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Expara is a leading venture capital company established in Singapore since 2003. Expara develops and teaches entrepreneurship, innovation and venture finance through experiential training programs and innovation challenges for entrepreneurs, corporations and public institutions in Southeast Asia. Douglas Abrams, the founder of Expara, has been investing in, teaching, training and mentoring entrepreneurs in Singapore since 2000 and has been focused on the Interactive and Digital Media space since 2003. Expara funds and incubates startups through Expara IDM Ventures Private Limited. Expara IDM Ventures was one of the first private incubators to be appointed under the Media Development Authority of Singapore's i.Jam Microfunding Scheme in 2007 and i.Jam Reload scheme in 2012. In 2012, Expara IDM Ventures became the first incubator in Southeast Asia to provide companies an incubation network spanning Singapore, Thailand and Europe. Expara is currently expanding its enterprise reach across the Southeast Asian region to include new verticals like social impact, bio-technology and renewable technology. Our existing partner network spans in Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Czech Republic and Norway. Expara has close ties with two entities: Extream Ventures Pte Ltd, a S$20 million early-stage venture fund supported by the National Research Foundation (NRF) under the Early Stage Venture Funding Scheme and Red Dot Ventures Pte Ltd, one of the appointed NRF-TIS incubators (Technology Incubation Scheme) in Singapore.

30/10/2026

[𝗛𝗜𝗦𝗧 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲] 𝗥𝗢𝗔𝗗𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗪 𝗜𝗡 𝗦𝗘𝗢𝗨𝗟 | 𝗕𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗞𝗢𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗡 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗨𝗣𝗦 𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗢 𝗩𝗜𝗘𝗧𝗡𝗔𝗠'𝗦 𝗧𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗜𝗦𝗠 𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗬

✈️ After Singapore and Bangkok, the HIST 2026 Roadshow is heading to South Korea! Expara is pleased to share that 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝟰𝘁𝗵 𝗛𝗼 𝗖𝗵𝗶 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗵 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗧𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 (𝗛𝗜𝗦𝗧 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲) will make its stop at the 𝗦𝗲𝗼𝘂𝗹 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽 𝗛𝘂𝗯 𝗦𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲-𝘂𝗽 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 on Tuesday, November 3.

💡 Are you building in tourism, hospitality, travel tech, AI, sustainability or a related field, and looking for your next market? This afternoon brings together founders, entrepreneurs and innovators to explore tourism innovation and new ways for Korean and Vietnamese startups to grow together.

🔎 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁:
✨ A clear look at HIST 2026, its focus areas, competition tracks and the opportunities open to early-stage startups
✨ The training, mentoring and acceleration programs that help promising teams sharpen their business models and get ready to grow
✨ A first connection with the experts, investors and startup ecosystem waiting in Vietnam
✨ Practical guidance on the application process, with your questions answered by the HIST 2026 organizing team

📅 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀:
⏰ 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲: 1:30 PM to 3:00 PM (KST, GMT+9), Tuesday, November 3, 2026
📍 𝗩𝗲𝗻𝘂𝗲: Seoul Startup Hub Scale-up Center
22 𝘛𝘦𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘯-𝘳𝘰 7-𝘨𝘪𝘭, 𝘎𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘯𝘢𝘮 𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘵, 𝘚𝘦𝘰𝘶𝘭, 𝘚𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘩 𝘒𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘢

🎟️ 𝘍𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘢𝘥𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯. 𝘙𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘥.

👉 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗼𝗮𝗱𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄: Scan QR to register or Link in the comment

🌏 Whether you are already running a startup, still shaping an idea, or simply curious about where tourism innovation is heading, we would love to see you in Seoul.
🚀 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗛𝗜𝗦𝗧 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲: Link in the comment
📌 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: 23:59, November 5, 2026 (GMT+7)

30/10/2026

🚀 𝗥𝗢𝗔𝗗𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗪 #𝟬𝟰 𝗔𝗧 𝗦𝗛𝗧𝗣.𝗜𝗖 | 𝗪𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘 𝗧𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗜𝗦𝗠 𝗠𝗘𝗘𝗧𝗦 𝗗𝗘𝗘𝗣 𝗧𝗘𝗖𝗛

💡 An idea becomes a startup when it finds the right support around it. That is why Roadshow #04 of 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝟰𝘁𝗵 𝗛𝗼 𝗖𝗵𝗶 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗵 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗧𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 (𝗛𝗜𝗦𝗧 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲) went to the Saigon Hi-Tech Park Incubation Center (SHTP.IC), a hub for tech-driven startups in the city.

