{"id":69276,"date":"2023-08-09T05:42:43","date_gmt":"2023-08-09T05:42:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/startup.info\/?p=69276"},"modified":"2023-08-14T21:36:01","modified_gmt":"2023-08-14T21:36:01","slug":"cloud9xp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bonjouridee.com\/en\/cloud9xp\/","title":{"rendered":"Cloud9xp : an online marketplace and booking service for leisure experiences"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>  <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Launched in 2015 by college friends<strong> Collins Mesongo<\/strong>, <strong>Tesh Mbaabu<\/strong> and <strong>Emmanuel Miriti<\/strong>, <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Cloud9xp<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>is an online retailer and booking service for leisure experiences. We realized that there is such a wide range of fun activities to <\/span>enjoy in<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> this continent. However, most people lack information about them or an easy way to book for the same\u00a0and experience providers\/operators lose out on potential revenue.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Leveraging on our Computer Science background and backed up by our spirit for adventure, we set out to create a web and mobile platform where leisure seekers would easily explore, find and book fun things to do.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">We came up with the mantra \u201c<em>High On Life<\/em>\u201d, as we believe that everyone deserves to have fun, feel good and be happy.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Link to online video\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"boombox-responsive-embed \"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Cloud 9 Xperiences | Cloud9xp.com Promo\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lxVAhO0dVhs?list=PLy_mYzq--hspvAE80HOEmyHibfkzEbwHi\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Your products and services\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 12\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">We curate and highlight top leisure experiences for you to partake from wherever you are in the world, across different countries, categories and styles &#8211; including but not limited to :<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Adventure &amp; Outdoors, Water Sports, Foodie, Festivals &amp; Concerts, Indoor Fun, Extreme Sports, Driving, Flying, Shooting, Corporate, Getaways, Luxury, Budget and Birthday experiences.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s1\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><b><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-large alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/bonjouridee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/c9-1024x451.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"810\" height=\"357\" \/><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Your success factors\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 17\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">We are fully focused on leisure and realize that times have changed. Leisure seekers now just want to go online, find, book, and pay and for an experience and go enjoy. No phone calls or long waits for confirmation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Your factors differentiating and disruptive compared to the existing\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 8\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Normally, leisure seekers would either browse all over the internet to find amazing places or things to do and then get in touch with travel agents; to plan and reserve their trips. We aggregate a wide range of experiences across different categories and make them available at exactly the cost you would pay the experience provider, all on one platform.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 9\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">As an intermediary between the many destinations and leisure seekers all year round, we also guarantee free exchanges in case you are unable to make it for a pre-booked experience.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Your business model\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">We take a 10% commission out of every experience booked through our website.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>A few words about your competitors<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 15\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Regionally, we face competition from numerous classical tours and travel companies offering packages that involve leisure and experiences, mostly offline. However, we will ensure the best infrastructure is employed to ensure seamless processes including search and discovery, recommendations, reviews, bookings and payments to ensure we always ahead of the game.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Your website\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cloud9xp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.cloud9xp.com\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Launched in 2015 by college friends Collins Mesongo, Tesh Mbaabu and Emmanuel Miriti, Cloud9xp\u00a0is an online retailer and booking service for leisure experiences. We realized that there is such a wide range of fun activities to enjoy in this continent. 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