Visit Guide
| File:Visit Guide Logo.png | |
Native name | Visit Guide |
|---|---|
| Privately held company | |
| ISIN | 🆔 |
| Industry | Tourism |
| Founded 📆 | December 2020 in London, United Kingdom |
| Founder 👔 | Shehab Ahmed (CEO) Mahmoud Ebid (CPO) Merna Ehab (COO) |
| Headquarters 🏙️ | Cairo, Egypt |
Area served 🗺️ | Middle East, Africa and Europe |
| Products 📟 | Hotel and excursions booking Vacation rental Guides |
| Services | Travel |
| Members | |
Number of employees | 27 (2020) |
| Parent | Visit Ventures |
| 🌐 Website | visit |
| 📇 Address | |
| 📞 telephone | |
Visit Guide is an online travel agency owned by Visit Ventures, an Egyptian/British travel technology company based in London, offering hotel bookings, tours,[1] vacation packages and other travel services[1] through an online booking engine [2]developed in Cairo, Egypt.[3][4]
The website has over 700,000 properties. The site is available in 3 languages.[5]
Corporate affairs
Marketing
Partnerships and agreements
In August 2021, they formed a partnership with ValU by EFG Hermes to provide consumer financing to travelers in Egypt.[6]
In September 2021, they formed a partnership with Google Travel to connect their platform with Google Hotels.[7]
Funding
In November 2020, they passed VC For Africa capital program[8] raising a seed fund in the process[9]
History
In Early 2019, it faced restrictions in Egypt since the Egyptian Government banned new travel agencies registration.
In October 2019, it tried to form a partnership with Amadeus GDS in order to launch their platform and faced government restrictions.
In Mid 2019, The parent company Visit Ventures moved to United Kingdom to pass the travel agency restrictions in Egypt.
In Early 2020, they launched the first Egyptian online travel agency.
In Mid 2020, they signed a partnership with Accor hotels and gained access to 5000 hotels.
In Early 2021, they signed a partnership with Expedia, Ostrovok.ru and gained access to 700,000 vacation rentals.
In Mid 2021, they developed the concept of Hybrid Travel Agency, to be used as a SaaS technology for traditional travel agencies.[10][11]
In Late 2021, they signed a partnership with Google Travel to make an API connection between Google and Visit Guide.
In Late 2021, they became an official trade mark in the United Kingdom.[12]
References
- ↑ "StackPath". dailynewsegypt.com. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
- ↑ "لتنشيط السياحة.. منصة دليل السفر تنجح في اجتياز برنامج VC4A للتمويل الإرشادي". www.msn.com. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
- ↑ "About Us - Visit Guide". visit.guide. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
- ↑ ""VISIT" أول تطبيق مصري يجمع شركات السياحة وعروضها وتقييماتها في مكان واحد". فيتو (in العربية). 2019-10-31. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
- ↑ الوفد. "تطبيق Visit على وشك تغيير سوق السياحة في مصر بالتعاون مع "أماديوس"". الوفد. Retrieved 2021-11-14.
- ↑ "valU - it's About Time". www.valu.com.eg. Retrieved 2021-11-14.
- ↑ "About Us - Visit Guide". visit.guide. Retrieved 2021-11-14.
- ↑ "Egypt's emerging travel guide platform passes VC4A Mentor-Driven Capital programme". Daily News Egypt. 2020-11-28. Retrieved 2021-11-14.
- ↑ "VC4A Mentor Driven Capital - Funding Program". Al-Mal News.
- ↑ Adzo, Kossi. "Travel Startup Growth Story during Pandemic to Compete with Giants". Retrieved 2021-11-12.
- ↑ "رواد أعمال Travel Tech بمصر يواجهون تداعيات كورونا بعروض جديدة وخطط مبتكرة". Wamda. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
- ↑ "Search for a trade mark - Intellectual Property Office". trademarks.ipo.gov.uk. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
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