Kabuk International Inc.

KabuK is a travel fintech company that positions itself as an engineering business building infrastructure for the travel industry. Its stated vision is to redesign travel worldwide to be more accessible through technology. The company's consumer-facing offering, HafH, is a travel subscription in which users pay a fixed monthly fee that is converted into a proprietary points program, allowing accumulated balances to be applied to bookings rather than paying variable, date-dependent prices for each reservation.

Beyond accommodation, KabuK operates a mobility-as-a-service component that bundles air and rail travel with hotel stays under a single payment flow, aiming to serve as a one-stop payment layer for travel experiences. On the supply side, the company contracts directly with hotels and supplies them with processed traveler marketing information, presenting direct-to-consumer distribution as an alternative to the multiple intermediating systems hotels typically maintain.

Business model

KabuK charges travelers a fixed recurring monthly subscription fee that is converted into points usable for bookings, marketed as "Save Now, Buy Later." Payments for hotels as well as air and rail mobility are consolidated into a single flow. On the supply side, the company signs direct contracts with hotels and provides them with processed traveler marketing data, enabling direct-to-consumer distribution.

Recurring monthly subscription fees from travelers, converted into a points currency redeemable against hotel and mobility bookings; hotel relationships are established through direct contracts.

Traction

The company reports 753,000 room-nights booked, 127,000 travelers using the service, 16,000 hotels selected and operations in 127 countries.