DiscoveryOverland.com
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Discovery Overland Holidays operate from our headquarters strategically located in Kuala Lumpur with a network of offices in Penang, Langkawi, Kuching and Kota Kinabalu. This enables us to monitor and to co-ordinate all our guests so as to ensure a smooth problem-free holiday. Our offices are aided with cutting edge information technology and comprehensive computer network system. We provide detailed proposals with speedy response time that meet the demand of today's clients.Our motto "putting the customer at the centre of the business" has awarded us with many repeat customers. We provide innovative incentive ideas or individual tour programme related to eco-friendly adventure sports, charity run, social activity, retirees program, heritage reservation and others. We are a one-stop company that provides all your travel-related services.
Eric Ewe (Managing Director), a graduate from Toronto's York University Canada, majoring in Political Science, he started a wholesale tour operator in Montreal. He began to bring small groups to Malaysia and the business goes on for two years. As when he started to see the success in the business, he was asked to return to Malaysia to look after his elderly parents. His passion in travel business has leaded him to join a corporate travel agency in Kuala Lumpur where he served as General Manager in the company. Within 6 years, he has transformed the small agency into one of the Top Leading Corporate Travel Management Company, winning several international Airlines and Hotel awards. Turn over of the company grew from RM15 million to reach RM 65 million per annum at its peak. He later moved on to set up a Dutch based inbound agency, which handles charter flight passengers to Penang. Miracle happened again and the company managed to bring in closed to 18,000 passengers a year to Malaysia. Today, with his vast knowledge and strong contacts in the travel industry, he has decided to build up his dream by starting up Discovery Overland Holidays in year 2000.
Henry Wong (Executive Director), graduated from the National University of Malaysia with a B.Sc (Honours) in Geological Science. He also holds a MBA from University of Bath, United Kingdom. Gaining valuable corporate experience before establishing the company with his childhood friend, Eric, he is passionate in building the finest travel agency in Malaysia. Being a new comer in the travel industry, he managed to create and design the finest and out of the ordinary tour packages and incentive ideas. Fresh ideas are transformed into packages to cater for the needs of our adventure passengers who constantly would source for new places. This certainly enhances the image and products of the company.
