Seamless Travel Tech: 4 Friends Quit Corporate Jobs to Build AI-Powered Hotel Booking API, Achieve 500% Growth in 4 Years

In 2021, Abhinav Sinha, Bhushan Tamhankar, Boney Mittal, and Kumar Waghmode left their corporate careers to create ZentrumHub, a travel-tech startup based in Pune. The startup offers a unified AI-based hotel booking API designed to simplify integration complexities faced by online travel agencies (OTAs) connecting to multiple suppliers.

ZentrumHub’s innovative platform consolidates over 100 hotel suppliers, enabling OTAs to access diverse inventories through a single API. AI-powered features such as dynamic search, real-time pricing, chat integration, and advanced analytics give the startup a technological edge. Maintaining 99.99% uptime and less than one-second response time, ZentrumHub supports seamless booking experiences globally.

The founders bootstrapped the company, reinvesting revenues to fuel growth and innovation. Their core products – Zentrum Connect and Zentrum Booking Engine – provide comprehensive connectivity and end-to-end booking solutions with features like revenue management, multi-currency support, and white-label capabilities.

Trusted by major travel businesses like Akbar Travels and Fora Travel across ten countries, ZentrumHub continues to scale, aiming to be a global leader in travel tech by expanding AI capabilities and market reach.

Key Highlights:

Founded in 2021 by four ex-corporate professionals in Pune.

AI-powered universal hotel API connects OTAs to 100+ suppliers worldwide.

Achieved 500% revenue growth within four years.

Supports 90+ global travel businesses in 10 countries.

Features real-time search, dynamic pricing, ChatGPT integration, and analytics.

Maintains 99.99% uptime and sub-second supplier response times.

Core products: Zentrum Connect (connectivity) & Zentrum Booking Engine (end-to-end booking).

Plans to expand AI features and grow presence in US, Middle East, and Asia.

Sources: Startuppedia.in