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Chasing Cascades: Agoda’s Guide to Asia’s Best-Kept Waterfall Secrets » Agoda: See The World For Less
25 Jun 2025
Agoda invites adventurous travelers to explore Asia’s hidden waterfall destinations
Agoda’s 20th Birthday Sale Campaign Drives Over 70% Booking Increase for Participating Partners on Launch Day » Agoda: See The World For Less
25 Jun 2025
Participating accommodation partners of Agoda’s 20th Birthday Sale campaign recorded an increase in demand, with promotion bookings jumping over 70% at the start of the sale.
Agoda Unveils ‘Europe to Asia Summer Travel Trends’ - Thailand Tops the Charts, Vietnam Joins the Top 5 » Agoda: See The World For Less
13 Jun 2025
Agoda reveals that Thailand remains the most searched Asian market by European travelers for the second consecutive year, with Vietnam making its debut in the top five.
Step Into Adventure: Agoda’s Guide to Asia’s Top Cities to Explore on Foot » Agoda: See The World For Less
05 Jun 2025
Agoda unveils best cities in Asia to explore on foot, Hanoi tops the list
Stay a While: Agoda Unveils Asia’s Top “Slow Travel” Destinations » Agoda: See The World For Less
03 Jun 2025
Agoda launches AI Vacation Planner in India starring Bollywood star Ayushmann Khurrana » Agoda: See The World For Less
03 Jun 2025
Agoda has unveiled a one-of-a-kind AI Vacation Planner for Indian travelers as part of its latest marketing stunt.
Agoda and Tourism Malaysia Join Forces to Elevate Malaysia's Global Tourism Appeal for Visit Malaysia 2026 » Agoda: See The World For Less
30 May 2025
Agoda and Tourism Malaysia have entered into a strategic collaboration to position Malaysia as a top travel destination in Southeast Asia.
Agoda and GSTC Launch Free Digital Training Platform to Empower Hoteliers with Sustainability Skills » Agoda: See The World For Less
30 May 2025
Agoda andGSTC launched the Sustainable Tourism Academy for hoteliers, offering practical sustainability tools and knowledge.
Pedal Through Asia: Agoda Highlights 5 Cycling Destinations for World Bicycle Day » Agoda: See The World For Less
30 May 2025
In celebration of World Bicycle Day on 3 June, digital travel platform Agoda is spotlighting five cycling destinations across Asia.
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Typewriters, the office machines that preceded computers
By Kiron Kasbekar | 10 Apr 2025
You see office tables today equipped with desktop computers or laptops. But think of the 1970s, and what would you have been seeing?
Wishful thinking about cars
By Kiron Kasbekar | 05 Apr 2025
Donald Trump may be many things, but a good economist he is not. Accustomed to dictating terms to people he has worked with,
The history of safety glass
By Kiron Kasbekar | 26 Mar 2025
You probably already knew that the world’s VIPs move around in cars with bullet-proof glass windscreen and windows. But did you know that ‘bulletproof glass’ is not really bulletproof?
German silver: used in cutlery, music, electricals - but it’s not silver
By Kiron Kasbekar | 20 Mar 2025
This material, which was first developed in China, not Germany, and is an alloy of copper, nickel and zinc, has lost its sheen in home uses, but finds favor in electrical engineering.
Pioneers – the Wrights and Glenn Curtiss launched the aircraft industry
By Kiron Kasbekar | 17 Mar 2025
First Orville and Wilbur Wright flew their plane, the ‘Wright Flyer’, from near a small town called Kitty Hawk. Then Glenn Curtiss built planes with a very different system of controls, which has lasted until now.
What do aircraft have in common with bicycles and motorcycles?
By Kiron Kasbekar | 17 Mar 2025
From chains and sprockets to direct drives—If someone asked you what aircraft have in common with bicycles and motorcycles, how would you respond?
Radar’s ancestors: From sound mirrors to modern detection technology
By Kiron Kasbekar | 11 Mar 2025
Radar has become a well-settled technology today, especially in the field of navigation.
Nokia Bell Labs: innovations in communication, computing, technology
By Omar Almeida | 08 Mar 2025
Bell Laboratories, or Bell labs, which has now become Nokia Bell Labs, is one of the most renowned research and development organizations in the history of science and technology.
Company story – Quaker Oats
By Kiron Kasbekar | 08 Mar 2024
Quaker Oats is a company whose products I remember from my childhood days. Years before a foreign exchange crisis caused the Indian government to impose curbs on consumer product imports, we used to see a host of foreign brands in the Indian market. Including Quaker Oats, which I remember eating when I was a child, and which has been available for the past two decades or more.
