Janus interviewed Ms. Warini Munshi – the Managing Director of hotel.info Pte Ltd – to learn more about her experience with setting up their office in Singapore:

Tell us about hotel.info Pte Ltd.

www.hotel.info is a free online hotel reservation service for corporate and private customers. The service offers more than 210,000 hotels for electronic bookings around the world. Customers who book through hotel.info achieve significantly better price in comparison with other booking channels. In addition, hotel.info shows all available room prices for each hotel, so that the customer can select the cheapest or most suitable room price. Furthermore, unlike for other rating portals, hotel.info customers can rely on 100% genuine hotel ratings, since only customers who have booked and recently stayed in a hotel can provide a rating or opinion.

What got you interested in starting your business in Singapore?

Singapore, with its central geographic location, offers us very good opportunities for entry into the Asian markets. In addition, Singapore offers excellent business friendly policies and infrastructure to enable the launch and growth of a business.

How did Janus help you along the way?

Janus supported us in the setup of our Singapore business. Janus provided us wide-ranging advice on taxation, corporate structure, immigration and regulatory compliance to help us select the optimal structure that was suitable for the unique needs of our business model. In addition, Janus staff has been an invaluable resource in answering all types of minor and major questions that we have posed to them as we setup our office here.

What has your experience been working with Janus?

Janus places great emphasis on online channels for its business. In this respect there are many similarities to hotel.info. Even the work structure and processes are very similar in both companies (both rely on technology to create efficiency). With the result that Janus was quickly able to appreciate our needs and business model. Furthermore, Janus staff is extremely competent and they offer pragmatic advise that is actionable and relevant to our needs.

What are your plans in the future for your company?

International expansion remains the primary objective of hotel.info. This means that the branch office in Singapore will play a key role in the development of our Asian markets.

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