As a short-term rental property manager, your goal is to broaden your spectrum and enhance your property's visibility. These are crucial elements to increase your occupancy rates and income. A platform gaining significant momentum in the host and traveler world is Holidu. In this guide, we delve into Holidu, its growth, and stats, and provide you with a comprehensive step-by-step process to list your property on this promising platform and effectively harness its potential.

What is Holidu?

Holidu was brought to life by Johannes and Michael Siebers in 2014, making it a decade-long solution for STRs to list their properties! The duo was motivated by their personal difficulties in booking vacation homes, leading them to create Holidu to simplify the search and booking process for travelers. Holidu has quickly expanded since its inception, showcasing impressive statistics like: 

• Holidu lists properties in over 50 countries, providing hosts with a global audience.

• The platform features millions of vacation rental listings, from apartments to luxury villas.

• Holidu attracts millions of users every month, equating to significant exposure for listed properties.

• Hosts on Holidu often report higher conversion rates thanks to the platform's user-friendly interface and efficient search engine.

Who are Holidu users?

Holidu is the "everyman" travel booking platform, catering to a diverse range of travelers aiming to optimize their vacation rental experience. Users of Holidu are typically budget-conscious individuals, families, digital nomads, and even pet owners who appreciate the platform's ability to search across multiple leading vacation rental sites to find the best deals. The site's user-friendly interface, coupled with its comprehensive filtering options, allows these diverse groups to tailor their search effectively, ensuring they find accommodations that best match their preferences and requirements.

More than 30 million users visit Holidu each month and 100 million every year. (https://www.holidu.com/magazine/holidu-your-safe-bet) 

In a 2020 report, Holidu revealed that its users were booking their vacations an average of 38 days in advance and paying an average of 154 euros per day for their stays. 

The Holidu app has over 1 million downloads.

How do you become a Holidu host?

Becoming a Holidu host is 100% risk-free according to the platform and requires just a one-time activation fee. The platform does take a commission per booking. Currently, Holidu accepts properties only from the regions list below: 

• Spain: Cadiz, Malaga, Ibiza Formentera, Mallorca, Menorca, Lanzarote, Fuerteventura, Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Costa Brava, Costa del Garraf, Costa Blanca, Valencia

• Portugal: Algarve, Costa de Lisboa, Costa Atlântica

• Italy: Livorno, Grosseto, Chianti, Trentino, South Tyrol, Lake Garda, Riviera Veneta, Verona, Liguria, Lake Como, Sardinia, Ragusa Province, Messina Province, Trapani Province, Salento, Polignano a Mare, Monopoli

• DACH: Baltic Sea, Chiemgau Alps, Landkreis GAP, Landkreis Miesbach, Oberallgäu, Berchtesgadener Land, North Sea, Lake Constance, Zillertal

• France: Cote D’Argent & Basque, Haute-Savoie

• Greece: Corfu, Kefalonia, Lefkada

As a host, you can request that they open up more applications for the region you’re in. If you do offer an STR in one of these locations, visit https://www.holidu.com/host and fill in the form to apply. You’ll then need to create an account and configure your first property.

Listing on Holidu

Once registered, you can create a listing for your property. Make sure to enter detailed information about your property, including descriptions, photos, amenities, and availability. You can also set your rental prices and policies. Once your property is added, you can request publication from the team. They’ll review your property and if you’re set up correctly, they will take it live within hours. 

They’ll send photographers to you – free of charge

One of the great features of listing on Holidu is that they send professional photos of your property, totally free. Available in all of their active regions, they do this to ensure every property that’s listed has stunning photos to accompany it and keep their site visually attractive to users. 

Use the price comparison engine to understand the market

Holidu’s price comparison engine not only benefits guests but can also help hosts stay competitive by understanding pricing trends. This technology provides invaluable insights that let you strategically price your properties to know what other hosts are doing, attract more bookings, and maximize your revenue. That way, you can adjust your pricing in real time based on demand, seasonality, and other properties’ pricing.

The basics of listing on Holidu

Here are some of the unique factors you should know about Holidu:

Holidu offers hosts a dedicated team in over 20 global offices to support your business. You get a local account manager who can get your property live on the site and talk you through price recommendations, property performance and other metrics that let you make the most of the platform. 

Holidu offers a convenient app for hosts, which allows you to manage your listing on the go.

Why choose Holidu?

Holidu has a huge potential guest reach. Its target audience is mainland Europe, and it has a strong presence in Germany, France, Spain, and the UK. 

The platform’s competitive pricing insights help you position your property attractively in the market. 

Holidu’s user-friendly interface and detailed listing options improve the guest experience, which means you’re more likely to get positive reviews and repeat bookings.

​​Guests also enjoy the personalized recommendations they get on Holidu, which are powered by its artificial intelligence and machine learning.

How to use RentalWise’s Channel Manager to manage your Holidu listing

We understand that Holidu is just one of the channels you’re listed on. Manage your listing on this channel and others, with RentalWise's Channel Manager. It allows you to automatically sync your property details, including calendars and pricing, update listing information, photos, and amenities in a click, and handle guest communication too. It's a wise choice for seamless and efficient property management.