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Whos, whats, and whens of ZafigoX 2018 Produced by For women travellers in Asia KL ESSENTIALS SIGHTS & SOUNDS www.zafigo.com The city’s popular landmarks EverythingCHECKLIST you need mapped out just for you Zafigo for your stay ZafigoAsia BEST BITES GETTING AROUND Get ready for the Copyright © November 2018 Zafigo. All rights reserved. The ins and outs of the city food fest of your life! CONTENTS 03 ABOUT ZAFIGO 05 ZAFIGOX SCHEDULE 09 For women travellers in Asia 13 THE WOMEN OF ZAFIGOX 2018 13 FOUNDER & EDITOR-IN-CHIEF MARINA MAHATHIR [email protected] KUALA LUMPUR CITY GUIDE 15 STRATEGY & DEVELOPMENT GETTING AROUND KL JAMES CHONG [email protected] MARINA MAHATHIR 17 TENGKU ZAI 5 EDITOR MALAYSIAN CUSTOMS & CULTURES 1 ELIZA THOMAS [email protected] 19 CONTENT MANAGER & SUB-EDITOR FEEL-GOOD FOOD TENGKU ZAI [email protected] 23 MARKETING & PARTNERSHIPS MANGLISH 101 MAGGIE DE SOUZA [email protected] 25 19 DIGITAL & SOCIAL MEDIA KUALA LUMPUR LANDMARKS TEH SUE MAY [email protected] 29 KL ESSENTIALS CHECKLIST GRAPHICS & DESIGN LEE XIN XIN [email protected] 31 JAMES CHONG LEE XIN XIN SHOP TIL’ YOU DROP ELIZA THOMAS FOR ENQUIRIES ON ADVERTISING AND PARTNERSHIPS 35 [email protected] 5 STAYING CONNECTED 2 FOR EDITORIAL ENQUIRIES 37 [email protected] We would love to know your travel tips and stories. DANGERS TO AVOID Drop us an email at [email protected] 38 MEDICAL & EMERGENCIES 39 ZAFIGO TRAVEL CARDS 37 TEH SUE MAY MAGGIE DE SOUZA 3 4 ABOUT ZAFIGO TRAVELLING IS A VERY GENDERED BUSINESS Women have to look out for many things that men may not. This is especially so in Asia and the Middle East, where social and cultural norms that affect women vary from one country to the next. Zafigo, a play on the phrase “safe I go”, is dedicated to helping you navigate that maze by making travel safer, better, easier and more interesting for women. We offer dedicated city guides, tips, and stories that are written by women travellers for women travellers. It is our vision to foster a community where women can connect with one another in their adventures across the globe. Find us at www.zafigo.com to get travel ideas and inspirations, or to simply share your escapades. www.zafigo.com Zafigo ZafigoAsia 5 6 schedule schedule 9 November 10 November Arrival & Registration 10.00am Lunch Break 12.30pm What Do Women Want When Impressions From War And They Travel? Other Life Adventures Moderated by Dr. Catheryn by Beverly Aisha Roach 2.00pm Khoo-Lattimore 11.00am Breaking Boundaries, Selling Travel To Women: Stereotypes, And Records A Masterclass Through Travel by Dr. Catheryn Khoo-Lattimore 2.00pm Moderated by Anita Ahmad 2.50am The Art Of Travel Writing Age, Responsibilities, And Moderated by Teh Sue May 2.00pm Expectations: Should These Things Stop You From Travelling Moderated by Khairun Nisa 10 November Mohamed Zabidi 4.10pm Arrival & Registration 8.00am Tea Break 5.00pm Opening Remarks by Street Smart Self-Defence Marina Mahathir 9.00am by Beverly Aisha Roach 5.20pm Travel Trends: What 2019 Will The Reality Of Solo Travel Look Like For Women In Bangladesh by Dr. Catheryn Khoo-Lattimore 9.30am by Dr Sakia Haque 5.20pm Breaking Gender Stereotypes Capturing Unforgettable And Discrimination Through Moments While Travelling Travel by Mandy Tay 5.20pm by Dr. Sakia Haque 10.00am Tea Break 10.30am 11 November Millennial Travelling: Not Doing It For The ‘Gram Arrival & Registration 8.00am by Mei Mei Chu 11.00am Emcee Opening Remarks 9.00am Breaking Boundaries: From Domestic Worker To Why India Is Safe To Travel Solo International Photographer For Women by Xyza Cruz Bacani 11.30am by Himadri Garg 9.30am A Woman Traveller’s Worst Living Life In The Fast Lane: Nightmare: What I Did To One Woman, One Motorbike, Overcome It And The World by Claire McFarlane 12.00pm by Anita Yusof 1o.00am 7 8 THE GARDENS – A ST GILES SIGNATURE HOTEL & RESIDENCES BE CENTRAL schedule 11 November Tea Break 10.30am Creating Jobs For Women Through Travel by Adrienne Lee 11.00am 65 Countries At 75 – What I Have Learned by Hermandari Kartowisastro 11.30am Why & How I Did The Explorer’s Grand – What’s Next by Marin Minamiya 12.00pm Lunch Break 12.30pm Wanting The World And Going Out To Get It Moderated by Marina Mahathir 2.00pm EXPERIENCE KUALA LUMPUR Overcoming Fear And Trauma Your stay begins with our warm Malaysia welcome. Designed for leisure seekers To Travel Moderated by Sumitra Selvaraj 2.50pm and business travellers, it offers 448 elegantly furnished guestrooms at The Gardens Hotel and 199 luxuriously spacious fully Women Travellers: Balancing serviced residences at The Gardens Residences. Life, Career, And Travel Moderated by Marina Mahathir 4.10pm With our 640 retail outlets at your door step, featuring premier brands, it is Tea Break 5.00pm undoubtedly one of the most compelling leisure, hospitality, retail and Women’s Circle With Claire office