GOASEAN Gives Green Travel Tips & Halal Food Guides on Its New Original Series
The award-winning ASEAN-centric travel channel, GOASEAN, recently unveiled two new original series – The Halal Foodie and The Eco Traveller – that bring viewers across Southeast Asia’s exotic destinations while searching for Halal cuisines and being environmentally conscious respectively. The series are slated to be aired on GOASEAN by 11 June and 24 June.
The Eco Traveller captures the journey of Rovilson Fernandez, where he goes to the greener side of travel across Southeast Asia. The show as a whole encompasses a bigger calling to inspire viewers to take on eco-travelling; tackling environmental issues relating to rampant growth of tourism.
“Travel is a beautiful thing, whether you are venturing into the great unknown or eco-friendly cities, but sustainable travel gives you a sense of shared ownership of this planet we live in. It goes beyond opting to reuse towels and bed linen at a hotel,” said Rovilson. As World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Ambassador, Rovilson aims to make the environmental issues easily relatable to his viewers, translating the eco-adventures as equally fun, exciting and also, practical.
Offering a different side of the Southeast Asia’s food scene, The Halal Foodie travels across the ASEAN region in search of the best halal eats – both local and fusion style. “Being a Muslim and also a huge fan of food, it can be tricky and challenging for me to find proper halal food whenever I travel around ASEAN countries, so that is where my adventure starts.”
A food guide that not only entices the viewers with lip-smacking halal and unique local dishes, Papi Zak also travels in between his gastronomic mission, for some spiritual attractions both on and off the beaten path. Visiting a local mosque in Bangkok, Thailand, where Thai culture meets Islam and trying halal tribal food at Monsupiad tribal village in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, are only a tiny scoop to the foodie adventures Papi encounters in the show.
GOASEAN programmes are now available through a wide range of platforms including ASTRO Channel 737, iflix, in-flight entertainment on several major airlines and via GOASEAN LetsGoNow mobile application for Apple and Android smartphone users. The mobile app which can be downloaded for free, offers access to users’ portable devices from anywhere in the world.
For more information about GOASEAN and its original series, visit www.GOASEAN.com or download GOASEAN’s LetsGoNow app. For real-time updates, follow GOASEAN’s official Facebook Page GOASEAN, YouTube channel GOASEAN, Instagram @goasean and Twitter @goaseantv.
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