Abritel.fr

What Abritel.fr does

Abritel.fr is a French-language online vacation rental marketplace that connects individual property owners and managers (hosts) with travelers seeking short-term rental accommodation, primarily in France and adjacent European markets. The platform is the French-language counterpart within the Expedia Group family of vacation rental brands, sitting alongside sister marketplaces Vrbo, FeWo-direkt.de, Bookabach.co.nz, and Stayz.com.au under the HomeAway umbrella. Core product features include the main Abritel.fr booking marketplace, the Sérénité Abritel™ trust guarantee for travelers, and an annual "Locations de Vacances de l'Année" editorial awards program. The platform supports social single sign-on via Google, Apple, and Facebook, and integrates with the Vrbo mobile app for cross-platform listing visibility and traveler acquisition.

The company operates a self-serve, product-led go-to-market motion: hosts create and manage listings directly, and travelers search and book without a high-touch sales layer. Revenue mechanics are commission-based on confirmed bookings, supplemented by listing fees charged to hosts, which is the standard marketplace monetization model for the category. As a subsidiary brand, Abritel.fr benefits from Expedia Group's distribution, payments, and trust-and-safety infrastructure, but its commercial surface and brand positioning remain France-centric.

Operationally, the firm is reported with 101–250 employees, dual presence in Paris and Marseille, and is treated within the source data as a subsidiary of HomeAway, Inc., which is itself a subsidiary of Expedia Group (NASDAQ: EXPE). The source material contains no disclosures of standalone revenue, headcount growth, management team composition, capital structure, or external funding activity, consistent with Abritel.fr operating as a non-public subsidiary brand rather than an independent reporting entity.

Name

Abritel.fr

Legal name

HomeAway, Inc.

Website

https://abritel.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Abritel.fr is a French vacation rental marketplace, operated under Expedia Group, that connects individual property owners with travelers via a self-serve booking platform featuring a trust guarantee, 24/7 support, and cross-brand distribution through Vrbo.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Vacation Rental Marketplace

NAICS

Traveler Accommodation (7211)

SIC

Hotels, Rooming Houses, Camps & Other Lodging Places (7000)

akta.pro primary industry

Unique & Specialty Stays (Tiny Homes, Treehouses, Houseboats, Yurts, Castles) (THAGANAG)

Keywords

• Vacation rental marketplace
• Short-term holiday rentals
• Property booking platform
• Peer-to-peer lodging
• Vacation accommodation listings

Headquarters

HQ city

Marseille

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Personnel, Others

Revenue model

1. Commission sur transactions de location: Abritel génère des revenus en prélevant une commission sur les réservations de locations de vacances effectuées via sa plateforme. Les hôtes paient des frais pour publier leurs annonces et recevoir des réservations.
2. Frais d'inscription pour les hôtes: Revenus complémentaires provenant des frais facturés aux propriétaires qui publient des annonces sur la plateforme Abritel.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Abritel.fr is a French online marketplace where individual property owners list short-term vacation rentals (villas, houses, apartments, chalets, mas, and gites) and individual travelers search, book, and review these accommodations in France and abroad. The platform adds the Sérénité Abritel™ trust guarantee with 24/7 human support and is integrated with the Expedia Group/Vrbo ecosystem for cross-brand inventory sharing.

Product overview

Abritel.fr is a French vacation rental marketplace platform that enables travelers to discover and book holiday accommodations including villas, houses, apartments, chalets, mas, and gites. The platform operates as part of the Expedia Group/Vrbo family and integrates with Google, Apple, and Facebook for authentication. Key offerings include the Sérénité Abritel™ trust and safety guarantee providing 24/7 human customer support, and the annual 'Locations de Vacances de l'Année' award program highlighting top-rated properties. The platform features category filters for beachfront, pet-friendly, ski, mountain, and family accommodations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Abritel.fr vacation rental marketplace Online marketplace platform enabling travelers to search, compare, and book short-term vacation rentals (villas, houses, apartments, chalets, mas, gites) in France and international destinations, and enabling property owners to list and manage their rental inventory.
• Sérénité Abritel™ guarantee program Trust and safety guarantee offering travelers assistance and solutions in case of problems during their stay, backed by 24/7 real-person customer support.

Quantifiable outcome

• 5th consecutive year of annual awards program

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Expedia GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAbritel est une entreprise d'Expedia Group, le groupe Expedia. L'intégration permet un partage deInventaire et une visibilité cross-platform avec Expedia, Hotels.com et d'autres marques du groupe.
• VrbocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVrbo fait partie de la famille de marques Abritel aux côtés de FeWo-direkt.de, Bookabach.co.nz et Stayz.com.au, partageant technologies et best practices au sein d'Expedia Group.
• FeWo-direkt.deminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMarque sœur allemande de locations de vacances faisant partie de la famille Abritel sous Expedia Group.
• Bookabach.co.nzminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMarque sœur néo-zélandaise de locations de vacances faisant partie de la famille Abritel sous Expedia Group.
• Stayz.com.auminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMarque sœur australienne de locations de vacances faisant partie de la famille Abritel sous Expedia Group.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Stayz: Expedia Group sister brand serving the Australian vacation rental market. Same platform model as Abritel and part of the shared brand family under Vrbo.
• Airbnb: Global vacation rental marketplace with strong share in France. Directly competes with Abritel for both hosts listing French properties and French travelers booking short-term stays.
• Homelidays: European vacation rental marketplace historically active in France and Southern Europe. Competes for French holiday rental supply and demand with a similar self-serve marketplace model.
• FeWo-direkt: Expedia Group sister brand serving the German vacation rental market. Operates the same marketplace model and shares technology and best practices with Abritel under the HomeAway/Vrbo umbrella.
• Vrbo: Expedia Group sister brand under HomeAway. Operates the same vacation rental marketplace model as Abritel in North America and increasingly shares branding/inventory with the Abritel platform in France.

Broad incumbents

• Booking.com: Largest European online travel agency with a fast-growing vacation rental supply base. Competes for French short-term rental demand and hosts even though its core is hotels.
• Hotels.com: Expedia Group hotel marketplace that increasingly distributes alternative accommodations. Cross-sells to the same French traveler base as Abritel within the shared Expedia ecosystem.
• Tripadvisor Vacation Rentals: Major travel review and booking platform that also lists vacation rentals. Competes indirectly with Abritel for French traveler demand within a broader travel content funnel.

Regional players

• Le Bon Coin: Leading French horizontal classifieds platform with a vacation rental category. Competes for short-term rental listings and casual hosts in the French market with a different listing-based model.

Emerging players

• Ovacome: French short-term rental operator focused on managed apartments in major French cities. Competes with Abritel for urban French demand via a professionally managed inventory model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/abritel
• Facebookfacebook.com/abritel.fr
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/abritel-homeaway

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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