Hotels.ng today announced it is aiming to dominate the hotel and flight booking ecosystems in Africa with the launch of Hotel.africa and Fly.africa.
In a statement, the company said Hotel.africa is its Africa focused brand which has over 25,000 properties listed across many cities in Africa. Fly.africa on the other hand is focused on flights within and outside the continent. The company has partnered with local hotels and airlines across Africa to accelerate its growth across the region.
“The company’s goal in Africa is to make every hotel in Africa available to be booked online, by taking its hotel inventory on hotel.africa from 25,000 to 100,000 within the next 4 years,” it stated.
By 2017, Hotels.ng has raised over $1.5m in venture capital to list over 10,000 hotels across 320 cities in Nigeria with pictures and reviews. It has also added over 5,000 places of interest in Nigeria to its site, it has acquired a stake in event booking website, OgaVenue.
The company reportedly became profitable last year.