There has been a lot of talk about the vacation rental niche being oversaturated. But a giant like Airbnb currently owns only 10-15% of the vacation rental market. This leaves 40-50% of the market for other startups to develop Airbnb clone app. In fact, this leaves a huge space for other entrepreneurs disrupt this travel industry.
Before we go deep into the blog post let me brief you my thoughts behind writing this article. I know that building startups are hard, building tech startups are even harder, and after working with many startups, I just wanted to lower down the tech barrier for startups. No matter what you are trying to rent out with your app, the technology lessons will keep your app performant, and make your customers happy.
Features that makes you stand out in the industry
- Register and Log In
- Account: Notification, payment options, past purchases, past reservations, a recommendation from Facebook or email, and wishlist
- User profiles, evaluations, and suggestions
- Search functionality: You can search by destination, arrival and departure dates, the number of guests, a price slider, and the kind of property.
- Each user's inbox for messaging (Host and customer)
- Host: A host can manage listings, make reservations, and enforce policies.
- Identification for hosts and guests is necessary for security and to avoid fraud.
Advanced Features:
- User authentication
- Booking features in the app
- Comparison between several listings
- cancellation of a trip
- internal calendar
Checkout the demo version of Appticz Airbnb Clone Script for your vacation rental business.
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