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| foundation = Incorporated as Savanna Sunrise Ltd. (2014) and Hotel Online Sp. z.o.o (2015) respectively. Merged in 2017.<ref>[http://nigeriacommunicationsweek.com.ng/hotelonline-opens-in-nigeria-after-merger-with-savanna-sunrise/ Nigeria Communications Week about Savanna Sunrise / Hotel Online Sp. z.o.o merger]</ref>
| foundation = Incorporated as Savanna Sunrise Ltd. (2014) and Hotel Online Sp. z.o.o (2015) respectively. Merged in 2017.<ref>[http://nigeriacommunicationsweek.com.ng/hotelonline-opens-in-nigeria-after-merger-with-savanna-sunrise/ Nigeria Communications Week about Savanna Sunrise / Hotel Online Sp. z.o.o merger]</ref>
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HotelOnline is a [[digital marketing]] and [[e-commerce]] company, specifically targeting [[Frontier_markets | frontier market]] [[hotels]] outside of the international chains. The company acts as an interface between [[Online_travel_agency | 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]].
HotelOnline is a [[digital marketing]] and [[e-commerce]] company, specifically targeting [[Frontier_markets | frontier market]] [[hotels]] outside of the international chains. The company acts as an interface between [[Online_travel_agency | 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]].
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Revision as of 00:39, 19 January 2018

HotelOnline
IndustryTravel
Technology
FoundedIncorporated as Savanna Sunrise Ltd. (2014) and Hotel Online Sp. z.o.o (2015) respectively. Merged in 2017.[1]
FounderHåvar Bauck Edit this on Wikidata
HeadquartersDubai, Nairobi, Lagos
Key people
Håvar Bauck, Endre Opdal, Patryk Ciechocinski
ProductsDigital marketing solutions for hotels in frontier markets
RevenueIncrease US$2.615 million (2017)
Number of employees
42 (January 2017)[2]
Websitewww.hotelonline.co

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.


References

Category:Travel_technology Category:Entrepreneurship Category:Innovation Category:Science_and_technology_in_Kenya Category:E-commerce Category:Digital_marketing