Hotel booking website, Jovago.com has signed a partnership with Tanzania’s Precision Air PLC, one of the region’s leading carrier to enable travelers on the Carrier’s website, www.precisionairtz.com to access in depth information on hotels, and book accommodation in the various destinations covered by the airline.
According to Estelle Verdier-Watine, the Managing Director of Jovago, “This integration creates a one-stop shop for the customer, a great convenience for Precision travelers. We look forward to this partnership having a great impact on passenger satisfaction as they now have access to discounted rates on accommodation.”
This deal also helps Jovago move closer to achieving it’s goal of promoting e-tourism as a frontier in marketing Africa thus, “An integral part in meeting this objective is to create or design products that are both efficient and customer-friendly.”
The partnership between the two parties offers the customer a variety of up to 10,000 African hotels and about 200, 000 hotels worldwide.
Azda Nkullo – Head of Corporate Communication for Precision Air noted in statement that, “Airlines and hotel industry have always been interdependent hence our new partnership only solidifies the existing bond with a main focus on the customer”
Travelers flying with Precision Air to Bukoba , Zanzibar, Arusha, Kilimanjaro, Mwanza, Mtwara and beyond, now have the luxury and advantage to a two-way service on a single platform; both their flight ticket and accommodation.
“We believe this value added service to the customer will go a long way in promoting inter-region tourism in East Africa, especially after three of our countries appeared on WTO recent report on Africa’s most visited destinations” Concluded Verdier.
Backed by Rocket Internet, Jovago.com has operations in over 20 African countries, nearly 9,500 hotels in Africa.