As part of our growth as a company, we decided not only to expand our activity in new places in Bulgaria (Bansko and Pamporovo) , but also to add to our partners a new platform on which to publish our apartments - so we will be able to reach even more people from all over the world. This platform is not just any, namely VRBO – Airbnb's biggest competitor. For the moment, you will find our apartments in Sofia and Plovdiv, and in a week, those along the Black Sea and in the winter resorts.
Вече можем да се похвалим и с първата си резервация, направена през Vrbo – едва ден след публикуването на апартаментите ни там! Една от основните разлики с Airbnb е, че във Vrbo могат да се наемат единствено и само цели имоти, а не стая от апартамент или споделени стаи. Това може да се сметне и за основен плюс, както за нас, така и за много от гостите. Нашата политика е такава, че управляваме единствено цели имоти, а не части от тях, тоест платформата ни пасва идеално. По отношение на гостите пък се забелязва, че в ситуацията на световна пандемия, хората се чувстват по-сигурни и предпочитат да наемат самостоятелно място за настаняване.
Other main features of Vrbo are that their service fees are lower than those of Airbnb and they also offer a “Book with Confidence Guarantee” which offers greater security for guests in case of accommodation problems or major discrepancies with the ad and the actual condition of the apartment (basic furniture such as a bed, etc. is missing). In these situations, the platform offers immediate assistance to the guest, finds him a new accommodation closest to the one he originally booked, etc.
Due to the fact that only whole properties are available on Vrbo, the listings are much smaller than those on Airbnb and the properties are of a higher class. Regarding our presence on the platform - about 30% of all ads in Sofia are of our apartments, and in Plovdiv our market share is about 25%.
We look forward to welcoming Vrbo users who will undoubtedly feel at home in our apartments!
