VenueHero simplifies venue booking for event organisers

If you have ever been involved in planning an event - no matter the type, you'd agree that the logistics of selecting and booking a befitting venue is one of the major headaches - especially in Nigeria. Sometimes it could involve touring several venues before selecting the 'right' one. At other times you know a venue that fits your occasion but you lack a way to reach out, confirm availability and book. What if you lived in a different city or country but needs to organise an event in another city?

Venuehero.co - a new startup launched in June allows you to confirm availability and book your favourite venues instantly. You can also discover new venues, pay online or do a bank transfer. Venuehero.co has listed different kinds of venues - from traditional wedding spaces to non-traditional spaces including playgrounds for children parties, outdoor spaces, training spaces, corporate meeting spaces and sports meeting spaces.

Venuehero.co uses a computer algorithm to serve prices that are very competitive and difficult to get from the venue owners directly. You'll find hourly or daily Billed venues and it's easy to use - simply search for event type and location and you'll get a range of venues suitable for that event type and you can refine your search for even better results. It also includes features that allow you to pay a deposit rather than the full amount for venues that accept deposit. Founder Uche Aniche told Techdcmedia the startup will expand the platform to other Nigerian cities and increase its inventory to over 1,000 venues by the end of the year.

“So far the competition is a group of listing sites that rely on offline, people-based transactions. We are different in that we are building strategic partnerships with the venue owners,” Aniche said.

“Essentially venue-booking is completely different from hotel-booking in so many ways and we understand the terrain and have built and continue to improve on a technology that will handle the intricacies.”