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| Industry | Travel Technology |
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| Founded | Incorporated as Savanna Sunrise Ltd. (2014) and Hotel Online Sp. z.o.o (2015) respectively. Merged in 2017.[1] |
| Founder | Håvar Bauck  |
| Headquarters | Dubai, Nairobi, Lagos |
Key people | Håvar Bauck, Endre Opdal, Patryk Ciechocinski |
| Products | Digital marketing solutions for hotels in frontier markets |
| Revenue |  US$2.615 million (2017) |
Number of employees | 42 (January 2017)[2] |
| Website | www |
HotelOnline is a digital marketing and e-commerce company, specifically targeting frontier market hotels outside of the international chains. The company acts as an interface between Online Travel Agents (OTAs) and hotels. The stated goal of the company, is to address technological gaps in the mid-range segment of the hotel industry in Africa.
The company is incorporated in Dubai, and is currently active in 15 markets, with active offices in Nairobi, Lagos, Addis Ababa, Kampala and Warsaw, as well as commercial presences in Kigali and Accra. Total headcount is 42 employees globally.
Background
HotelOnline is the result of the merger between the companies Savanna Sunrise Ltd., and Hotel Online Sp. z.o.o in 2017[3].
Savanna Sunrise Ltd. was founded in Dubai in 2014, by Endre Opdal and Håvar Bauck, focusing on enabling mid-range, independent hotels in Eastern Africa to increase their revenue from online bookings. Hotel Online Sp. z.o.o was founded in Warsaw in 2015, by Maciej Prostak. Their initial focus was on reservation technology solutions for hotels in West Africa.
Technology
HotelOnline base their solutions on their proprietary property management system, which includes an integrated channel manager.
Presence
HotelOnline partners with 1,000 hotels in Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Eritrea, South Sudan, South Sudan, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Pakistan, Madagascar, Nigeria and Ghana.