OSTSEEBAD BINZ FERIENWOHNUNG

What OSTSEEBAD BINZ FERIENWOHNUNG does

Ostseebad Binz Ferienwohnung is a niche, single-destination vacation rental information and booking platform focused exclusively on the seaside resort of Binz on the island of Rügen in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. The WordPress-based website publishes local tourism content (events, attractions, beach conditions, water temperatures, Störtebeker Festspiele information) and serves as a lead-generation and content hub for visitors searching for holiday apartments in the destination. Booking operations are outsourced: inquiries are routed to the Tourismuszentrum Mecklenburgische Ostseeküste (TMO) booking hotline and processed through an HRS Destination Solutions-powered booking system, while monetization is completed via affiliate commissions from Booking.com and the AWIN network.

The business is structured as a sole proprietorship operating under the legal name Ostsee Webservice, owned and managed by Thomas Gutteck, with 1-10 employees and a registered office in Kröpelin, Germany. Founded in May 2008 and privately held with no institutional funding, the platform serves primarily domestic German tourists and a secondary international segment (notably Swiss travelers using the City-Night-Line "Sirius" rail connection). Distribution spans four channels: the website's own contact form, the TMO phone hotline, the Booking.com marketplace, and the AWIN affiliate network. There is no mobile app, no proprietary technology beyond standard WordPress, and no disclosed financials.

The competitive positioning is that of a local content-and-affiliate niche site rather than a technology platform: differentiation rests on the depth of Binz/Rügen content and personal support via TMO, while the underlying booking and distribution infrastructure is entirely provided by third parties (HRS Destination Solutions, Booking.com, AWIN, TMO). Recent activity (2017) includes co-organizing the 1st German-Greek Cooking Festival with Gemeinde Binz, Kurverwaltung, and Greek partners, signaling modest ecosystem-building around cultural tourism but no structural shift in the underlying business model.

Name

OSTSEEBAD BINZ FERIENWOHNUNG

Legal name

Ostsee Webservice

Website

https://ostseebad-binz-ferienwohnung.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Ostseebad Binz Ferienwohnung is a German WordPress-based content and affiliate platform that provides vacation rental listings and local tourism information for the seaside resort of Binz on Rügen island, monetized via Booking.com and AWIN affiliate commissions and direct bookings routed through Tourismuszentrum Mecklenburgische Ostseeküste.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Vacation Rental Services

NAICS

Traveler Accommodation (7211)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Local/Regional Vacation Rental Marketplaces (Geo-Focused Platforms) (THAMALAL)

Keywords

• Vacation rental booking
• Holiday apartment listings
• Baltic Sea tourism
• Rügen accommodation
• Seaside resort information

Headquarters

HQ city

Kröpelin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel

Revenue model

1. Affiliate/Referral Revenue (Booking.com): Participation in Booking.com partner program earns commission for bookings referred through the website.
2. Affiliate/Referral Revenue (AWIN): Participation in AWIN affiliate network generates Werbekostenerstattung (advertising cost reimbursement) for referrals and bookings made through affiliate links.
3. Vacation Rental Direct Bookings: Direct booking of vacation apartments through Tourismuszentrum Mecklenburgische Ostseeküste partnership, with booking system powered by HRS Destination Solutions GmbH.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Ostseebad Binz Ferienwohnung is a local vacation rental information and booking platform for the seaside resort of Binz on the island of Rügen in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. The platform publishes tourism content about events, attractions, and activities in the Binz area, and connects visitors with holiday apartment providers through an online booking system powered by HRS Destination Solutions GmbH. Booking inquiries and guest services are handled through partnership with Tourismuszentrum Mecklenburgische Ostseeküste.