🔍 Founders and startup teams got a clear look at the competition's tracks and focus areas, and at how a tech solution can move from prototype to real use in Ho Chi Minh City's tourism industry, with an incubation ecosystem behind it. Thank you, SHTP.IC, and everyone who came with questions and ideas!

⏳ 𝗢𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝟲 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗹𝗲𝗳𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆. If you are building something that could make travel smarter, greener or more memorable, now is the time to put it in front of mentors, investors and partners who can help it grow.

📌 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: 23:59, November 5, 2026 (GMT+7)
👉 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗻𝗼𝘄: hist.visithcmc.vn

29/10/2026

𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮 𝗮𝘁 𝗠𝗲𝗸𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗞𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗮 - 𝗖𝗼𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝘂𝗺 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲

Recently, Expara was pleased to participate in the 𝗠𝗲𝗸𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗞𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗮 - 𝗖𝗼𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝘂𝗺 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 in Bangkok, Thailand, joining regional stakeholders to exchange insights, strengthen connections, and explore opportunities for cross-border collaboration.

At Expara, we believe that building a stronger startup ecosystem goes beyond supporting individual ventures. It also means connecting people, institutions, and opportunities across markets to create lasting impact.

We are grateful for the opportunity to be part of this regional gathering and look forward to building on the connections made and exploring new possibilities for collaboration across the Mekong region.

28/10/2026

⏰ 𝗛𝗜𝗦𝗧 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗥𝗘𝗚𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗘𝗫𝗧𝗘𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗗 | 𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗘 𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗘 𝗧𝗢 𝗦𝗛𝗔𝗣𝗘 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗔

💡 We all know a great idea does not become a solid plan overnight. It starts with what you want to build, but it only takes real shape once you understand what your customers truly need and what you can actually deliver. Finding the point where those three meet takes late nights, honest conversations with users and more than a few rewrites. Over the past weeks, HIST 2026 has met individuals, project teams and startups through communication activities, roadshows and networking programs in Vietnam and abroad, and we have seen how much heart goes into every project that is still being polished.

⏳ HIST 2026 understands that journey. That is why the Organizing Committee of 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝟰𝘁𝗵 𝗛𝗼 𝗖𝗵𝗶 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗵 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗧𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 (𝗛𝗜𝗦𝗧 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲) has decided to extend the registration period, so every individual, team and startup has the time to get their application right, not just get it in.

📌 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: 23:59, November 5, 2026 (GMT+7)

🌟 Joining HIST 2026 opens the door to training programs, mentoring from experts, businesses and investors, connections with the regional investment ecosystem, and pitching and fundraising opportunities for outstanding projects. If your tourism idea has been waiting for the right moment, this is it.

🗓 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲:
🔹 Domestic & International Recruitment: September 30 – November 5, 2026
🔹 Roadshows in Ho Chi Minh City & International: September 30 – November 5, 2026
🔹 Preliminary Round: November 5 – November 11, 2026
🔹 Top 40 Projects Announced: November 11, 2026
🔹 Competition Round: November 14, 2026
🔹 Top 20 Projects Announced: November 15, 2026
🔹 Accelerator Program: November 16 – December 4, 2026
🔹 Mid-Program Evaluation: December 6, 2026
🔹 Final Round – Awards Ceremony – Investment Networking: December 18, 2026

🚀 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗛𝗜𝗦𝗧 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲: Link in the comment

26/10/2026

𝗥𝗢𝗔𝗗𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗪 #𝟬𝟯 𝗔𝗧 𝗦𝗠𝗨 | 𝗧𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗜𝗦𝗠 𝗜𝗡𝗡𝗢𝗩𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗚𝗢𝗘𝗦 𝗧𝗢 𝗦𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗔𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗘

✈️ Good tourism ideas travel well. For Roadshow #03, 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝟰𝘁𝗵 𝗛𝗼 𝗖𝗵𝗶 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗵 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗧𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 (𝗛𝗜𝗦𝗧 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲) made its first international stop at Singapore Management University (SMU), meeting the students and startups who will shape how the region travels next.

