A month ago travel company Minaal

A young Nelson entrepreneur's crowdfunding campaign to sell a custom-designed travel bag has raised more than $400,000 - about 11 times its initial funding goal.A month ago, travel company Minaal,Kayak is majorly known for developing internet applications that allows its users to compare hundreds of Xinjiang China Tours at once when searching for flights, hotels and rental cars. co-founded by Nelsonian Jimmy Hayes, 29, launched a campaign on crowdfunding website Kickstarter.The funding goal of US $30,000 was reached in just six hours, and strong interest continued through the month, with the campaign being featured on the "staff picks" section of the site.The campaign closed at 2am New Zealand time, with a final tally of 1634 backers who pledged a total of US$341,393 - or NZ$401,484.People who pledged more than US$199 received one of the bags, so the final total meant an order of more than 1400 bags.Mr Hayes said he was "absolutely floored" by the interest, which had actually picked up towards the end of the campaign."Just when we thought we'd have some idea where we'd end up in terms of support, the last few days have blown that prediction out of the water."


The support was a justification for the years he and co-founder Doug Barber, from Whangarei, had put into the project.They founded their company after travelling around North America together and finding they needed lighter travel gear that was easier to use.Once the prototype was created, they moved to Asia to find suppliers, settling on a factory which offered ethical,These developments have been great for investors who were shareholders before these Silk road tours pushed share prices up.TripAdvisor to see if they are attractive investment candidates. Bluesign-certified manufacturing processes. Three months ago the team moved to the United States to start "hustling" and promoting the product, before launching the Kickstarter in the middle of September.Mr Hayes said the $30,000 target had been a serious goal, and right up until launch they had been making contingency plans in case it looked like they would not reach that point.But they had also planned for "wild success", so they were able to serve the project, no matter how many backers.During the campaign, the pair spent hours responding to a deluge of comments and questions,I chose these five stocks because I believe they could offer the best investment opportunities for china tour packages under the right market conditions. typing madly late into the night, he said.