TripAdvisor Exceeds 200K Holiday Rental Property Listings with
TripAdvisor Exceeds 200K Holiday Rental Property Listings with Global Partnerships
LONDON, November 16, 2011-
World’s Largest Travel Site Partners with Interhome, Stayz,
Toprural and AKENA Technologies to Offer Even More Rental Property Choices
and Reviews to Travellers Worldwide
TripAdvisor [http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk ](R), the world’s largest
travel site*, today announces that it will exceed 200,000 holiday rental
property listings following partnership deals with several leading holiday
rental websites around the globe, including Interhome
[http://www.interhome.co.uk ], Stayz [http://www.stayz.com.au ], Toprural
[http://www.toprural.co.uk ] and AKENA Technologies
[http://www.akenatechnologies.com ] (which operates MediaVacances.com).
TripAdvisor’s aim is to offer travellers a worldwide list of properties,
selected by locals with candid reviews. These partnerships expand
TripAdvisor’s inventory, and add to the premier FlipKey and Holiday Lettings
listings presently available on the website.
TripAdvisor holiday rental partners gain visibility in front of
TripAdvisor’s more than 50 million unique monthly visitors*. As part of
these partnerships, travellers will be able to make a comprehensive search
across inventory from other websites in a single display on TripAdvisor and
gain the assurance of traveller reviews when they are planning their
holidays.
“We are thrilled to partner with these leading holiday rental sites, as
each brings exceptional properties and a tremendous amount of local market
expertise to the TripAdvisor community. Our goal is to offer travellers the
best listings from partners who know the locations best,” said Christine
Petersen, president of TripAdvisor for Business. “Our partnership with these
global brands demonstrates our commitment to holiday rentals as an important
accommodation option for travellers, and we’re looking to partner with elite
holiday rental companies worldwide with the aim of enhancing the traveller
experience.”
“The partnership Interhome has formed with TripAdvisor helps travellers
around the world discover and stay at the finest apartments and villas our
site has to offer,” said Simon Lehmann, CEO of Interhome AG. “We have
excellent property listings and we’re pleased to gain incredible exposure
through TripAdvisor.”
TripAdvisor has formed holiday rental inventory partnerships with the
following companies:
Interhome: Based in Switzerland, Interhome is a leading provider of
quality holiday apartments and villas in Europe.
The Stayz Group: The Stayz Group is the market leader in holiday rentals
in Australia. With more than 40,000 properties to choose from, the brands
within the Stayz Group portfolio provide travellers with a convenient way to
search and book the largest selection of holiday rental accommodation in
Australia, with properties in over 1,200 locations Australia-wide.
Toprural: Based in Spain, Toprural is a leading rural accommodation
search engine, whose goal is to promote rural tourism in Europe.
AKENA Technologies: Based in France, AKENA Technologies operates C2C
holiday rental websites in major European countries.
In the coming months, inventory from each of these partners is expected
to begin rolling out on TripAdvisor’s English-language domains, as well as
on its Spain domain. As part of these partnerships, every property detail
page will display the respective partners’ brands. For more information on
how to become a TripAdvisor rental partner, please send an inquiry to
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“As Australia’s trusted leader of the holiday rental industry, the Stayz
Group is delighted to announce this partnership with TripAdvisor,” said
Anton Stanish, General Manager, the Stayz Group Travel, Fairfax Media
Marketplaces. “Through this partnership we are now able to offer our
property owners access to a wider distribution of locations in the U.S. and
Spain, and also enable TripAdvisor’s broad user-base access to the diverse
range of unique and affordable properties we have available in Australia.”
About Interhome
Switzerland-based Interhome specialises in the rental of more than
32,000 quality holiday apartments, homes and chalets in 29 countries
worldwide. In 2010, the company welcomed 560,000 holiday guests and recorded
a net yield of CHF 206.9 million. Interhome is headquartered in
Glattbrugg/Zurich and is a 100% subsidiary of Hotelplan Holding. In turn,
Hotelplan Holding is a 100% subsidiary of Migros, Switzerland’s largest
retail supermarket chain, based in Zurich.
About the Stayz Group
- The Stayz Group is the number 1 holiday rental group in
Australia , with over 40,000 property listings from over 1,400 locations
throughout Australia
- The Stayz Group is visited by over 1 million unique browsers per
month (* Nielsen Market Intelligence, October 2011)
- The Stayz Group has over 800,000 subscribers to the Stayz,
TakeABreak and rentahome e-newsletters
- The Stayz Group offers Australian property owners an opportunity
to list their rental properties online and make the most of their
investment
About Toprural
The company was founded in July 2000 by founder and CEO, Francois
Derbaix. Currently, Toprural has the largest rural accommodation offering in
Europe and is the leading rural tourism site in Spain, where it brings
together more than the 60% of the total supply of rural accommodations.
