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| Jun 16, 2016 | Jumia is swallowing all the startups under Africa Internet Group | Africa Internet Group (AIG), a subsidiary of Rocket Internet, is renaming its companies in the African market to become part of one huge Jumia brand.
This means all startups under AIG are undergoing some form of rebranding or the other. Bas... |
| Apr 27, 2016 | iDea Hub and Jovago are organising a chat on customer acquisition for startups | Idea Hub and Jovago are planning a fireside chat on the topic “How to effectively acquire customers and strategies to retain them”. This chat is to create an environment where startup founders can learn from accomplished startup executives ... |
| Dec 27, 2015 | 03 Travel-Tech Startups In Bangladesh | In Bangladesh, we have plenty of tour operators but very few of these companies are offering a solution that takes advantage of technology.
Tourism is a multi-million dollar industry in Bangladesh and it is growing rapidly every year. It h... |
| Dec 23, 2015 | Nitestay’s attempt to stand out in Nigeria’s highly competitive hotel booking space | Even though ecommerce giants Jumia and Konga are still Nigeria’s foremost startup companies, attention is gradually being extended to other sectors as 2015 saw the launch of quite a number of well-equipped startups emerge in non-retail sect... |
| Dec 23, 2015 | Nitestay’s attempt to stand out in Nigeria’s highly competitive hotel booking space | Even though ecommerce giants Jumia and Konga are still Nigeria’s foremost startup companies, attention is gradually being extended to other sectors as 2015 saw the launch of quite a number of well-equipped startups emerge in non-retail sect... |
| Dec 1, 2015 | Rocket Internet Launches Hotel Booking Site Jovago.com In Dhaka | Rocket Internet-backed online hotel booking site, Jovago has launched its operation in Bangladesh. Jovago CEO, Paul Midi announced the news in a press meet today.
Started back in 2013, Jovago has become the No.1 Hotel Booking Website in Af... |
| Sep 22, 2015 | How online food delivery startup Food-i-like is making it outside of Lagos [Q&A] | The last time I was at the offices of African Internet Group (AIG) in Nigeria’s tech capital city of Lagos, I noticed that there were more members of staff manning Kaymu Nigeria and Jovago Travel sections. The startup that had the least num... |
| Sep 22, 2015 | How online food delivery startup Food-i-like is making it outside of Lagos [Q&A] | The last time I was at the offices of African Internet Group (AIG) in Nigeria’s tech capital city of Lagos, I noticed that there were more members of staff manning Kaymu Nigeria and Jovago Travel sections. The startup that had the least num... |
| Sep 14, 2015 | [Updated] This September, StartupGrind Lagos will host Tomi Davies at its monthly fireside chat | Startup Grind Lagos, the Lagos chapter of the international startup community connecting and inspiring entrepreneurs, will host angel investor, Tomi Davies, at its September edition of its fireside chat.
Tomi Davies is also the chairman of ... |
| Jun 18, 2015 | Jovago Now Offers 24/7 Customer Service Center in its Nairobi Regional Offices | Online hotel booking service, Jovago, has launched a 24-hour customer service center in their Nairobi offices.
According to a media release obtained by TechCabal, the round-the-clock center will provide booking services, customer advice as ... |
| Jun 8, 2015 | Jovago Extends its Services to Myanmar and Bangladesh | Rocket Internet-backed online hotel booking site, Jovago has announced it is expanding its services to Myanmar and Bangladesh by July this year with a full customer service team.
