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Competition for Airbnb… and you

Airbnb offers top class accommodation in nearly every major hospitality destination worldwide. Rates are often lower than comparable hotel rooms and its popularity is rising at a staggering rate.

Tens of millions of travellers have opted for such places to stay and the numbers are growing. Airbnb leads the hospitality charge and has managed to increase the amount of available lodging supply without building a single structure or room.

Brian Chesky, Joe Gebbia and Nathan Blecharczyk officially launched Airbnb in August 2008 and, over the past six years, the company has taken off with the simple principle of matching people with space to rent with travellers who need a reasonably affordable place to stay.

Since 2008, more than 11 million guests have stayed in one of Airbnb’s 600,000 listings worldwide. The rapidly expanding room count offered through Airbnb is on a trajectory to surpass that of the world’s largest hotel chains, including InterContinental Hotels Group and Hilton Worldwide.

Now a new home exchange program brings a bit of competition for Airbnb.

CasaVersa’s home-swapping program provides an affordable vacation option for anyone who wants to see the world from a new perspective. CasaVersa delivers a collaborative environment, providing the platform to build trusting relationships between people from different parts of the world.

The continuing global economic downturn has created the “staycation”. CasaVersa opens the door to more extensive travel at a far-lower cost.

“Getting a house match on CasaVersa is more than a transaction,” says Yariv Ajar Gilad, founder and CEO. “We help you create an insider experience with someone you otherwise would have never met. You will then more genuinely experience life in their corner of the world instead of spending a week in a hotel exposed only to the typical tourist experience.”

No money changes hands between hosts in a CasaVersa experience. CasaVersa website participants don’t have to pay a single fee for their first home swap match. Subsequent matches are only $45; at the fourth swap and beyond, the service is free, if occurring within a single year. The other homeswapping sites require upfront yearly subscription fees from $120 to $1700, even if no exchange is made. CasaVersa verifies personal information and provides guidelines for preparing homes for exchanges.

Ensuring company staff are safe and happy when working in a different country is of paramount importance and having their own apartment is now the trendy and efficient way to travel and can also offer considerable cost savings over expensive hotel rooms, even more so if there are a number of staff in the party.

Austin David Apartments is the expert in this field in London and are the agents of choice for visitors to this international capital and business hub when they are seeking a home away from home… whether it’s a house or an apartment, whatever the size… they can offer you whatever is needed, wherever it’s most convenient for company staff to stay in this famous city.

And what’s more, with Austin David Apartments, a fabulous concierge service can be supplied if required, complementary unlimited wi-fi, as well as London Transport Oyster cards that will enable your staff to travel across the city’s efficient transport system whether the preferred mode of travel is the underground, a famous red bus or a Thames clipper up and down the river.

Originally specialising in the more trendy eastern or the city business side of London, due to overwhelming demand, Austin David Apartments have recently extended their offering and now percolate through all the desirable and eclectic commercial areas such as Mayfair, Knightsbridge, Chelsea and Kensington as well as the north London suburbs so loved by films stars and celebrities. All guests enjoy the services of their very own House Manager who will offer them a personal welcome, show them around and help them get to know a bit about the local area in which they are living.

But why not just take your room with you?

An incredible fusion between the simplicity of a suitcase, the ingenuity of a Swiss army knife and the essential of a motorhome functionalities, here is the new RoomBox freeTech.

The new RoomBox freeTech revolutionises the motorhome concept thanks to the ingenious folding concept of its intelligent modular system, in five minutes, a car turns into a camper for sleeping, cooking and eating. The RoomBox freeTech installs in most cars: compact, family, ludospace, minivan providing the basic functions of a motorhome.

Installing the module in the car takes less than a minute. Installation of the tables to cook or eat for 2 or 4 people takes about 2 minutes. For the assembly of the bed, it takes 5 minutes to install the double bed.

The swissRoomBox concept is inspired by the famous Swiss army knife. When the RoomBox freeTech is stored thanks to its foldable and retractable system, it also becomes as compact as a suitcase with a length of 100 cm, a width of 49 cm and a thickness of 12 cm.

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