The SME Story: Gregor Amon, Co-founder of Hotel Data Cloud

The SME Story: Gregor Amon, Co-founder of Hotel Data Cloud

What is the core business model of Hotel Data Cloud?

When we started HDC in 2016, our aim was to set a new standard in global hotel content distribution. Our business model caters to a two-sided market, where hotels are charged a nominal yearly fee to distribute their descriptive content and booking partners or travel agents can use it for free.

What were you doing before you founded HDC?

I am a pilot by profession, but always had a passion for entrepreneurship, so I decided to follow my calling and started a hotel room wholesale company, selling reservations to travel agencies and tour operators. I realised very early on that end customers were not receiving the latest hotel descriptions, update on amenities or other features. In turn, nine out of 10 travellers blame the hotel for wrong or missing information, not only hurting the hotel's reputation, but also affecting its bottom line.

I started HDC with my co-founder Kevin Czok, because we saw a need in the market for a centralised global database for descriptive hotel content and real-time updates. Essentially, we make sure that hotels' information and pictures are updated across all travel websites, travel agent databases and points of sale, thereby