Nairobi — August 2023
Triply, a Nairobi-based travel tech startup, has quietly assembled flight inventory, hotel supply, content mapping, and payments infrastructure in a matter of months, signaling a strategic repositioning from consumer product development to selling the system itself to African travel businesses.
Triply Shifts Focus to Serve African Travel Operators
Triply’s Strategic Move
According to Travel Distribution News, Triply has signed partnerships that position the Nairobi-based startup to sell its comprehensive travel system to small and medium-sized African operators, who previously lacked clean access to global distribution infrastructure. The startup has quietly integrated flight inventory from GO7, hotel supply from Hahnair, content mapping capabilities, and payments infrastructure, all assembled within months.
Industry Context
Triply’s approach contrasts with traditional consumer-focused travel apps, instead targeting the vast network of African SME travel operators. This shift addresses the critical gap in providing these businesses with reliable, global distribution tools, a gap currently unmet by most existing solutions.
Key Details
- GO7 provides real-time local, regional, and global flight inventory.
- Hahnair supplies access to over 350 hotels across Africa.
- The partnerships were finalized within a short timeframe, indicating rapid execution of Triply’s strategic plan.
- The system is now available for adoption by African travel businesses.
What Travel Professionals Should Know
For TMCs and boutique operators managing African accounts, Triply’s new offering means access to a comprehensive, integrated travel system previously out of reach. This could streamline operations for African SMEs, enabling them to leverage global distribution capabilities without building these systems in-house.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Triply’s new offering?
Triply has developed a complete travel distribution platform, integrating flight inventory, hotel supply, content mapping, and payments infrastructure, now available for African travel businesses.
Which travel trade segments does this affect?
This primarily impacts small and medium-sized travel operators across Africa, providing them with previously unavailable global distribution tools.
When does this take effect?
The system is now operational, with immediate availability for adoption by partner travel businesses.
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