support of their growing children including attitude and behavioral discipline. This is the same with the husband during the absence of the wife. But with the help of internet, this alleviates dynamism to the set-up of family but still missing the physical presence.

(Photo Credit: Family support in Australia with Bubbly Maxine, Alex and Jeng Icao)

Let’s focus on the Filipino Overseas Workers to assist them with this trend of alternative family set-up to provide more significance and importance to their family members who are abroad. These are the tips that will guide them on how to cope with their situations for both husband and wife:

1. Develop trust to one another, stop being erratic on you approach to your wife or husband not to create the presence of doubt. If there is a doubt already, dissect it then resolve the problem. If cannot be resolved, then part ways peacefully. Stop being a character on a tabloid magazine or a soap opera where you need to kill one another. Both of you are young who deserve to live then concentrate on your work then live peacefully.
2. Budget the monthly remittances, plan your monthly meal and expenses outside the house. Don’t be showy to others that you have different gadgets or different appliances, being simple is good enough to be appreciated.
3. Constant communication, it is not always a problem that you need to tell your partner every time you call him/her, but you can communicate by sharing the happiness, achievements and positive attributes to one another.
4. Create a harmonious relationship with your partners and kids, don’t create the image of fear to your children by depicting the other one as a monster and you are the angel. This will create division on the mind of the children where it is hard for them to open-up of their feelings and emotions.
5. Stop competing with your partners, his or her achievements should be celebrated not to be envious about. You are both different individuals with different set of talents so naturally you have strength and weakness on different areas, it just a matter on how to cultivate your weakness to make it as your powerful weapon.
6. Cultivate relationship with your immediate family, in-laws, relatives and friends. These are the people who can help you during the absence of your partner. This people will be there in times of need. Don’t fight with them as they are not your enemy. They will provide tips and reminders but collect only the useful one. There are tendencies that these family members share gossips and dramas so ignore these then stay positive.
7. Set-up limits on financial help, not everyone needs money, but they maybe need your time so provide only your time. If a family member really needs financial help, include them to your budget then discuss it with your partner so that you can include them on your monthly expenses.

These are some of the tips on how you cope with the trend of alternative family set-up. I am an OFW also who suffers the same as yours. My life is not perfect, but I am making it as meaningful as possible. I am using the different facets of my talent not to waste time but to contribute a little ripple to share my experiences to our society.

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