Toprural receives 1.5 million visitors monthly and has a very proactive
community of travellers that share their experiences in rural tourism (more
than 200,000 reviews). The company offers over 50,000 rural accommodations
in 10 European countries.
About AKENA technologies
AKENA Technologies, based in France, is one of Europe’s leading owner
direct holiday rental marketplaces, with multiple national websites, such as
MediaVacances.com (France), MediaVacanze.com (Italy), MediaVacaciones.com
(Spain), MediaVakanties.com (Netherlands) and MediaFerias.com (Portugal).
The company places great emphasis on accommodation quality control based on
renter reviews. It offers owners a high ROI, thanks to the large number of
enquiries and low subscription fee.
AKENA Technologies operates additional websites, which give owners’
listings even greater exposure. VillascOpic.com is a revolutionary concept
that allows visitors to explore and discover a destination using 3D
bird’s-eye view technologies, before booking a conveniently located holiday
rental. Ski websites such as Winter-Sports.com (UK), Sports-Hiver.com
(France), Sport-Invernali.com (Italy) and Esquiland.com (Spain) generate
strong ski accommodation demand, thanks to their high quality and relevant
skiing and ski resort-dedicated content.
About TripAdvisor
TripAdvisor(R) is the world’s largest travel site, enabling travellers
to plan and have the perfect trip. TripAdvisor offers trusted advice from
real travellers and a wide variety of travel choices and planning features
(including Flights search, TripAdvisor Mobile and Instant Personalization)
with seamless links to booking tools.
TripAdvisor(R) Media Group, operated by TripAdvisor LLC, attracts more
than 65 million unique monthly visitors* across 19 popular travel brands**.
TripAdvisor-branded sites make up the largest travel community in the world,
with more than 50 million unique monthly visitors***, 20 million members,
and over 50 million reviews and opinions. The sites operate in 30 countries
worldwide****, including China under daodao.com. TripAdvisor also operates
TripAdvisor for Business, a dedicated division that provides the tourism
industry access to TripAdvisor’s millions of monthly visitors. The division
includes Business Listings, which allows hoteliers to connect directly to
millions of researching travellers, and Holiday Rentals, which helps
property managers and individual home owners list their properties and
showcase hotel alternatives.
TripAdvisor Media Group websites have been recognized as top travel
resources in 2010 by Conde Nast Traveller, Good Housekeeping, TIME magazine
and Travel + Leisure.
TripAdvisor Media Group generated $486 million in revenue in 2010.
TripAdvisor and the sites comprising the TripAdvisor Media Group are
operating companies of Expedia, Inc. (NASDAQ: EXPE).
TripAdvisor and the TripAdvisor logo are trademarks or registered
trademarks of TripAdvisor LLC in the U.S. and/or other countries. All other
trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
(c)2011 TripAdvisor LLC.
*Source: comScore Media Metrix for TripAdvisor Media Group Sites,
Worldwide, August 2011
** In addition to TripAdvisor, The TripAdvisor Media Group of websites
includes: http://www.airfarewatchdog.com,
http://www.bookingbuddy.com, http://www.cruisecritic.com,
http://www.everytrail.com, http://www.familyvacationcritic.com,
http://www.flipkey.com, http://www.holidaylettings.co.uk,
http://www.holidaywatchdog.com, http://www.independenttraveler.com,
http://www.onetime.com, http://www.seatguru.com,
http://www.sniqueaway.com, http://www.smartertravel.com,
http://www.travel-library.com, http://www.travelpod.com,
http://www.virtualtourist.com, http://www.whereivebeen.com, and
http://www.kuxun.cn.
***Source: comScore Media Metrix for TripAdvisor Sites, Worldwide,
August 2011
**** TripAdvisor sites operate in 30 countries worldwide:
http://www.tripadvisor.com, http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk,
http://www.tripadvisor.ca, http://www.tripadvisor.it,
http://www.tripadvisor.es, http://www.tripadvisor.de,
http://www.tripadvisor.fr, http://www.tripadvisor.jp,
http://www.daodao.com, http://www.tripadvisor.in,
http://www.tripadvisor.se, http://www.tripadvisor.nl,
http://www.tripadvisor.com.br, http://www.tripadvisor.com.tr,
http://www.tripadvisor.dk, http://www.tripadvisor.com.mx,
http://www.tripadvisor.ie, http://www.tripadvisor.com.au,
http://www.tripadvisor.com.sg, http://www.tripadvisor.co.kr,
no.tripadvisor.com [http://no.tripadvisor.com ], pl.tripadvisor.com
[http://pl.tripadvisor.com ], th.tripadvisor.com
[http://th.tripadvisor.com ], http://www.tripadvisor.ru,
http://www.tripadvisor.com.gr, http://www.tripadvisor.co.id, http://www.tripadvisor.com.ar,
http://www.tripadvisor.tw, http://www.tripadvisor.com.my, and
http://www.tripadvisor.com.eg.
Source: TripAdvisor
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