destinations in South East Asia. McFarlane by Sumitra Selvaraj 5.20pm Answering The Call Of The Open Road by Khairun Nisa 5.20pm Climbing The World’s Highest Peaks, And Trekking The North And South Poles by Marin Minamiya 5.20pm Industry Event Talk Panel Workshop The Gardens Hotel & Residences Mid Valley City, Lingkaran Syed Putra, 59200 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia •Tel : 603-2268 1188 • Fax : 603-2284 8998 • Email : [email protected] • Website : www.StGilesHotels.com 9 10 THE WOMEN OF ZAFIGOX 2018 A SNEAK PEEK AT SOME OF THE EXTRAORDINARY PERSONALITIES YOU’RE ABOUT TO MEET ADRIENNE LEE MEI MEI CHU HIMADRI GARG Consultant, Tourism Cares Award-Winning Travel Blogger Photographer & Founder, Adrienne is a consultant for Mei Mei first started travelling Ghoomophiro Sisters Tourism Cares, a non-profit at age 18, at a time where travel Himadri of Ghoomophirosisters working to advance the travel narrative and images were is a traveller, photographer, and industry’s social impact. Over dominated by men. “Where are digital marketer. STogether with MARINA MAHATHIR MANDY TAY XYZA CRUZ BACANI the last 10 years, she has lead the Asian women who travel?” her sister Prachi, she has been Founder, Zafigo.com & ZafigoX Photographer Photographer programmes in socioeconomic she asked herself, thus sparking exploring India for over eight Marina is a writer and HIV/ A visual storyteller, Mandy is Xyza Cruz Bacani is a Filipina and community-development a life-long commitment to years. They have been featured AIDS activist whose passion more into meeting locals than street and documentary spaces, focusing on creating meimeichu.com, a travel blog in various publications, and have for women’s rights has been she is striking off lists of sights photographer. She uses her work non-traditional livelihoods where she shares stories from won multiple awards for their a constant thread throughout to see when she’s travelling. to raise awareness about under- especially for women. her experiences of solo travel. services to the travel industry. her working life. In 2014, Marina Finally back in Singapore after reported causes. Having worked founded Zafigo.com, a travel time in Hong Kong and Dubai, as a domestic worker in Hong website for women in Asia, she is on a quest to expand the Kong for almost a decade, she which seeks to empower hearts of everyone she meets is particularly interested in the women through informed and (by at least two sizes), one travel intersection of labor migration independent travel. video at a time. and human rights. DR. SAKIA HAQUE DR. CATHERYN KHOO- HERMANDARI KARTOWISASTRO Founder, Travelettes of LATTIMORE Photographer Bangladesh Women Travel Researcher Hermandari, or Ibu Ndari, is The Travelettes of Bangladesh, Catheryn is a senior researcher a photographer, activist, and are a travel group of over 23,000 at Griffith Institute of Tourism world traveller. At 67, she picked women who love travelling. and the Regional Field Expert for up an interest in photography, BEVERLY AISHA ROACH ANITA YUSOF CLAIRE MCFARLANE Coming from a society that the United Nations World Travel went on to pursue her passion High-Risk Security Expert Solo Motorcycle Explorer Founder, Footsteps To Inspire simply doesn’t allow for women Organisation (UNWTO)’s Global and became a professional Bev served in the Canadian Army Anita picked up motorbiking six Claire is founder of Footsteps To to travel the world, Sakia is Report on Women in Tourism. photographer. On her 70th for 21 years followed by a career years ago, just to travel. After Inspire. A rape survivor, Claire is teaching her countrywomen She authored Asian Genders in birthday, she launched her in high-risk security. She picked only three years of riding, she on a mission to run over 3,500 explore the world beyond them. Tourism and Women and Travel: first photography book titled up Brazilian Jiu Jitsu at 52, and went on a solo journey around kilometres of beach across 230 She is working to empower Historical and Contemporary Mengapa Tidak?. To date, Ibu is now a certified self-defence the world. The ride spanned countries to peacefully end women and inspire them to Perspectives and has numerous Ndari has travelled to over 60 instructor, and also teaches 65,369km in 40 countries across sexual violence. She has already travel so that they grow to be other internationally-published countries and is showing no security programmes. four continents in 370 days. run in 45 countries. free-spirited and independent. works on solo female travellers. signs of stopping. 11 12 INSPIRASI.COM ANITA AHMAD SEEMA VISWANATHAN MICHELLE CAPORICCI Founder, Travel & Be Editor-In-Chief representing Managing Director, St. Regis Anita has spent the last 15 years herinspirasi.com Langkawi working in humanitarian and Seema has been a lifestyle Michelle’s 25 years in social development fields, and journalist for over 20 years.