According to a Rocket Internet media release obtained by Tech... |
| May 26, 2015 | Nigeria’s Hotels.ng Grabs $1.2M To Expand Listings Across Africa | Hotels.ng founder Mark Essien
Hotels.ng, which claims to be the largest hotel booking site in Nigeria, has raised $1.2 million to expand across Africa. Investors include EchoVC Pan-Africa Fund and Omidyar Network, a venture capital firm lau... |
| May 12, 2015 | 5 Travel Habits of African Tourists | Share this article:
Thanks to its wide diversity of cultures, wildlife, scenery (and Adam Sandler’s movie; Blended), Africa is fast becoming considered by many leisure travellers to be a top holiday destination as ideal for families as it i... |
| Apr 8, 2015 | 5 Nigerian companies with the coolest office spaces in 2015 | Share this article:
Nigerian offices are notoriously monotonous and stifling. I mean, perks like staff buses and “thirteenth month” bonuses are great but, how about we did away with the boring fluorescent bulbs and claustrophobic cubicles i... |
| Apr 6, 2015 | Mobile West Africa 2015 Garners More Industry-Wide Sponsorships | Share this article:
Since 2011, Mobile West Africa has been regarded as the leading technology event in Africa so it should come as no surprise that All Amber, the organisers of this highly acclaimed conference were able to secured a wide-r... |
| Mar 25, 2015 | Jovago.com Partners With TEDxUnilag To Offer Internship Opportunities To Students | Share this article:
Rocket Internet’s Hotel Booking platform, Jovago.com has partnered with the TEDxUnilag team to offer internship opportunities to the students. Jovago with other Africa Internet Holding Ventures, Carmudi and Kaymu, will b... |
| Mar 19, 2015 | Nigerian Startups Need To Stop Copying Europe and The US – Marek Zmyslowski | Share this article:
Marek Zmyslowski is Co-Founder and Managing Director of Jovago.com, an online hotels booking service, backed by Rocket Internet, MTN and Millicom. In a recent chat with Techpoint, he had a lot of interesting things to sh... |
| Mar 10, 2015 | Rocket Internet Babies’ Home [PHOTOS] | Share this article:
We broke the news of African Internet Holdings entry into Yaba neighbourhood earlier this year. The building, which is an extension of the E-Centre, houses Kaymu, Jovago, Lamudi, Carmudi, Easy Taxi and Hello Food. The of... |
| Feb 19, 2015 | Jovago.com Gets Stamp of Approval From EFCC | Share this article:
Hotel booking platform, Jovago, has received a stamp of approval from EFCC that will ensure that customers and partners using the Jovago.com website are assured of the highest quality control on all financial transaction... |
| Jan 15, 2015 | Jovago Pledges To Refund The Difference If You Find A Cheaper Hotel Online | Jovago will refund the price difference to any customer who finds a cheaper hotel listing than theirs anywhere on the internet, according to an emailed statement.
“Anywhere on the internet” is in tacit reference to Hotels.ng, its strong Nig... |
| Dec 14, 2014 | Five Guidelines To Avoid Over-Spending This Christmas | The Holiday is getting closer and closer, while all of us are trying to surprise and amaze our loved ones in this lovely season, there is only one hurdle: the irrefutable catch-22 situation calls in as soon as the festivities are over. “Mor... |
| Dec 11, 2014 | Technology Impact On Hotel Booking In Africa | Defined as the analysis, design, implementation and application of IT and e-commerce solution to the Travel and Tourism industry; e-Tourism has undergone an evolution throughout the new century. From Online Booking Portals, Online Travel Ag... |
| Nov 27, 2014 | East Africa Single Visa: One Step In The Right Direction | East Africa, a region recognized as a successful global location for mobile payments and a thriving online space, is embracing technology advancement as part of its growth plan for diverse sectors. The newly recently launched East Africa Si... |
| Jun 6, 2014 | Jovago Scores Cool Points With The NTDC | It’s not everyday that a green, white and green head-tie wearing bureaucrat visits a startup. Pictured above is the the Director General of the Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation, Mrs. Sally Mbanefo signing over the keys of the kingdo... |
| May 16, 2014 | Jovago To Become Biggest Hotel Booking Platform In Sub-Saharan Africa – MD | Some of the major forces behind Africa’s economic resurgence, and Nigeria’s recent confirmation as the largest economy in Africa, are diversifisication, technology and innovation. And though resources – minerals, agriculture, fossil fuels, ... |
| Jan 27, 2014 | Hurrah For Traction – The Mark Essien Edition | Yesterday, Mark Essien put out an amazing trifecta of posts about his startup, Hotels.ng on his new blog.
Part one – Hotels.ng is two years old, 5000+ Hotels listed, 30 full time employees, 2.3 million dollars in all time transactions, hit ... |
| Aug 5, 2013 | Rocket Internet launches first hotel startup with Africa-based Jovago | Rocket Internet made its first foray into hotel websites today with the launch of Lagos, Nigeria based Jovago.
Jovago is a standard hotel booking site. It features listings from 140,000 hotels around the world, with a focus on Africa. Users... |
| Aug 5, 2013 | Rocket Internet launches online hotel booking service Jovago in Nigeria | I am starting to think that Nigeria is Rocket Internet’s new pet project. You can’t really blame them, with Africa’s biggest population, an obsession with tech and people who like to spend, it’s an easy fit. The company today announced the ... |
| Aug 5, 2013 | Rocket Internet launches first hotel startup with Africa-based Jovago | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Rocket Internet made its first foray into hotel w... |
| Aug 5, 2013 | Rocket Internet launches online hotel booking service Jovago in Nigeria | I am starting to think that Nigeria is Rocket Internet’s new pet project. You can’t really blame them, with Africa’s biggest population, an obsession with tech and people who like to spend, it’s an easy fit. The company today announced the ... |
| Aug 5, 2013 | Rocket Internet Launches Jovago To Bring Online Hotel Booking To Africa | It’s often said that the question, ‘what if Google launches something similar?’, is the kind of thing that keeps entrepreneurs up at night. But if you’re a burgeoning e-commerce startup in an emerging market, the same could also be said of ... |