ValueCommerce Acquires Dynatech inc. as a Subsidiary
-Aiming to Further Energize the Online Travel Market Together with the Leading Company in Dedicated Online Reservation Systems for Official Websites of Hotels and Japanese Inns-
ValueCommerce Co., Ltd. (head office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director, President and CEO: Jin Kagawa; hereinafter, “ValueCommerce”) announces its decision to acquire all shares in Dynatech inc. (head office: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director, President and CEO: Katsuya Saito; hereinafter, “Dynatech”). Dynatech operates the Direct In reservation service, which boasts the top market share* for dedicated online reservation systems for official websites of hotels and ryokan (Japanese inns). As a result of this acquisition, Dynatech will become a subsidiary of ValueCommerce.
*As of August 2019, according to research by Dynatech
Since its establishment in 1987, Dynatech has specialized in the development of information systems for hotels and other accommodation facilities—including reservation systems and customer management systems—as a dedicated solutions provider. Currently, it provides services such as Direct In, which boasts the top market share for dedicated online reservation systems for official websites of hotels and Japanese inns, and the hotel operation management system Dynalution.
At the same time, ValueCommerce currently holds an approximate 60% share of affiliate ad distribution for major travel advertisers with the travel category of its ValueCommerce Affiliate service, which represents the top market share* in this category.
*As of July 2019, according to research by ValueCommerce
Japan’s online travel market is displaying strong growth, with a market scale already estimated at around 4.5 trillion yen*. In line with this growth, the percentage of reservations for hotels and other accommodation facilities in Japan made via online reservation services is also increasing year by year. In view of this increase, there is a demand for hotels and other establishments to employ solutions to communicate information more efficiently and build better relationships with guests.
*Phocuswright Japan “Japan Online Travel Market Overview Version 4” (November 2018)
The growth and energization of the e-commerce market is crucial to ValueCommerce’s core affiliate marketing business. The decision to form this partnership was reached with the aim of further improving the efficiency of reservations for accommodation facilities and increasing transaction volume in the online travel market during its current period of growth, through the combination of Dynatech’s travel industry insights with ValueCommerce’s knowhow in gathering customers through advertising, and products that contribute to the growth of EC transaction volumes.
Moving forward, ValueCommerce will continue to adapt flexibly to business conditions, in order to provide powerful business support for advertisers and publishers (media partners).
About Dynatech
Dynatech delivers solutions that create new value, with the aims of catering to all manner of customer needs and supporting business management by leveraging information systems, through its provision of services such as Direct In, which boasts the top market share for dedicated online reservation systems for official websites of hotels and Japanese inns, and the hotel operation management system Dynalution.
About ValueCommerce
ValueCommerce offers solutions to the two key issues faced by EC business operators—attracting and maintaining customers—and proposes solutions to issues in the marketing field utilizing its affiliate network, which is one of the largest in Japan.