{"id":17228,"date":"2017-03-13T10:45:25","date_gmt":"2017-03-13T09:45:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/?p=17228"},"modified":"2017-03-13T10:45:56","modified_gmt":"2017-03-13T09:45:56","slug":"groundbreaking-tourism-accelerators-now-accepting-projects-in-the-mekong-region","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/2017\/03\/groundbreaking-tourism-accelerators-now-accepting-projects-in-the-mekong-region\/","title":{"rendered":"Groundbreaking Tourism Accelerators Now Accepting Projects In the Mekong Region"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-17229\" src=\"https:\/\/travindy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/woman-866401_1280-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Groundbreaking Tourism Accelerators Now Accepting Projects In the Mekong Region\" width=\"590\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/woman-866401_1280-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/woman-866401_1280-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/woman-866401_1280-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/woman-866401_1280.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" data-reactid=\"5\"><span class=\"wpsdc-drop-cap\">T<\/span>he&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/mist.asia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Mekong Innovative Startup Tourism (MIST)<\/a>&nbsp;Initiative has announced two new accelerators designed to make it easier and faster for innovative tourism businesses to get established in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam. The MIST Startup Accelerator will take entries from early stage companies with either travel technology or traditional tourism business plans. The MIST Market Access Accelerator welcomes applications from mature international tourism startups needing assistance entering the region. <strong>Both accelerators will close to applications&nbsp;<span id=\"spanHghlt3359\">on<\/span>&nbsp;19 March<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" data-reactid=\"6\">Applicants must demonstrate how they will create jobs, generate positive community impact and contribute to sustainable tourism growth in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, or Vietnam.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" data-reactid=\"6\"><strong>This is an excerpt from an article first published by <a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\" target=\"_blank\"><i>Yahoo Finance<\/i><\/a>. Read the original article here: <a href=\"http:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/news\/groundbreaking-tourism-accelerators-now-accepting-070000751.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><em>Groundbreaking Tourism Accelerators Now Accepting Projects In the Mekong Region<\/em><\/a>.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Mekong Innovative Startup Tourism Initiative announced two new accelerators designed to make it easier and faster for innovative tourism businesses to get established in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam. 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