MakCik Travels A Services For Woman Only Ride-Sharing Platform IN Country
In 2019, a mother-daughter duo from Bangi, Selangor has seen the need for only woman ride-sharing platforms in the country. Where they started to began the Makcik travels. Dr. Sazlina Kamaralzaman and her daughter, Siti Sarah Anuar found that due to the crime and sexual harassment occurred too often when women traveled alone. To counter this, they come out with the MakCik Travels.
This platform was made for those groups such as children, senior citizens, and people with disabilities, so that they, too, can travel safely. but now their demands are getting outside of Bangi and sometimes might get calls even at 3 am.
Currently, their service has expanded to beyond the Klang valley, having over 100 drives in five other states including Perak, Johor, Melaka, Penang, and Kedah. In order to book drivers or chaperones, a customer can contact their agents through WhatsApp at +6010-2284020 or their website. The all-woman company only takes a 5% commission from all bookings, while 95% of the charges goes to their administrative agents, drivers, and companions.
In addition, Siti Sarah said they have many more exciting plans for the future such as MakCik Explorer, a companionship service for Malaysian women traveling abroad, but their small company is still limited by human resources.
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