To Travel Is To Discover

January 9, 2019

As one can guess, we all love traveling. Getting out and seeing the world is reinvigorating. However, while traveling is a great stress reliever, setting up a holiday can be a pain. We’d like to add the fact that setting up a holiday can be a pain not only for the traveller, if he chooses to go through the planning-booking process by himself, but also for the travel agent, if he doesn’t have the right tools to adapt to the quantity and rapidity of travellers’ requests.

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Whimstay

Whimstay is the leading vacation rental marketplace for travelers looking for the best deals on last-minute stays. We offer exclusive discounts on nights that might otherwise go unrented while driving incremental revenue for property owners. Whimstay delivers a best-in-class user experience via a mobile app and website and provides hosts and travelers with top-notch support, which makes booking last-minute inventory easy.

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Whimstay

Whimstay is the leading vacation rental marketplace for travelers looking for the best deals on last-minute stays. We offer exclusive discounts on nights that might otherwise go unrented while driving incremental revenue for property owners. Whimstay delivers a best-in-class user experience via a mobile app and website and provides hosts and travelers with top-notch support, which makes booking last-minute inventory easy.

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