Airstayz
Airstayz is a privately-held Australian travel technology company that operates a vertically-integrated B2B2C platform combining hotel booking, mobile keyless entry, transportation, dining, and local activities, underpinned by a proprietary blockchain-based STAY (now CentralisX) digital travel currency and the Piñya location-based data patent.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2018
- HeadquartersMelbourne, Australia
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B and B2C
- OfferingDigital Commerce or Content
What Airstayz does
Airstayz (legal name AIR STAYZ PTY LIMITED) is a privately-held Australian travel technology company headquartered in Melbourne, with corporate entities in Ireland and the United Kingdom. Founded in 2016, the company operates a B2B2C travel platform designed to integrate hotel search and booking, mobile keyless room entry (the "Digital Key / Skip Reception" product), transportation, dining, and local activity discovery under a single vertically-integrated consumer experience. Its native distribution points are a mobile app published as "CentralisX" on Apple's App Store and Google Play, plus a corporate website and investor portal.
The platform's technical foundation is a proprietary blockchain-based utility token called STAY (rebranding to CentralisX Coin), which the company positions as a global digital travel currency intended to replace opaque, multi-tier cached inventory commissions with an on-ledger, more equitable distribution among guests, hotels, and service providers. Supporting components include a registered Digital Key patent for mobile keyless room access integrated with supply-chain partners (OpenKey, Assa Abloy), and the Piñya patent covering location-based data exchange for real-time content production and discovery at geographic points of interest. Acquired in December 2019, Piñya (formerly BOMB'D) and an earlier September 2017 investment in share-ride aggregator Obi (formerly Bellhop) extend the company's owned IP footprint.
Airstayz monetizes through marketplace commissions on hotel and ancillary bookings, transactional economics around the STAY token, and a $129/year Sunrise Subscription consumer membership bundling $500 of STAY coin, travel insurance, price matching, a four-installment STAYpay payment feature, luxury and real-world-asset-backed tokenized access, and various loyalty (STAY Rewarded / CentralisX Rewards) and health (STAY healthy / CentralisX Health) programs. Its primary customer segments are individual travelers (B2C) and hotels/accommodation providers (B2B), with secondary segments of local vendors and transportation/retail partners. Strategic alliances include flagship-tier relationships with Meliá Hotels International, Urban Commons, Connections Group, and Nicolaus Group, with supply-chain ties to OpenKey, Assa Abloy, Delos, and a wide roster of partnerships across payments, loyalty, duty-free, and sustainable-travel organizations (Travalyst, ONE. Sustainability Fund, The Map to Paradise). Per the source data, no revenue figures have been disclosed and the company's transition from AIRSTAYZ to the CentralisX brand is actively underway.
Airstayz firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Airstayz
- Legal name
- AIR STAYZ PTY LIMITED
- Website
- https://airstayz.co
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2018
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- Airstayz is a privately-held Australian travel technology company that operates a vertically-integrated B2B2C platform combining hotel booking, mobile keyless entry, transportation, dining, and local activities, underpinned by a proprietary blockchain-based STAY (now CentralisX) digital travel currency and the Piñya location-based data patent.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Airstayz industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Online Travel Marketplace
- NAICS
- Travel Agencies (561510), Other Traveler Accommodation (72119)
- SIC
- Hotels, Rooming Houses, Camps & Other Lodging Places (7000), Security & Commodity Brokers, Dealers, Exchanges & Services (6200), Finance Services (6199)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Hotel & Accommodation Booking Platforms (THALAFAB)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- B2B OTA/White-Label Booking Platforms & Affiliate Networks (THAKAAAO), Loyalty Technology Platforms (LMS, Wallets, APIs) (THABAKAH), Alternative Payments & Digital Wallet Acceptance (A2A, RTP, wallets) (THALAHAH), B2B Agent/Partner Booking Portals (Extranet) (THALADAJ)
Keywords
Where Airstayz is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Melbourne
- HQ country
- Australia
- HQ region
- Oceania
Offices3 records
Markets served
Airstayz business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B and B2C
- Offering type
- Digital Commerce or Content
- Cost components
- Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain
Revenue model
- STAY Token Economics: Platform commission distribution through STAY token, eliminating cached inventory layers and redistributing commissions more equitably to guests, hotels, and service providers. Blockchain-based transactions with distributed ledger transparency.
- Platform Bookings: Commission revenue from hotel bookings, transportation, dining, and local activities facilitated through the Airstayz platform.
- Sunrise Subscription: $129 subscription providing access to premium features including $500 worth of STAY coins, travel insurance, price matching, exclusive offers, glamping access, yachts/jets/helicopters, and tokenized real-world assets.
