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.
We help hotels across Africa grow with smarter bookings, better visibility, and easy payments—so they can focus on great hospitality.
Helping Hotels in Africa Thrive Since 2014
State-of-the-Art Cloud Technology. World-Class Yield Management
Maximize your revenue with smart pricing tools that adapt to demand, season, and market trends—automatically.
Simplify front desk operations, guest check-ins, housekeeping, and invoicing—all in one easy-to-use dashboard.
Sync your rates and availability across all major OTAs instantly. No overbookings. No manual updates.
Run your hotel restaurant smoothly with an intuitive POS system that connects orders, inventory, and billing in real time.
Transforming Africa's Hotel Industry
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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Latest News
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September 17, 2025 UBER SAFARI ARRIVES IN NAIROBI : OPPORTUNITY OR THREAT?Tourism in Kenya has always been a blend of tradition and innovation. From local safari operators who curate...
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September 15, 2025 HotelOnline at Africa MICE Summit 2025: Powering Africa’s MICE GrowthHotelOnline is proud to have partnered with and actively participated in the Africa MICE Summit 2025 in Nairobi....
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July 14, 2025 [Nation.Africa] Making of a hospitality tech powerhouseOriginally published in the print edition of Daily Nation on July 1st, 2025 From modest beginnings to a...
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November 2, 2022 From starting Kenya’s first Airbnb to building digital revenue platform for hotelshttps://www.capitalfm.co.ke/business/2022/11/from-starting-kenyas-first-airbnb-to-building-digital-revenue-platform-for-hotels/ NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 2 – While working in Lagos, Nigeria, Håvar Bauck often...
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September 12, 2022 HotelOnline acquires HotelPlus to accelerate expansion across AfricaFrom Phocuswire: https://www.phocuswire.com/hotelonline-acquires-hotelplus-accelerate-expansion-africa HotelOnline, a Kenya-based revenue management company, has acquired East African hotel software provider HotelPlus....
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March 5, 2022 South Korean unicorn Yanolja invests big in Kenya traveltech HotelOnlinehttps://theexchange.africa/money-deals/south-korean-unicorn-yanolja-invests-big-in-kenya-traveltech-hotelonline/ Yanolja, valued above US$11 billion, has made true its wish on getting hold of the African market...
