Bridging Africa to the World
Travela connects the continent's 1.4 billion people to global travel inventory through the payment methods they already use every day.
🚀 Official Launch
Kendair goes live on April 23rd
Book flights & hotels across Africa — pay your way.
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Hundreds of millions of Africans are ready to explore the world, but traditional booking platforms weren't built for them. We're changing that.
The Problem
Platforms like Booking.com or Expedia require credit cards. Yet the vast majority of African travelers rely on Mobile Money, local bank transfers, or cash-adjacent fintech solutions. The result: billions of dollars in travel demand goes unmet every year.
Our Solution
Travela aggregates global flight and hotel inventory and exposes it through a checkout layer that speaks the language of African payments — Mobile Money, OPay, PalmPay, Fawry, Instant EFT, bank cards and more. We are the infrastructure layer Africa's travel industry has been waiting for.
Pan-African Reach
Built for markets across Central, West, East, and Southern Africa from day one.
Instant Payments
Real-time settlement with the payment providers Africans trust.
Built-in Trust
Travel insurance woven into the booking flow through Travel'Assure.
Two Platforms, One Mission
Kendair
Online Travel Agency
Kendair lets users across Africa search, compare, and book flights and hotels from global inventory — and pay using the method that works for them: mobile money wallets, local payment platforms, or international bank cards.
- ✓ Global flight & hotel inventory
- ✓ Mobile wallet & local payment checkout
- ✓ Bank card support (Visa, Mastercard, AMEX)
- ✓ Instant booking confirmation
Mobile Money Wallets
Local Platforms
Bank Cards
Travel'Assure
Travel Insurance
Travel'Assure is affordable travel insurance priced and designed for African travelers. Coverage starts at rates that reflect local purchasing power — embedded directly into the booking flow so every trip is protected from the moment of purchase.
- ✓ Priced for African purchasing power
- ✓ Seamlessly embedded in booking
- ✓ Coverage for cancellations & medical
- ✓ Fast, mobile-friendly claims
Built by People Who Know Africa
Our founders bring together deep expertise in technology, business strategy, and product design — with Africa at the heart of every decision.
Naomie Salama
Chief Executive Officer
Co-Founder
Leads Travela's overall strategy and business development. Passionate about making travel accessible to every African.
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Matthieu Ndumbi
Chief Technology Officer
Founder
Architects the technology powering Kendair and Travel'Assure. Deep expertise in Software Engineering, GIS, Bioinformatics, Machine Learning and AI systems.
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Hariton Kakanda
Product Manager
Co-Founder
Drives product vision and roadmap across platforms. He leads Mobile Money integration and user experience design.
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