- Initial Coin Offering (ICO): STAY token ICO conducted in June 2018 with follow-up in Nov-Dec 2018. Original whitepaper mentions hardcap of approximately $23M USD. ICO paused due to crypto-winter, with plans to revisit upon reaching key milestones.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Subscription | Annual | Sunrise Subscription - $129 |
Distribution channels2 records
Marketing channels4 records
Airstayz product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Airstayz operates a vertically integrated B2B2C travel platform that aggregates hotels, transportation, dining, and local activities, and enables keyless mobile room entry through its Digital Key solution. Transactions and rewards are settled using the proprietary STAY blockchain-based utility token, and travelers can subscribe to a USD $129 Sunrise membership for premium benefits, travel insurance, installment payments (STAYpay), and access to tokenized real-world assets.
Product overview
AIRSTAYZ is a unified travel platform combining multiple vertical integrations. The core platform enables hotel search, booking, keyless entry via Digital Key, and access to transportation and local activities. Built around STAY, a proprietary blockchain-based digital travel currency, the ecosystem includes STAY Rewarded loyalty program, STAY healthy health initiatives, Sunrise subscription ($129), and STAYpay installment payments. The company also acquired Piñya for location-based data services and holds related patents for digital key solutions.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- CentralisX Coin (formerly STAY): Global digital travel currency developed using blockchain as a utility token, replacing STAY token.
- STAY Rewarded
- STAY healthy
- STAYpay
- Sunrise Subscription
- Digital Key
- Piñya
Products and services
- AIRSTAYZ Platform Vertically integrated B2B2C travel marketplace combining hotel search and booking, keyless mobile entry, transportation, dining, and local activities into a single platform for travelers and hotel partners.
- STAY Digital Currency (utility token) Proprietary blockchain-based utility token used as the global digital travel currency for payments, rewards, and transactions across the Airstayz ecosystem, designed to disintermediate cached-inventory commission layers.
- Digital Key Standalone mobile digital key solution enabling guests to bypass reception and unlock hotel rooms via smartphone, integrated with OpenKey and Assa Abloy infrastructure for partner hotels.
- Sunrise Subscription USD $129 annual consumer subscription membership providing premium travel features including $500 in STAY coins, built-in travel insurance, price-match guarantees, share-ride rewards, glamping and luxury access, and tokenized real-world asset exposure.
Quantifiable outcome
- Elimination of up to 4 layers of cached inventory with commission
Companies that use Airstayz
Customer profileNamed customers2 records
Segments4 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
Airstayz technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Integration3 records
Feature4 records
Airstayz partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
17 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, major, core and minor.
- Connections Group of CompaniesflagshipTravel group partnership with media release. Strategic alliance for broader travel ecosystem integration.
- Urban Commons (US)majorHotel and property owners/operators partnership for US market expansion with planned integrations.
- Piñya (formerly BOMB'D)coreData-driven collectibles company acquired to amplify in-market appeal. Focus on location-based data exchange technology.
- Meliá Hotels InternationalflagshipOne of Europe's most recognizable hotel brands and hospitality innovators. Strategic alliance for planned integrations, bringing premium hotel inventory to Airstayz platform.
- OpenKeycoreWorld-class digital key supplier partnership. Airstayz announced strategic alliance with OpenKey for keyless room access technology integration, enabling mobile key functionality across partner hotels.
- myRewardsminorPremier reward and loyalty program partnership to explore synergies in loyalty program integration.
- SkyBuysminorDuty free retail shoppers partnership with planned integrations for travel retail offerings.
- EightStormminorOnline casino and sports betting partnership to explore synergies for VIP access within travel platform.
- Nicolaus GroupmajorItaly's #1 travel, tour, hotel and cruise operator. One of Europe's largest travel operators with planned integrations.
- FlyLineminorFlights and search partnership for expanded travel booking capabilities.
- Obi (formerly Bellhop)minorShare-ride aggregation investment from September 2017, aligned with strategic vision for seamless transportation experiences.
- DeloscoreWorld leaders in hygienic hospitality rooms. Global supply chain partner with credentials including MGM, Wynn, Frasers, and involvement with The Vatican. Part of IWBI alongside Lend Lease, Mayo, Hines + Cushman Wakefield and the 17th Surgeon General of the USA.
- Nano Med.Clean (Nano Medical)coreCzech Republic-based company producing patented nano-fiber facial masks capturing 99.9% of viruses. SUKL registered medical device manufacturer with Nelson Lab certification. Long-standing relationship with founders focused on travel, hotels, leisure and health applications.
- Integrated Energy Corporation (IECorp)minorStrategic partner in awareness campaign for travel's global footprint and impacts. Focus on sustainability in large-scale farming, agriculture integration, renewables, water, energy, carbon, agri-waste to energy, robotics, and improvements in soil and air quality.
