What Ododo does

Ododo is a privately held French company based in Nantes, founded in 2022, that operates The Hotel Club, a free e-learning platform aimed at independent hospitality professionals. The product targets hoteliers, hosts, and property managers seeking to improve direct-booking conversion, OTA performance, revenue management, and guest experience, and is delivered as a web-based SaaS combining a course library, a peer community forum, and a hospitality-focused blog. The platform is presented as "brought to you by Amenitiz" and functions as the official educational arm and demand-generation channel for Amenitiz's hospitality management software suite, with cross-referrals between Amenitiz customers and The Hotel Club's training content.

The platform is fully self-serve, available in English, Spanish, French, and Italian, and operates under a freemium model with no paid tiers, subscriptions, or direct monetization. Its competitive positioning rests on three pillars: hospitality-specific course content (revenue management, online visibility/OTAs, guest experience), a peer community for knowledge exchange with expert support, and brand association with Amenitiz for credibility and distribution. Distribution is entirely organic via the website, complemented by content marketing, community referrals, and Amenitiz-linked events. Ododo reports 1-10 employees, has no disclosed funding rounds or revenue figures, and does not disclose learner counts or geographic reach beyond a global claim.

Name

Ododo

Website

https://ododo.io

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Ododo operates The Hotel Club, a free multilingual e-learning platform that provides independent hoteliers, hosts, and property managers with courses on revenue management, online visibility, and guest experience, in partnership with Amenitiz.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hospitality Education and Training

NAICS

Professional and Management Development Training (61143), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Open Courseware & Course Modules (OCW) (EDAGAJAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Open Multimedia OER (video, audio, podcasts, animations) (EDAGAJAF)

Keywords

• Hospitality training
• Revenue management courses
• OTA strategy education
• Guest experience training
• Direct booking optimization

Headquarters

HQ city

Nantes

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Freemium E-learning Platform (Free Access): The Hotel Club is described as a completely free e-learning platform for hospitality professionals. No direct revenue is generated from course delivery. The platform serves as a demand-generation and brand-extension vehicle for its parent company Amenitiz, a hospitality management software suite.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Ododo operates The Hotel Club, a free web-based e-learning platform, blog, and online community aimed at hospitality professionals. The platform delivers self-paced courses covering revenue management, online visibility and OTA strategy, and guest experience, supported by a peer community forum and on-demand expert assistance.

Product overview

The Hotel Club is a single, unified e-learning platform that provides hospitality professionals with courses, a community forum, and industry blog content. The offering consists of the core e-learning platform accessible at the-hotel-club.com, which integrates course content, community features, and blog resources into one service.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• The Hotel Club A free, web-based e-learning platform, blog, and community for hospitality professionals. It provides self-paced courses on revenue management, online visibility and OTAs, and guest experience, along with peer community support and access to industry experts. Intended for hoteliers, hosts, and property managers seeking to grow direct bookings and operational profitability.

Quantifiable outcome

• Learner increased direct bookings from 50% to 90% in less than 6 months after completing The Hotel Club's training.

Named customers3 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• AmenitizcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Hotel Club is the official partner and in-house educational platform of Amenitiz, a hospitality management software suite. The Hotel Club is branded as 'brought to you by Amenitiz' and serves as Amenitiz's free demand-generation and brand-extension tool for hospitality professionals. Amenitiz's software customers are directed to The Hotel Club for training and education.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Hotel Effectiveness: Hotel Effectiveness provides targeted training and labor management tools for hotel staff and managers, directly comparable to The Hotel Club's focus on upskilling hoteliers on operational and revenue topics.
• Hosco: Hosco is a hospitality-focused professional platform offering courses, certifications, and a career community — closely aligned with The Hotel Club's combination of e-learning, community, and content for hospitality professionals.
• STR (CoStar) Academy: STR (now part of CoStar) historically offered revenue management training and benchmarking education for hoteliers, overlapping with The Hotel Club's revenue management course offerings.
• American Hotel & Lodging Educational Institute (AHLEI): AHLEI is the long-standing industry association that provides certifications, training, and educational content specifically for hotel and lodging professionals — directly comparable to The Hotel Club's mission of training hoteliers on revenue management and operations.
• EHL (École hôtelière de Lausanne) Advisory Services: EHL is one of the world's most recognized hospitality schools and offers online professional training and executive programs in hotel operations and revenue management — a direct comparator in hospitality professional education.
• Cornell eCornell: Cornell's online learning arm offers certificate programs in hospitality management, revenue management, and hotel operations — a direct competitor in the hospitality professional e-learning space that Ododo targets.

Broad incumbents

• edX: edX hosts university-level hospitality and management courses (e.g., from Cornell, Harvard) and competes for the same self-directed professional learner audience as The Hotel Club.
• Coursera: Coursera is a large e-learning platform hosting hospitality management courses from universities and institutions — a broader incumbent that competes for the same learner attention rather than Ododo's vertical niche.
• Udemy: Udemy is a broad marketplace with thousands of hospitality and revenue management courses from independent instructors; relevant comparison as a free/cheap alternative to specialized hospitality training.
• LinkedIn Learning: LinkedIn Learning offers professional courses including hospitality, leadership, and marketing topics — a broad incumbent that competes for hoteliers' ongoing learning budgets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ododo-io

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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