Travel is bouncing back. Klook, the Hong Kong-based travel and leisure booking app, just secured $210M in an extended Series E funding round.

• They also achieved “overall profitability” for the first time earlier this year! They didn’t provide additional details.

Investor check. Bessemer Venture Partners led the round.

BPEA EQT, Atinum Investment, Golden Vision Capital, Krungsri Finnovate, Kasikornbank Financial Conglomerate, SMIC SG Holdings, and bank facilities from Citi JP Morgan, and HSBC also joined in. 

• Scoop: Klook is Hong Kong’s third unicorn after GOGOVAN and Lalamove. 
• They raised a $200M Series E round back in January 2021.

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⏰ Booking at Klook

Travelling abroad? Klook is your handy partner for booking attraction tickets, local tours, transport, restaurants, and lodging across 2.3K international destinations. 

• It’s curated! Spend less time thinking about your travel itinerary with their packages and deals. 

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🛩️ Bon voyage 

According to the World Travel & Tourism Council, the travel industry is projected to value $15.5T by 2033.

• One of the fastest growing regions? The Asia-Pacific! 

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🥥 What’s next?

They’ll expand their city pass offerings, scale their digital marketing with user-generated content, and speed up their AI adoption.