ByHours
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Type of site | Hotel Reservation Service |
|---|---|
| Available in | 7 languages |
| Founded | March 2012 |
| Headquarters | Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain / Mexico City, Mexico |
| Area served | Over 24 countries |
| Key people | Guillermo Gaspart (Founder & Chairman) (CEO & Founder) |
| Industry | Travel, hotel |
| Employees | 20+ |
| URL | www |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Current status | Online |
BYHOURS is a Spanish-based hotel microstay platform that enables users to book rooms by the hour. Customers can choose their check-in time along with a stay duration of 3, 6, or 24 hours.
History
Established in March 2012 by Christian Rodríguez and Guillermo Gaspart in Barcelona, BYHOURS had facilitated more than 150,000 bookings across over 1,500 hotels in Spain by 2014. The company achieved one million total booked hours by 2018. In 2019, BYHOURS launched an office in Mexico City to expand its reach into Latin American and US markets.
At present, the company employs approximately 60 people spread between Barcelona and Mexico City. The platform lists upwards of 4,000 hotels spanning more than 24 countries and roughly 600 destinations throughout Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East. Its mobile application is accessible on both Android and iOS.
Funding
In July 2013, BYHOURS obtained €600K in seed capital from Caixa Capital and Cabiedes Partners. The following year, April 2014, it secured €2.6 million from investors based in Spain. Later funding rounds included €1.5 million raised in August 2016 from European investment funds and €3 million in November 2017 from a mix of international and returning investors. In January 2020, BYHOURS completed an €8 million financing round aimed at accelerating growth across Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, and the United States.
Awards and recognition
- Awarded Best Startup of the Year (2012) in Spain at the Ecommerce Awards
- Named Best App of the Year (2014) in Spain at eAwards
- Won first place in the Travel and Tourism Web Shop category at Ecommerce Awards
- Received Best Business & Productivity App (2017) at the Best Mobile Awards
- Secured second place for Best App in #Startmeapp competition by Huawei and El País
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