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Empowering Hotels Across Africa Since 2014

HotelOnline started with a bold vision: to make African hospitality globally competitive through digital innovation. Today, we support thousands of hotels in 27+ markets with smart booking, distribution, and payment solutions - helping them thrive in a digital-first world.

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Across Africa

Why 6000 hotels trust us

We help hotels across Africa grow with smarter bookings, better visibility, and easy payments - so they can focus on great hospitality.

HotelOnline brings booking, distribution and payment tools into a more connected hospitality workflow. The country view reflects the regional context behind the team’s work with hotels across Africa.

By giving hotel teams a clearer view of demand, availability and guest operations, the platform helps them keep the focus on thoughtful, welcoming hospitality.

Helping Hotels in Africa Thrive Since 2014

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We help hotels maximize revenue

State-of-the-Art Cloud Technology. World-Class Yield Management

Yield Management

Maximize your revenue with smart pricing tools that adapt to demand, season, and market trends - automatically.

Property Management System

Simplify front desk operations, guest check-ins, housekeeping, and invoicing - all in one easy-to-use dashboard.

Channel Manager

Sync your rates and availability across all major OTAs instantly. No overbookings. No manual updates.

Restaurant POS

Run your hotel restaurant smoothly with an intuitive POS system that connects orders, inventory, and billing in real time.

HotelOnline founders Endre Opdal and Håvar Bauck

Our roots

From pioneering overnight rentals to transforming the hospitality sector

In 2013, Håvar Bauck and Endre Opdal, two former college mates from BI Norwegian Business School in Norway, found themselves living in the same neighbourhood in Nairobi, a decade after graduating. Being frequent travelers, they saw an obvious gap in the market: Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) was a major aviation hub, with no budget hotels nearby. Lacking significant investable funds, they leased five budget apartments in a residential estate in Syokimau, and marketed their concept on Booking.com and Expedia, as an airport apartments hotel. The concept – Nairobi Airport Hotel – was a success, and their apartment hotel was fully booked from the first month.

The success of their initial side hustle inspired them to launch a more ambitious project, to help East African hotels with their online marketing. That project became Savanna Sunrise, the predecessor of what we know as HotelOnline today.

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Transforming Africa's Hotel Industry

A visual story of African hospitality.

This short film looks at the hospitality sector across Africa through the people, places and possibilities shaping it, featuring HotelOnline as part of that evolving story.

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