- ONE. Sustainability FundminorBroad mandate across sustainability including environmental, climate change, ocean management, humanitarian, awareness, education and resources.
- The Map to ParadiseminorOrganization seeking to protect World's Oceans. Airstayz has proudly supported since 2017 as part of conservation and sustainability efforts.
- TravalystminorGlobal sustainable travel and tourism non-profit founded by The Duke of Sussex in September 2019 together with Booking.com, Skyscanner, Trip.com Group, Tripadvisor and Visa. Airstayz supports Travalyst's mission to change the impact of travel for good.
Scale indicators5 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights6 records
Airstayz competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- Booking.com: Global OTA leader and a direct substitute for Airstayz's hotel booking functionality. Booking.com's scale, inventory depth, and Genius loyalty program represent the incumbent competition Airstayz is positioning to disrupt with STAY token economics.
- Expedia Group: Multi-brand online travel platform (Expedia, Hotels.com, Vrbo) that competes head-on with Airstayz's hotel booking, transportation bundling, and member rewards ambitions. A benchmark incumbent for marketplace commissions and B2B supply contracts.
- Airbnb: Operates an alternative-accommodation marketplace overlapping Airstayz's accommodation booking and local-experiences extension. Comparable as a vertically integrated booking platform with strong brand and host-side supply density.
- Trip.com Group: Major global OTA operating Trip.com, Ctrip, and Skyscanner, with deep Asia-Pacific and European hotel supply. Comparable to Airstayz as a global hotel-and-flight marketplace and an institutional partner within the Travalyst sustainable-travel coalition.
Emerging players
- Hopper: Mobile-first travel booking app using predictive pricing and BNPL-style installment payments (similar in spirit to Airstayz's STAYpay). Comparable as a tech-forward challenger OTA targeting younger travelers with mobile UX differentiation.
- HotelKey: Cloud-based hotel property management system with integrated mobile check-in and digital key functionality. Comparable as a hotel-facing technology platform addressing the same operational pain points (reception, key management) Airstayz targets with Skip Reception and Digital Key.
- Stayntouch: Cloud PMS provider with mobile check-in/out, keyless entry, and self-service modules for hotels. Comparable to Airstayz's hotelier-facing technology stack around keyless entry and operational efficiency, though more focused on PMS than marketplace.
Direct peers
- Winding Tree: Blockchain-based B2B travel distribution platform using the LIF token to connect hotels, airlines, and OTAs directly. A direct peer to Airstayz's STAY token-based disintermediation thesis, targeting the same hotel pain points around OTA commissions.
- Travala: Crypto-enabled online travel agency accepting Bitcoin and the native AVA token for hotel and flight bookings. The closest direct peer to Airstayz's STAY token booking model, with overlapping blockchain-travel thesis and similar target traveler segment.
- OpenKey: Mobile keyless entry platform for hotels that is both an Airstayz technology partner and a directly comparable competitor in the digital-key vertical. A direct strategic peer given the shared hotel supply chain and Skip Reception / mobile key value proposition.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat4 records
Key risks7 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
Airstayz social profiles
Digital presenceAirstayz compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance1 record
Airstayz financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Airstayz leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles1 record
Airstayz subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries2 records
Airstayz funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Airstayz M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A1 record
Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Airstayz
What does Airstayz do?
Airstayz operates a vertically integrated B2B2C travel platform that aggregates hotels, transportation, dining, and local activities, and enables keyless mobile room entry through its Digital Key solution. Transactions and rewards are settled using the proprietary STAY blockchain-based utility token, and travelers can subscribe to a USD $129 Sunrise membership for premium benefits, travel insurance, installment payments (STAYpay), and access to tokenized real-world assets.
Is Airstayz a public or private company?
Airstayz is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was Airstayz founded?
Airstayz was founded in 2018. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is Airstayz based?
Airstayz is headquartered in Melbourne, Australia, in the Oceania region.
How does Airstayz make money?
Four revenue lines are on record. STAY Token Economics are the primary driver. The others are platform Bookings, sunrise Subscription and initial Coin Offering (ICO).
Who are Airstayz's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are Booking.com, Expedia Group, Airbnb and Trip.com Group. Emerging players are Hopper, HotelKey and Stayntouch. Direct peers are Winding Tree, Travala and OpenKey.
Does Airstayz have an API?
No public API is recorded for Airstayz.
What industry is Airstayz in?
Airstayz's product category is Online Travel Marketplace. Its primary akta.pro industry code is THALAFAB, Hotel & Accommodation Booking Platforms, with a secondary code of THAKAAAO, B2B OTA/White-Label Booking Platforms & Affiliate Networks. Its NAICS code is 561510 and its SIC code is 7000.