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I can't think of any competitors in the same space. Maybe they exist, but they're terrible at advertising. Hotels aren't the same industry. Completely different
by ahallock 4y ago
I can't think of any competitors in the same space. Maybe they exist, but they're terrible at advertising. Hotels aren't the same industry. Completely different experience.
- jamincan 4y agoI've actually been hearing ads for Vrbo on a lot of the podcasts I listen to, so that comes to mind immediately for me. Searching for airbnb alternatives seems to suggest that there are a number of options out there.
- dyno12345 4y agoVRBO
- ahallock 4y agowill check it out, thanks
- tayo42 4y agothere is vrbo... hotel aggregators list vacation home rentals. there is couchsurfing. airbnb didn't invent homestays...
- vikramkr 4y agoThis seems like claiming that a pizza place and a taco place aren't competing because they're completely different experiences - I'm still only going to eat one lunch, and I'm only going to use one service for lodging overnight somewhere
- TeMPOraL 4y agoThey're definitely serving a market with only partial overlap. E.g. I personally am in a market for pizza, but not for tacos.
- zamnos 4y agoWell, just for the two you, they have combination Pizza Hut and Taco Bell restaurants, so you can have a choice of pizza and/or tacos, depending on what you feel like eating at that exact moment!
- JohnFen 4y agoActual bed-and-breakfasts, maybe?