DHISCO Inc. has announced a partnership with Plum Accommodation, making it the first business-to-business travel seller in southern Africa to offer its customers access to DHISCO’s global inventory of dynamic hotel rates.
Based in Johannesburg, Plum Accommodation is a travel technology platform developed by and for travel professionals, serving more than 2,100 agents in South Africa.
With plans to expand extensively into the emerging sub-Saharan Africa regions, Canada, the Middle East and Eastern Europe, the partnership offers Plum Accommodation’s agents access to real-time rates and availability at DHISCO’s more than 110,000 global hotel partners, while giving the hotels an expanded footprint in these growing markets.
Brian van Tonder, CEO of Plum Accommodation, said the company is excited to be DHISCO’s first B2B partner in southern Africa.
“This partnership helps us expand our services by giving our agents access to the best rates at more hotels around the world,” he said. “It also positions us to be a gateway for DHISCO’s hotel partners into this and other world markets.”
Partnering with DHISCO, he said, “was a logical and straightforward decision. It just makes sense for our business.”
DHISCO CEO Toni Portmann said she is pleased to welcome the company, which is known for its unique technology and service platforms that help agents work more efficiently.
“Our mission at DHISCO is to connect the world, and that means expanding business opportunities for both our buying and selling partners,” she said. “By connecting to DHISCO Switch, Plum Accommodation is opening new markets for its travel buyers in Africa while expanding sales opportunities for our hotel partners to new customers in this very important emerging market.”