🎤 The session was led by three voices from the ecosystem: 𝗠𝗲𝗹𝘃𝗶𝗻 𝗚𝗼𝗵, Founder of Have Halal, Will Travel; 𝗠𝗲𝗹𝘃𝗶𝗻 𝗟𝗲𝗲, CEO & Co-founder of Flying Chalks; and 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝗵𝗮𝗺 𝗣𝗮𝗹, Student Community Manager at the SMU Institute of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (SMU-IIE). Alongside their perspectives on innovation and sustainable growth in tourism, the audience got a clear look at the competition's two tracks, focal areas and project development roadmap, plus what it means to bring a solution into Ho Chi Minh City's fast-moving tourism market.

💙 The questions came from many cultures and backgrounds, and that was the best part. Thank you, SMU, our speakers and every student who joined us. Innovation clearly has no borders, and neither does HIST 2026.

🗓 𝗡𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗽𝘀:
📍 Wed 28/10, 14:00: SHTP Business Incubator (Saigon Hi-Tech Park)
📍 Thu 29/10, 17:30: FPT University, at The Student Culture House of HCMC
🌏 Thu 29/10: Bangkok, Thailand
📍 Sat 31/10, 14:00: Nguyen Tat Thanh University (NTTU)

🚀 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗛𝗜𝗦𝗧 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲: Link in the comment

23/10/2026

📝 𝗛𝗜𝗦𝗧 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗥𝗘𝗚𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗚𝗨𝗜𝗗𝗘 | 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗙𝗜𝗥𝗦𝗧 𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗣𝗦 𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗢 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗝𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗡𝗘𝗬

🚀 Have a tourism idea taking shape, or a project already underway? Expara is pleased to share a quick guide to applying for 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝟰𝘁𝗵 𝗛𝗼 𝗖𝗵𝗶 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗵 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗧𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 (𝗛𝗜𝗦𝗧 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲), themed "Start with Innovation, Scale Sustainably."

🎯 𝗖𝗵𝗼𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗳𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲:
🔹 𝗔𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀: For individuals or teams with an innovative tourism startup idea.
🔹 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆-𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽𝘀: For individuals or teams actively developing an early-stage startup project or business.

🎬 Watch the video below for a step-by-step walkthrough of the application form. Once submitted, you will receive an application code (𝗛𝗜𝗦𝗧-𝟬𝟬𝘅𝘅) and a confirmation email - so please keep an eye on your inbox (and spam folder) for updates from the Organizing Committee!

👉 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗛𝗜𝗦𝗧 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲: Link in the comment
📌 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: 23:59, November 5, 2026 (GMT+7)

23/10/2026

🎓 𝗥𝗢𝗔𝗗𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗪 #𝟬𝟮 𝗔𝗧 𝗛𝗨𝗜𝗧 | 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗡𝗘𝗫𝗧 𝗧𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗜𝗦𝗠 𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗔 𝗠𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗥𝗧 𝗜𝗡 𝗔 𝗟𝗘𝗖𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘 𝗛𝗔𝗟𝗟

Fresh ideas for tourism often come from people who see it with fresh eyes, and this morning, Hall C at Ho Chi Minh City University of Industry and Trade (HUIT) was full of them.

💙 At Roadshow #02 of 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝟰𝘁𝗵 𝗛𝗼 𝗖𝗵𝗶 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗵 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗧𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 (𝗛𝗜𝗦𝗧 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲), HUIT students heard from our speakers about the 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸, the competition's focal areas, the project development journey, and the benefits and acceleration opportunities that come with joining. The room stayed curious and engaged from start to finish, the kind of energy every good startup begins with.

🙌 Thank you, HUIT, and every student who joined us. If today sparked an idea, this is your sign to take the next step.

