The Entertainer (discount publisher)


The Entertainer is a publisher of buy one get one free offers for restaurants, leisure attractions, spas, hotel accommodation and more across the Middle East, Asia, Africa and Europe.
The Entertainer has 46 products that cover 40 destinations across 15 countries.
The Entertainer is privately owned and has offices in the UAE, Qatar, Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia, South Africa, Cyprus and the UK.
In early 2012, Abraaj Capital announced their purchase of 50% of the Entertainer. In March 2012, the Entertainer announced a significant investment from Abraaj Capital's small to mid cap investment arm – RED Investments.
In November 2013, the Entertainer launched a smartphone app. In addition to all the offers in the printed books, the App includes access to even more exclusive offers added each month, which includes brunches, new restaurant openings and special promotions. Features include GPS mapping, advanced search capabilities allowing you to filter against certain attributes, social sharing and integration with Trip Advisor and Careem.
In 2015, the average Dubai customer saved over AED 6,000 with the Entertainer App, which has seen over 2 million buy one get one free mobile offers redeemed in the UAE alone.
The Entertainer signs up restaurants, leisure attractions, spas, gyms, hotels and more to sign up each year. Each merchant provides three buy one get one free offers to be featured. Merchants must provide these offers with few restrictions so that they can be used 7 days a week.
In 2018, the company sold a majority stake in the company for an undisclosed sum.