Leading
social stay marketplace securely connects global travellers with local hosts
offering unique accommodations and experiences in Asia Pacific
Manila, Philippines – travelmob (www.travelmob.com), a leading social stay marketplace
where property owners in Asia Pacific can list unique spaces to visiting
travellers for short-term stays, announced its official launch today. With the
launch of travelmob, travellers will now have the opportunity to find quality
accommodation at affordable rates.
Founded jointly by Turochas Fuad
(“T”), ex Managing Director of Skype Asia Pacific and PrashantKirtane (”PK”),
formerly Senior Director of Engineering at Yahoo! Inc, the
company was started with a vision to enable travellers around the world to
experience Asia Pacific like a local.
Turochas,
CEO and Co-Founder of travelmob stated, “travelmob is uniquely focused on
growing Asia Pacific as a destination for global travellers. We aim to be the
leading marketplace offering social stays and unique experiences in the region,
and are committed in offering a localized experience for our users.”
Globally, Asia Pacific is one of the
fastest growing regions for tourism. According to
the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA), international arrivals into the
region grew by 10% year-on-year in March 2012, led by Southeast Asia,
which saw a strong 15% increase in visitor numbers compared to March 2011.
Besides the vast cultural diversity in
Asia Pacific, which makes it an interesting destination, the hike in the
region’s inbound travel can also be attributed to rising incomes among the
middle classes in China, India and Southeast Asia[1]. China is producing 25 million new people classified as
‘middle class’ each year, and Indonesia will soon reach 60 million of its
population deemed to be middle class.
travelmob
provides a secure platform for property owners in Asia Pacific to list their
spare room, entire apartment or vacation villa for short term stays. The site
facilitates the entire booking process by providing a safe messaging platform
for Guests (travellers) and Hosts
(property owners) to
contact each other and handles the financial transaction between both parties
to ensure secure, timely payments.
Hosts can
list as many properties as they like for free on travelmob and a service fee is
collected only when an actual booking is made. According to Turochas, “Renting
out your spare room or apartment to foreign guests visiting the country is a
great way to help boost local tourism and meet new people from all around the
world. travelmob provides another avenue for homeowners to monetize their
properties to earn extra cash.”
Similarly,
travelmob provides Guests with a safe payment system and holds payments for
24hrs after the Guest has checked in, to ensure a smooth and satisfactory
experience.
Understanding
that travellers generally trust recommendations from friends and other
travellers, travelmob has also built a transparent review system where Guests
and Hosts can share their feedback on one another for a recent stay. In
addition, the site integrates with popular social networks such as Facebook,
Twitter and Pinterest, allowing users to share their travelmob experiences with
their network and view which of their friends are fans of travelmob too.
True to its
dedicated focus in Asia Pacific, travelmob has also introduced a couple of
unique features for its users:
· Localized payment
options: support for 13 global currencies, 10 of which are key Asian
currencies.
· Localized language
support in 5 Asian languages: Bahasa Indonesia, Vietnamese, Thai and
Traditional and Simplified Chinese.
· Local customer care
in selected languages such as Chinese, Malay and Bahasa Indonesia.
· Create Discount
feature for Hosts to offer special discounts during off peak season and conduct
special promotions for Guests.
Prashant,
CTO and Co-Founder of travelmob said, “This is just the start. We intend to
continuously gather feedback from our community and will introduce
innovative,localized features in the near future.”
With
listings across Asia Pacific, travellers will be spoilt for choice on travelmob. Great steals include:
a. Acosy2-bedroom apartment, perfect for
business travellers, in Central Hong Kong at US$150 per night.
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travelmob is a leading online marketplace
whose vision is to enable travellers around the world to experience Asia like a
local. Launched in 2012, travelmob provides a secure platform for property
owners in Asia Pacific to list unique accommodations and experiences, and host
global travellers seeking to experience true local hospitality and
culture.
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