📍 𝗡𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗽: SHTP Business Incubator (Saigon Hi-Tech Park), Wed 28/10, 14:00
🚀 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗛𝗜𝗦𝗧 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲: Link in the comment

23/10/2026

𝗛𝗜𝗦𝗧 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗥𝗢𝗔𝗗𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗪 𝗜𝗡 𝗕𝗔𝗡𝗚𝗞𝗢𝗞 | 𝗧𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗧𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗜𝗦𝗠 𝗜𝗡𝗡𝗢𝗩𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗔𝗖𝗥𝗢𝗦𝗦 𝗕𝗢𝗥𝗗𝗘𝗥𝗦

✈️ After a strong kickoff in Ho Chi Minh City, the HIST 2026 Roadshow is heading to Bangkok! Expara is pleased to share that we will be stopping at 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗲 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗸, one of Southeast Asia’s premier startup and innovation hubs, on Thursday, October 29.

💡Directed by the HCMC Department of Tourism and organized by the HCMC Tourism Promotion Center in collaboration with UEH, Expara Vietnam, and other partners, 𝗛𝗜𝗦𝗧 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 (𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝟰𝘁𝗵 𝗛𝗼 𝗖𝗵𝗶 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗵 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗧𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲) - Vietnam’s premier tourism startup competition, themed "Start with Innovation, Scale Sustainably” - now welcomes founders in Thailand!

Join this session to discover how HIST 2026 works and how you can get involved:
🔹 𝗧𝘄𝗼 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸𝘀 tailored to your startup's stage.
🔹 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗙𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀 𝗔𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀: Digital Transformation, AI, Cultural & Creative Tourism, and Green Tourism.
🔹 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗶𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂: Expert mentorship, cross-border ecosystem connections, and exciting prizes for the strongest ideas.

🌏 Thailand and Vietnam share both a thriving tourism landscape and a fast-growing tech ecosystem. Whether you are already building a travel-tech product or exploring a new idea to transform tourism, come meet the HIST team, network with fellow builders, and see how your solution can take shape in one of Asia’s most dynamic markets.

📅 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀:
⏰ 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲: 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM | Thursday, October 29, 2026
📍 𝗩𝗲𝗻𝘂𝗲: Workshop 1-2, East Building, 7th Floor, True Digital Park (101 𝘚𝘶𝘬𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘷𝘪𝘵 𝘙𝘰𝘢𝘥, 𝘉𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘬𝘰𝘬)

👉 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗼𝗮𝗱𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄: Link in the comment (𝘙𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘹𝘪𝘮𝘶𝘮 𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘪𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘥)

🚀 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗛𝗜𝗦𝗧 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲: Link in the comment
📌 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: 23:59, October 30, 2026 (GMT+7)

22/10/2026

[𝗛𝗜𝗦𝗧 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲] 𝗥𝗢𝗔𝗗𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗪 𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗔𝗣 𝗔𝗧 𝗨𝗜𝗜

💡 Great ideas don’t stay on paper. They grow when the right people see them early.

That was the spirit of Roadshow #01 of 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝟰𝘁𝗵 𝗛𝗼 𝗖𝗵𝗶 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗵 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗧𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 (𝗛𝗜𝗦𝗧 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲), held in partnership with 𝗨𝗘𝗛 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 (𝗨𝗜𝗜).

The session brought HIST 2026 straight to students and young founders in tourism, walking them through:
🔹 The two competition tracks, Aspiring Founders and Early-Stage Startups, and who each one is built for
🔹 The focus areas, from digital transformation and AI to cultural and creative tourism, green tourism operations and the night-time economy
🔹 The journey from idea to real-world solution, with the mentorship, ecosystem connections and prizes available along the way

💙 The energy in the room said it all. UEH students came with sharp questions, bold ideas and a real appetite to build. That curiosity and initiative is exactly what tourism innovation needs, and it pushes HIST 2026 to keep connecting, supporting and scaling promising ideas.

Thank you, UII, and everyone who joined us! 📸 Take a look back at the highlights from Roadshow #01, and stay tuned for the next stops on the roadshow.

