HotelOnline
| Aina | Teknolojia ya usafiri |
|---|---|
| Waanzishi | Endre Opdal, Håvar Bauck |
| Makao Makuu | Nairobi |
| Huduma | Biashara ya mtandaoni, uuzaji wa kidijitali, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS). |
| Tovuti | https://www.hotelonline.co |
HotelOnline ni kampuni ya teknolojia ya usafiri, inayosaidia hoteli kusimamia biashara yao na uendeshaji otomatiki kwa sekta ya hoteli katika Afrika kusini mwa Jangwa la Sahara . Kampuni hiyo hutoa zana za kidijiti kwa hoteli, kusaidia katika uuzaji mtandaoni na uendeshaji otomatiki. HotelOnline husaidia hoteli kuweka shughuli zao mtandaoni na kusambaza vyema katika tovuti mbalimbali kama vile Mawakala wa Kusafiri Mtandaoni (OTAs) na injini za utafutaji.
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HotelOnline ilianzishwa na Endre Opdal na Håvar Bauck mwaka wa 2014,[1] ikijulikana kama Savanna Sunrise ikakua haraka nchini Kenya, Uganda, na Rwanda kati ya mwaka wa 2015 na 2016.[2][3]
Sasa inajulikana kama HotelOnline na inasaidia hoteli katika Afrika Mashariki kufanya biashara mtandaoni na uuzaji mtandaoni. Baada ya kuunganishwa na mshindani wa Kipolandi mwaka wa 2017, kampuni ilibadilishwa jina na kuwa HotelOnline na kupanua shughuli hadi Nigeria .[4][3][5]Mwaka wa 2017, HotelOnline ilipata mafanikio kwa kuchangisha dola 250,000 kutoka kwa wawekezaji mbalimbali. Hii ilikuwa ni mara ya kwanza kwa kampuni ya Kiafrika kufanikiwa kutumia njia hii ya kupata fedha.[6]
Mnamo 2018, HotelOnline ilinunua kampuni ya teknolojia ya usafiri ya Senegali, Teranga Solutions, ili kuongeza shughuli zao francophone Afrika Magharibi. Wakati huo huo, pia walinunua kampuni ya European Travel Group AS.
Mnamo 2019, mwekezaji maarufu Shravan Shroff aliwekeza kiasi ambacho hakijafichuliwa katika HotelOnline, na akawa mwanachama wa Bodi yao ya Wakurugenzi. Shroff anajulikana kwa kuwa mwekezaji wa kwanza katika kampuni ya traveltech unicorn OYO Rooms.[7] Trond Riiber-Knudsen, anayejulikana kama mwekezaji maarufu nchini Norway, pia aliwekeza kiasi cha fedha ambacho hakijatajwa.[7]
Mnamo Septemba 2019, HotelOnline iliimarisha uwepo wao katika soko la Nordic kwa kununua Key Butler,[8][9] kampuni inayoongoza ya kukodisha ya muda mfupi katika eneo.
Mwaka 2020, HotelOnline ilinunua mshindani wake wa Africanbookings na programu ya Cloud9 Lifestyle.[10][11][12] Hili lilipata umakini mkubwa, kwa sababu HotelOnline ilionekana kuwa tofauti na wengine wakati tasnia ya usafiri barani Afrika ilipokuwa inakabiliwa na changamoto.[10][12]
Mnamo Aprili 2022, kampuni ya teknolojia ya usafiri ya Korea Kusini, Yanolja , inayoungwa mkono na makampuni kama Softbank na Booking.com, ilitangaza uwekezaji wao wa kiasi ambacho hakijatajwa katika HotelOnline.[13] Baadaye, Septemba 2022, HotelOnline ilitangaza ununuzi wa HotelPlus, kampuni ya ushindani kutoka Kenya, kwa dola milioni 1.9.[14][15]
Teknolojia[hariri | hariri chanzo]
HotelOnline hutoa zana za usambazaji wa kiotomatiki mtandaoni na uendeshaji wa hoteli, pamoja na usimamizi wa uhifadhi na uwekaji bei unaoendeshwa na AI.[16]
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- ↑ Manoj (2017-12-06). "Founder Havar Bauck, on Building HotelOnline to Become a Hotel Booking Stalwart". Techweez | Tech News, Reviews, Deals, Tips and How To (kwa en-US). Iliwekwa mnamo 2024-05-09.
- ↑ "Africa News Today | Business News in Africa | Daily news" (kwa en-US). 2021-01-13. Iliwekwa mnamo 2024-05-09.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Norwegian Håvar Bauck's Kenyan startup HotelOnline announces it's raised $320k [Updated]". Ventureburn (kwa en-ZA). 2019-07-11. Iliwekwa mnamo 2024-05-09.
- ↑ george tubei (2017-02-16). "EXCLUSIVE: HotelOga and Savana Sunrise merge together to take on the world". Pulselive Kenya (kwa Kiingereza). Iliwekwa mnamo 2024-05-09.
- ↑ "HotelOnline announces merger, appoints former Jovago head as Nigeria’s country manager". innovation-village.com. Iliwekwa mnamo 2024-05-09.
- ↑ Lucky Nwanekwu (2019-07-17). "Nigerian investors join Shroff for a stake in HotelOnline". Businessday NG (kwa en-US). Iliwekwa mnamo 2024-05-09.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Shravan Shroff Joins HotelOnline Board of Directors". BW Hotelier (kwa Kiingereza). Iliwekwa mnamo 2024-05-09.
- ↑ "HotelOnline to merge operations with Key Butler, a Norwegian traveltech startup | TechMoran". techmoran.com. Iliwekwa mnamo 2024-05-09.
- ↑ Vilde Mebust Erichsen (2019-09-10). "Key Butler slår seg sammen med afrikansk hotellkjempe: Vil kapre utleiemarkedet". www.shifter.no (kwa nb-NO). Iliwekwa mnamo 2024-05-09.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Yomi Kazeem (2020-09-10). "African tech startups are beating the pandemic’s odds and racking up multimillion-dollar exits". Quartz (kwa Kiingereza). Iliwekwa mnamo 2024-05-09.
- ↑ "Kenyan travel-tech HotelOnline on major onslaught of the African market" (kwa en-US). 2020-07-01. Iliwekwa mnamo 2024-05-09.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Zimbabwe’s Africabookings is HotelOnline’s second acquisition in a month – Old Disrupt Africa" (kwa en-GB). 2020-07-10. Iliwekwa mnamo 2024-05-09.
- ↑ "South Korean unicorn Yanolja invests big in Kenya traveltech, HotelOnline" (kwa en-US). 2022-04-21. Iliwekwa mnamo 2024-05-09.
- ↑ Annie Njanja (2022-09-12). "Kenya's HotelOnline acquires hospitality software company HotelPlus". TechCrunch (kwa en-US). Iliwekwa mnamo 2024-05-09.
- ↑ Sean O'Neill, Skift September 12th, 2022 at 3:49 PM EDT. "Kenya's HotelOnline, Backed by Yanolja, Buys Hotel Software Brand HotelPlus". Skift (kwa en-US). Iliwekwa mnamo 2024-05-09.
- ↑ "Solutions – HotelOnline" (kwa en-US). Iliwekwa mnamo 2024-05-09.