African hotels gain a much
stronger business partner as Savanna Sunrise Ltd. and Hotel Online Sp. z.o.o
complete their merger.
The company
will operate under the name HotelOnline from now on.
The merger
brings together extensive market presence with a unique technological and
business solution tailored to the needs of hotels in African markets.
The offer
includes: a ridiculously simple reservations management tool enabling hotels to
monetize on online channels; distribution to more than 100 local and global
online channels; free hotel website, with booking engine, live chat and online
payment solutions as well as 24/7 multilingual customer service.
Håvar Bauck,
executive chairman of HotelOnline said: “These are truly exciting times!
With the merger process behind us, we are a stronger and more vibrant company
than ever, with an amazing team. We are already making aggressive inroads
into the Nigerian market, as we plan for continent-wide expansion over the next
24 months. Our ambition is inherently global, though. Beyond Africa,
there is South America, the Caribbean, the Middle East, Central Asia and South
East Asia. Watch this space!"
The
combination puts HotelOnline at the forefront of online hospitality solutions
industry in Africa, active in DR Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar,
Malawi, Namibia, Nigeria, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe.
The company
put forward a plan of a rapid acquisition of new markets in Africa in the next
couple of years. As part of an aggressive expansion strategy into West Africa,
the company also announces the opening of a new Lagos office, with Alexandrial
Allen, former Head of Sales in Jovago, joining as the Country Manager.
“With more
than 500 hotels in Nigeria already using HotelOnline platform we have a head
start as we enter the biggest market on the African continent. Nigeria is
an important market for us, as we aim to bring thousands of hotels into the era
of online marketing, strengthening our partners in their competition with
global hotel chains” – said Maciej Prostak, EVP Operations.
HotelOnline,
with offices in Nairobi, Kampala, Lagos, Warsaw, Dubai and Oslo, becomes a game
changing online booking solution for hotels in emerging markets.
Endre Opdal,
CEO of HotelOnline is excited as the company turns an important page: “With the
merger complete, we are now in a position to focus on growth and aggressive
expansion over the next couple of months, before doing a full Series A funding
round towards the end of the year”.
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