📥 Register and find out more: link in the comments
📌 APPLICATION DEADLINE: 23:59, 30 October 2026
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🗓 𝗡𝗘𝗫𝗧 𝗥𝗢𝗔𝗗𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗪 𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗣𝗦
𝑯𝒐 𝑪𝒉𝒊 𝑴𝒊𝒏𝒉 𝑪𝒊𝒕𝒚:
📍 Fri 23/10, 09:00: HCMC University of Industry and Trade (HUIT)
📍 Wed 28/10, 14:00: SHTP Business Incubator (Saigon Hi-Tech Park)
📍 Thu 29/10, 17:30: FPT University, at The Student Culture House of HCMC
📍 Fri 30/10, 14:00: HUB Network, Nong Lam University
📍 Sat 31/10, 14:00: Nguyen Tat Thanh University (NTTU)
𝑰𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍:
🌏 Fri 23/10: Singapore, at SMU
🌏 Thu 29/10: Bangkok, Thailand

22/10/2026

🚀 [𝗛𝗜𝗦𝗧 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲] 𝗦𝗠𝗨 𝗥𝗢𝗔𝗗𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗪: 𝗨𝗡𝗟𝗢𝗖𝗞 𝗧𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗜𝗦𝗠 𝗜𝗡𝗡𝗢𝗩𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 & 𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗥𝗘𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗘𝗨𝗥𝗦𝗛𝗜𝗣

Ready to take your startup idea to Southeast Asia? Join us at 𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 (𝗦𝗠𝗨) to discover 𝗛𝗜𝗦𝗧 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 (𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝟰𝘁𝗵 𝗛𝗼 𝗖𝗵𝗶 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗵 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗧𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻) an international platform offering over VND 300M+ in cash prizes & incubation packages!

🎙️ 𝗞𝗘𝗬𝗡𝗢𝗧𝗘 𝗦𝗣𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗘𝗥
𝗠𝗲𝗹𝘃𝗶𝗻 𝗚𝗼𝗵 - 𝗖𝗼-𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 & 𝗖𝗘𝗢, 𝗛𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗛𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗹, 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗹 (𝗛𝗛𝗪𝗧) 💡 Learn firsthand how HHWT revolutionized Muslim-friendly travel globally and turned tourism innovation into a thriving business.

💡 𝗪𝗛𝗬 𝗛𝗜𝗦𝗧 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲?
Whether you're an ambitious student or an early-stage startup, HIST offers:

💰 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗵 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝘇𝗲𝘀 & 𝗜𝗻𝗰𝘂𝗯𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻/𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗢𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆:

💰 𝑨𝑺𝑷𝑰𝑹𝑰𝑵𝑮 𝑭𝑶𝑼𝑵𝑫𝑬𝑹𝑺 - 𝑭𝑶𝑹 𝑺𝑻𝑼𝑫𝑬𝑵𝑻𝑺
🥇 First Prize: VND 120 million
🥈 Second Prize: VND 90 million
🥉 Third Prize: VND 80 million
🏅 Consolation Prize: VND 65 million

🚀 𝑬𝑨𝑹𝑳𝒀-𝑺𝑻𝑨𝑮𝑬 𝑺𝑻𝑨𝑹𝑻𝑼𝑷𝑺 - 𝑭𝑶𝑹 𝑺𝑻𝑨𝑹𝑻𝑼𝑷𝑺
🥇 First Prize: VND 220 million
🥈 Second Prize: VND 150 million
🥉 Third Prize: VND 130 million
🏅 Consolation Prize: VND 110 million

✨ Beyond the prizes, HIST 2026 also offers training, mentoring, incubation, and opportunities to connect with experts, businesses, and investors – providing valuable resources to further develop innovative ideas and startups.

🔗 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 & 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: hist.visithcmc.vn

🌐 Growth Ecosystem: Access to expert mentorship, hands-on training, and connections with regional investors & partners across Vietnam and Singapore.

🔗 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀: hist.visithcmc.vn

🔥 𝗪𝗛𝗬 𝗔𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗡𝗗 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗥𝗢𝗔𝗗𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗪?
Explore student entrepreneurship programs at SMU IIE.
Get real-world tourism innovation insights from Melvin Goh.
Learn how to apply for HIST 2026 prizes and incubation support
Network with founders, investors, and fellow innovators over light refreshments.

📍 𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗗𝗘𝗧𝗔𝗜𝗟𝗦
📅 Date: Friday, 23 October 2026
⏰ Time: 14:00 – 16:00 SGT (Check-in at 13:45)
📍 Venue: SMU Connexion, Jay & Marilyn Ng Greenhouse (L4 Event Space), 40 Stamford Rd,Singapore
👉 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘄: https://vist.ly/5pfj6

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