Nigeria’s first online travel
company, Wakanow, has again reaffirmed its position as Nigeria’s most preferred
booking portal following its recent recognition as Travelers’ Portal of the
Year during the Beacon of ICT Awards held in Lagos.
According to Nigeria
CommunicationsWeek, organizers of the annual awards, Wakanow was voted the
travel portal of choice by over 1.3 million readers through an online poll
conducted by the magazine, spanning over a period of five months.
By virtue of the win, Wakanow also
made history by becoming the first online travel company to win the award for
the second year in a row.
Communications Week noted that
Wakanow won the award on the basis of its innovative utilization and
application of cutting-edge technology for making travel booking seamless,
transparent and more affordable.
It added that Wakanow emerged the
Travelers’ Portal of the Year owing largely to its highly sophisticated
technology that complements her robust product offerings and customer-centric
solutions, which continue to endear the brand to its teeming customers.
As one of the fastest growing
online travel companies in Africa, the magazine said, “the votes are testament
to your talents, innovations, contributions and commitment to the growth of the
information and communication technology in Nigeria, and we are happy that
Nigerians have recognized your hard work and dedication towards thev
development of the sector,”
Speaking on the award, Mrs.
Victoria Onwubiko, Chief Marketing Officer of Wakanow said: “For us, the award
not only demonstrates our leadership position in the Nigerian technology space,
it also shows that we are an organization with an eye for the future. We will
continue to leverage on technology to change the face of travel across Africa.”
“For the past few months, we have
been driving our global expansion rollout that has seen us establish firm
footings in the UK, Kenya and other African countries slated to go live soon.
We knew that we needed world-class technology to compete favorably in these new
markets, and that is what we have done,” she added.
Wakanow is Africa’s leading online
travel management portal with physical presence in the Nigeria, UAE, UK, US and
Ghana. Leveraging heavily on technology and accelerated customer service
models, Wakanow is rapidly changing the face of travel in Africa with bespoke
solutions.