[Published Post] Travel tech: Where are they now? - Packdat

Sunday, August 30, 2020

Back in the day, I was writing for an online magazine called Travel Daily Media through a third-party gig. The language we used was British English, but we were all Filipino working under the magazine's then-new angel invester-owner from the USA who injected money into our publication from the People's Republic of China. My forte was in researching startups within and related to the travel industry, as well as doing interviews through teleconferences. 

I do regret having to switch to a higher-paying job after a few months, but at that time there were necessities that I needed to handle. I also find it odd that my bylines are completely gone from the website and have been replaced by someone else's name. All the same, writing is something I seriously enjoy doing, and I would like to do more of this in the near future. 

Packdat was a trip-planning travel tech made up by some of my favorite Singaporeans. The Lee brothers were young and cheeky but without being hurtful in the least bit (they served the best self-burns). Sadly, like many startups, they could not sustain their growth and today it no longer exists. All the same, I thought their idea was sound, if a bit too future-forward (it certainly would have made my trip-planning less problematic), and I wish they get a chance in the future to come back. 

Zheng De "Felix" Lee during the launch of Packdat

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