Singapore-based start-up TRAppe, a travel platform focused on curated, lifestyle-forward sustainable travel experiences, has debuted its Bali e-guide, featuring over 100 curated sustainable businesses, accommodation, restaurants, and tours designed for conscious travellers who want to support local communities without sacrificing style or experience.
Each business is verified through direct relationships and site visits, prioritising real local impact over costly sustainability certifications.
In a press statement, TRAppe says the digital guide addresses a common frustration for travellers seeking sustainable options: spending hours sifting through fragmented information online.
TRAppe positions itself as the well-travelled friend who has done the homework for conscious travellers seeking authentic local experiences but struggle to find them on mainstream booking platforms.
Bali e-guide will have no booking functionality at this stage; it will only provide direct links to featured businesses.
Gabriella Yan, solo founder of TRAppe, said: “I’m most excited to see travellers discovering incredible local operators they never would have found elsewhere. There are amazing family-run places doing genuinely innovative work. When travellers discover these businesses and share their stories, it creates a ripple effect that benefits entire communities.”
The Bali e-guide will serve as proof of concept for TRAppe’s broader mission: tackling economic leakage in the travel industry by making it more effortless for travellers to support authentic and sustainable businesses. The venture-backed company plans to expand across South-east Asia within the next 12 to 18 months, with upcoming guides for Singapore and Thailand.