Kell Bakorkor speaking with journalists
Tink Labs Limited, one of Hong Kong’s most successful start-ups, has announced its partnership with Ghanaian hotels to offer its mobile travel solution called, ‘Handy’, to visitors.
The device, first launched in September 2012, helps travellers meet their unlimited demand for internet connection services in and outside the hotel room and at the same time serve as a tailored travel guide for tourists and integrating with hotel services.
‘Handy’ also provides enormous benefits to both the traveller and partner hotels because it is not only focused on helping hotel guests but also on how to make all hotels which partner it to increase revenue and stay ahead of competition by providing services that enrich visitor experience.
Kell Bakorkor, the West Africa regional manager of ‘Handy’, explained that since the deployment of the smart device with the partner hotels weeks ago, the company has seen considerable interest from other hotels in Accra and Takoradi.
“These hotels are all willing to partner with us in this innovation to revolutionise the services and experiences they provide their guests,” Mr Bakorkor said.
“This is a revolution sweeping across the hospitality sector in Ghana and Africa as a whole and many hotels are signing on. Some of these in Ghana include Accra City Hotel, Tang Palace Hotel, Oak Plaza Hotels, Swiss Spirit Hotel, M Plaza Hotel, among others,” he added.
One of the first partners of ‘Handy’ in Ghana, Sajid Khan, general manager of Tang Palace Hotel, said, “We are delighted to partner with ‘Handy’ to provide this complementary service to our valued guests to ease the troubles they face during their trips, especially with connectivity and the ease of enjoying Accra during their stay here.”
As a traveller and user of the smart device, Jemila Abdulai, creator of Circumspecte, mentioned that “long story short, ‘Handy’ is bound to make your Africa travel experience a whole lot easier and fun, especially when visiting a place for the first time – for business, pleasure, or both.”