Digital platforms and software designed to streamline and enhance communication between hosts and their guests. These tools often include automated messaging, booking confirmations, check-in instructions, and a centralized inbox for inquiries.
The overall experience that guests have when interacting with a short-term rental listing and booking platform, including ease of use, visual appeal, and functionality.
Online marketplaces like Airbnb and VRBO that connect short-term rental hosts with potential guests, facilitating bookings, payments, and communication.
An online platform that facilitates the booking of accommodations, such as Airbnb and VRBO. Ebooking platforms connect hosts with potential guests and streamline the reservation process.
An individual or company that acts as an intermediary between short-term rental property owners and potential guests, facilitating bookings and transactions.
A space-efficient probabilistic data structure used in some booking platforms to quickly check if an item (like a specific date) is likely to be part of a larger dataset (like booked dates) without needing to store the entire dataset.