Traveloka Launches 'Traveloka Holiday Stays' for Consumers Who Want Complete and Comfortable Private Accommodations

Traveloka, the lifestyle superapp in Southeast Asia, today launched the Traveloka Holiday Stays accommodation product to provide a more diverse choice of private accommodation, not only villas and apartments, consumers can also find resorts, glamping, to private homes. Traveloka Holiday Stays is the new face of the Villa & Apartment product that has been available since 2019. This latest product also confirms Traveloka's mission as a lifestyle superapp to continue to innovate to answer consumer needs including the increasing demand for private accommodation. To date, there are more than 450.000 properties on Traveloka Holiday Stays products. Meanwhile, for properties in the country, the total number of properties increased more than 5 times compared to 2019. This increase in the number of properties certainly provides flexibility for consumers to make the right choice. In addition, Traveloka also embeds the latest features in the Traveloka Holiday Stays product that allows consumers to enjoy comfortable, complete, and flexible stay facilities.

As we all know that the pandemic has changed many things, including people's behavior and preferences in planning trips. Traveloka sees that there are two trends that have emerged since the pandemic, namely staycations and workcations. In addition, the latest preference also arises for the trend of staying that prioritizes privacy and exclusivity. This is reflected in Traveloka's internal data, which notes that there is a 2-fold increase in private accommodation bookings in October 2021 compared to the January-August 2021 period. One of the main reasons is that private accommodation is considered to be able to provide a more intimate atmosphere and be able to accommodate the number of people visiting. more in one shared area.

Responding to the phenomenon from these observations, Traveloka introduced the latest product 'Traveloka Holiday Stays', which is a new face of the Villa & Apartment product that has been available since 2019. Shirley Lesmana, VP of Brand and Marketing, Traveloka, said “Traveloka Holiday Stays is here as an alternative that makes it easier for consumers to have more choices in determining the type of accommodation that is complete, comfortable, and in accordance with their travel needs. Private accommodation is one of the most popular choices, especially during the pandemic era because it is more private and flexible. Traveloka Holiday Stays has a more diverse selection of private accommodations and innovative features that can make it easier for consumers to choose the accommodation they want so that their stay experience is more exciting and memorable.”

“The launch of Traveloka Holiday Stays is also part of Traveloka's commitment to support the growth of the tourism ecosystem in the country, especially in the accommodation sector, by opening pintu a business opportunity for the wider community who owns private property to join as Traveloka Holiday Stays partners, so that it is also expected to be able to contribute positively to accelerating the national economic recovery,” added Shirley.

Traveloka Holiday Stays offers new features that can enable consumers to access this service easily and safely. Features such as Discovery Mode, allow consumers to find private accommodations according to destinations and prices flexibly without having to enter specific dates (this feature has been available in stages and will be available simultaneously starting December 1, 2021). Consumers can also find out complete information on selected private accommodations through the Complete Accommodation Information feature. Another feature, namely Chat Manager, makes it easier for consumers to contact property managers directly through the messaging platform for overnight needs. Consumers can also easily search for properties according to the accommodation type filter applied: villas, resorts, glamping, apartments, to private homes.

No less important, consumers can also find private accommodation options for Traveloka Holiday Stays that have been registered as CleanAccommodation partners so that consumers can easily choose properties that have CHSE certification to ensure the implementation of safe travel with strict health protocols.

Yoga Iswara, Corporate GM of Maca Villas & Spa, Traveloka Holiday Stays Partner expressed his support for the launch of the Traveloka Holiday Stays product on the Traveloka application, "As a tourism industry player, we really appreciate Traveloka's step in presenting the Traveloka Holiday Stays product which is expected to further promote accommodation services. private to public. This of course can help move the wheels of business partners in the accommodation sector and also increase public interest in traveling while still paying attention to safety and comfort factors.”

“Traveloka hopes that the presence of Traveloka Holiday Stays will not only make it easier for consumers to plan their lodging and trips, but also can reach more accommodation partners to expand their access to consumers. This is also expected to be able to contribute positively in improving the sustainability of the partners' businesses, as well as being able to encourage the restoration of the tourism ecosystem in Indonesia," concluded Shirley.