New Portal for European Holiday Rentals

The number of holiday rental property portals continues to grow, with housetrip.com going live a few weeks ago.

The new portal, which has just been featured on killerstartups.com, is free-to-list and covers properties and rooms for short-term rent across Europe.

housetrip.com’s features include the option for property owners to auction rental periods when demand for their property is high, and the ability to create groups where people with similar interests can advertise their properties.

housetrip.com charges property owners a commission between 5 and 10 percent when their property is rented. This video details how the website works:

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