HotelOnline
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| Industry | Travel Technology |
|---|---|
| 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 travel technology company, targeting small to medium-sized hotels in African markets. The company provides a cloud software solution, consisting of a property management system, integrated with a channel manager. The company also distributes hotels on Online Travel Agents (OTAs), Global Distribution Systems, and metasearch engines.
The company is incorporated in Dubai, with offices in Nairobi, Lagos, Addis Ababa, Kampala and Warsaw. Global headcount is 42 employees.
Background
HotelOnline was created through the merger between Savanna Sunrise Ltd., and Hotel Online Sp. z.o.o in 2017.[1]
Savanna Sunrise Ltd. [3] was founded in Dubai in 2014, by Endre Opdal and Håvar Bauck [4], providing solutions for hotels in Eastern Africa to increase revenue from online bookings. Hotel Online Sp. z.o.o[5] was founded in Warsaw in 2015, by Maciej Prostak, to develop reservation technology solutions for hotels in West Africa.
Technology
HotelOnline has a proprietary property management system, and channel manager.
Presence
HotelOnline is used by 1,000 hotels across 15 African markets, according to the company.[2]
References
- ^ a b Nigeria Communications Week about Savanna Sunrise / Hotel Online Sp. z.o.o merger
- ^ a b LinkedIn company page
- ^ Balancing Act Africa: Savanna Sunrise opens up global online hotel bookings in East Africa
- ^ Techweez: Founder Havar Bauck, on Building HotelOnline to Become a Hotel Booking Stalwart
- ^ Travel Daily News Local go Global - African Hotels Equipped with a New Business Engine
External links
Category:Travel_technology
Category:Entrepreneurship
Category:Innovation
Category:Science_and_technology_in_Kenya
Category:E-commerce
Category:Digital_marketing
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