GuestReady teams up with Airhosted
The internationally active start-up GuestReady is now working with the Zug-based start-up Airhosted, which is focused on Switzerland. The two specialists for short-term rentals want to jointly manage 500 properties in Switzerland by the end of 2022.
In the past four years, GuestReady has established itself as a specialist in six countries with its services for providers of short-term rentals, explains a report on Startupticker.ch. Despite severe setbacks during the coronavirus pandemic, the start-up from Appenzell Ausserrhoden managed to raise “fresh funds” through a swarm financing campaign at the end of 2020. She wants to use GuestReady for the development of the Swiss market. "Switzerland has become even more exciting for us due to Corona and the effects on travel behavior," Alexander Limpert, co-founder of GuestReady, is quoted in the report.
To realize the plans, GuestReady is working with the Zug start-up company Airhosted . The company manages short-term rentals in a total of 18 cities in Switzerland and aims to bring this specialist knowledge to bear in the partnership. GuestReady, in turn, will equip the partner “with the necessary technology” and the specialist knowledge to also win real estate companies and other corporate customers.
The two partners want to be able to look after 500 properties in Switzerland by the end of next year. "Thanks to more local guests, classic destinations in the mountains in particular are already showing higher occupancy rates again," explains Limpert in the article. "In addition, the number of vacation rental owners who want a professional rental service is increasing."