The Journey So Far
This Is How Far We Have Come
◆ The Idea of Holidayme Was Born (2014)
- An amazing idea came to life when Traveazy DMCC launched Holidayme
- The launch of the Arabic website followed a few months later
◆ The First Milestone – $7.2 Million In Series A Funding (2016)
- Accel came onboard after witnessing more than 35% month-on-month growth
- Forbes Middle East: Ranked 5th in The 50 Most Promising UAE Startups 2016
- Entrepreneur Middle East: The Startup of The Year 2016
- Expanded to KSA market with the opening of the Riyadh office
◆ Another Feather In the Cap – $10 Million Series B Funding (2017)
- Forbes Middle East: Ranked 3rd in The Top 100 Startups in the Arab World 2017
- MEED: Online Business of The Year (SME Capital Awards 2017)
- Launched Holiday and Umrah Division, pivoting away from hotel metasearch
◆ Awards (2018)
- Forbes Middle East: Ranked 2nd in The Top 100 Startups In The Arab World 2018
- Online Business of the Year 2018 (Finalist)
- Business Innovation of The Year 2018 (Finalist)
- Entrepreneur: The Startup of the Year 2018
◆ $16 Million Series C Funding (2019)
- Led by Gobi Partners
- Re-domiciled headquarters to Singapore
- Forbes Middle East: Awarded the title of Hottest Start-Up in Middle East 2019
- Launched Umrahme.com to cater to the global Umrah Market
- Opened an office in Jeddah
- Partnered with The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah in Saudi Arabia
◆ $25 million in sales in one month (2020)
- Achieved all-time high transactions for the month of February of $25 million
- Shifted the business model to B2B with a focus on Umrah services and trips
◆ Awards (2022)
- E-Business of the Year (2022) – Entrepreneur Middle East
◆ New Launch (2023)
- Launched a new B2B Brand – Locanda