SMS-powered reservations that bypass outages—bookings via text, sync to cloud instantly.
Hotels and restaurants in Senegal experience constant power outages that cause downtime in their cloud-based reservation and management software, resulting in lost revenue during peak tourist seasons.
OutageSMSBook turns any phone into a reservation hotline: staff/customers text bookings during blackouts, AI parses and queues them locally. When power/internet returns, it syncs to your cloud system and sends confirmations. Perfect for Senegal's mobile-first hospitality without fancy hardware.
Hotels and restaurants in Senegal relying on cloud-based reservation and management software
AI SMS parsing for instant offline bookings, tailored to Wolof/French, with cloud auto-forward.
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Parse incoming texts for bookings via Twilio.
Admin dashboard to approve/queue SMS bookings offline.
Push queued bookings to cloud APIs on reconnect.
Wolof/French/English AI parsing.
Auto-SMS back confirmations.
Track SMS history and revenue.
Notify on new SMS.
CSV upload for manual entries.
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| phone | text | No |
| twilio_sid | text | Yes |
| cloud_endpoint | text | Yes |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| from_phone | text | No |
| parsed_data | text | No |
| status | text | No |
| synced | bool | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| sms_queue_id | uuid | Yes |
| outcome | text | No |
| timestamp | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
/api/sms/inboundReceive Twilio webhook
/api/queuesList pending queues
/api/queues/:id/approveApprove for sync
/api/syncForce sync
No cloud sync
Unlimited
| Month | Users | Conversion | MRR | ARR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 15 | 15% | $45 | $540 |
| Month 6 | 120 | 20% | $480 | $5,760 |
OutageSMSBook lets Senegal hotels take texts during blackouts, auto-syncing to your cloud when back online.
Post in Senegal restaurant WhatsApp groups (e.g., Dakar Eats), DM 20 owners on Facebook Marketplace hospitality listings, provide free Twilio setup and 2-week trial via video call.
Cloud management
No offline/mobile SMS
SMS bridge for outages
Trained AI on local languages/dialects for superior parsing.
90% mobile penetration in Senegal + rising SMS usage amid outages.
SMS parsing errors
Manual override
Twilio costs
Pass-through pricing
Carrier issues
Multi-carrier support
Success: 80% interest
Success: 90% parse accuracy
Success: 10% referral rate
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