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VIA — Curated access. Exceptional hospitality.

Platform

Reservations & Concierge

Base

Abuja, Nigeria

Network

Nine Categories, One Concierge Desk

Group Role

JHG Venture

VIA connects a discerning membership to the venues, experiences and services worth their time. Requests arrive from our customers, are coordinated by the VIA concierge team, and are fulfilled by a network of partners we have selected ourselves.

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The VIA Guest

Demand that already knows what it wants. VIA customers book with intent and at short notice — less price-sensitive than the open market, and considerably more sensitive to how they are received.

Premium diners, travellers, and executives and corporates: every booking carries all three.

Nothing Reaches the Floor Unconfirmed

Every request is matched, confirmed and hosted through one named contact, with one record per booking and response times agreed in writing with each partner.

How a Booking Moves

01RequestA customer asks the VIA app or concierge desk.

02MatchThe desk matches the brief to the right partner.

03ConfirmThe partner confirms inside the agreed window.

04HostThe guest is received as promised at booking.

05ReviewEvery booking is reviewed against the standard.

Nine Categories, One Concierge Desk

The VIA ecosystem

VIA — Lifestyle access — Lifestyle access

VIA — Corporate concierge — Corporate concierge

Why the Best Rooms Say Yes

Qualified demandBookings from customers who have already chosen to spend.

Customer acquisitionFirst visits from an audience partners are unlikely to reach on their own.

Concierge requestsAccess to off-menu and bespoke briefs the desk handles daily.

VisibilityPlacement in the VIA app, concierge recommendations and campaign features.

Curated distributionA short partner list, so each service is presented, not listed.

Co-marketingShared content, “Now on VIA” assets and joint campaign moments.

Preferred Status Is Earned

Every partner starts in the network. Those who hold the standard across a review period — quality, responsiveness and consistency, the same on a quiet Tuesday as on a full Saturday night — are accredited as VIA Preferred Partners, with priority placement and first refusal on concierge briefs.

Live in Five Stages

Qualify, agree, productise, test and go live. Each partner’s services, booking rules, pricing and cancellation terms are written down once during onboarding — so the concierge desk never guesses and the partner’s team never improvises.

The VIA App

Live availability · one agreed booking channel

VIA app in hand — Concierge in the palm of the hand

Jeffrey Oduma introducing Maryam Heidarnia, who led the Chef’s Residency — Chapter One, curated by VIA at La Luna Abuja

VIA in Practice

Chef’s Residency — Chapter One

The Chef’s Residency brings guest chefs into JHG venues for a limited run of curated dinners. Chapter One took place at La Luna Abuja, curated by VIA and led by Maryam Heidarnia, VIA’s Partnership & Experience Manager.

VIA shaped the concept, invitations and guest experience; La Luna’s team delivered the service. It is the model VIA brings to its partners: a considered experience, a defined audience and one team accountable for the evening.

See the Residency at La Luna →

Partner With VIA

Your room. Our guests.

Venues, hotels and experience providers are invited to join VIA’s private concierge network. Let’s begin with one conversation.

Become a VIA Partner