Product overview

Ostseebad Binz Ferienwohnung is a vacation rental information and booking platform for the seaside resort of Binz on the island of Rügen, Germany. The platform operates as a WordPress-based website that provides tourist information about the Binz area and connects visitors with available holiday apartments. The core product is the vacation rental mediation service, which allows guests to search for and book accommodations. Booking inquiries are handled through an online booking system implemented in partnership with HRS Destination Solutions GmbH, with guest services provided by Tourismuszentrum Mecklenburgische Ostseeküste (TMO). The site also serves as a local news aggregator, publishing information about events, attractions, and developments in the Binz area.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Ostseebad Binz Ferienwohnung (Ferienwohnungs-Vermittlung) A vacation rental mediation service for holiday apartments in Binz on the island of Rügen, Germany. The service facilitates online searches for available vacation rentals and connects guests with accommodation providers.
• Online-Buchungssystem

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Tourismuszentrum Mecklenburgische Ostseeküste GmbHcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPrimary booking partner for vacation accommodations. Provides guest services, accommodation inquiries, and booking hotline (038292/8613). Located at Kühlungsborner Straße 2, 18236 Kröpelin. All accommodation inquiries are forwarded to TMO for processing.
• Booking.comcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAffiliate partnership program for vacation rental distribution. Booking.com provides booking infrastructure and earns commission on completed bookings referred through the website. Uses cookies to track booking origin.
• AWIN AGminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAffiliate marketing partner network (Eichhornstraße 3, 10785 Berlin). Website participates in AWIN partner program earning advertising cost reimbursement for referred bookings and contracts.
• Landkreis Vorpommern-RügenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProject partner for the 1st German-Greek Cooking Festival in Binz. Contributed to regional product marketing and tourism exchange between Rügen and Crete.
• Gemeinde Binz (Binz Municipality)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHost municipality and co-organizer of the 1st German-Greek Cooking Festival. Works with Kurverwaltung (tourist office) to plan annually recurring festivals in cooperation with Greek partners.
• Kurverwaltung Binz (Binz Tourist Office)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBinz Kurverwaltung is co-organizer of local events and partner in establishing annual cooking festivals and other tourism initiatives.
• Deutscher Hotel- und Gaststättenverband e.V. (DEHOGA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGerman Hotel and Restaurant Association as project partner for cooking festival, contributing to hospitality industry exchange.
• IFA Rügen Hotel & FerienparkminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProject partner for the German-Greek Cooking Festival, contributing to hospitality sector collaboration.
• Griechische Gemeinde HersonissosminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGreek municipality partner for the cooking festival, representing Crete in the 'Von Insel zu Insel – Rügen trifft Kreta' initiative for tourism and economic cooperation between the largest islands of Germany and Greece.
• KAPPA-Studies Heraklion KretaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCulinary school partner from Crete participating in the German-Greek cooking festival exchange program.
• Ministerium für Wirtschaft, Arbeit und Gesundheit Mecklenburg-VorpommernminorOthersState Ministry supported the cooking festival with 10,000 EUR in funding from state funds (total project cost: 17,000 EUR). Minister Glawe attended the festival opening to foster tourism and economic cooperation.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• FeWo-direkt (Vrbo): One of the largest vacation rental marketplaces in Germany, listing holiday homes including in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Directly comparable as a P2P-style vacation rental platform serving German travelers seeking holiday apartments in destinations like Binz.
• Holidu: European vacation rental search engine and marketplace, active in Germany. Comparable as a P2P vacation rental platform and competitor for SEO-driven traffic in the German holiday rental space.
• Traveco / Traum-Ferienwohnungen: Germany-focused vacation rental marketplace aggregating holiday homes across multiple destinations including the Baltic coast. Comparable as a P2P vacation rental platform serving the same German-speaking traveler base.
• BestFewo: German vacation rental marketplace with a curated portfolio of holiday homes, including properties in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Directly competes for the same customer base looking for vacation apartments on the German Baltic coast.

Regional players

• Ostsee24 / Ostsee-Urlaub.de: Regional Baltic Sea tourism portal aggregating vacation rentals, events, and travel information for the German Baltic coast. Comparable as a content/affiliate-driven regional site targeting Baltic Sea tourists, similar in structure to the anchor site.
• Rügen Tourismus: Official destination portal for Rügen island providing comprehensive tourism information, events, and accommodation links. Comparable as a regional tourism content and information site overlapping with the anchor site's core subject matter.
• Tourismuszentrum Mecklenburgische Ostseeküste: Regional tourism authority and the anchor site's core channel partner; also operates its own destination portal with accommodation listings for the Mecklenburgische Ostseeküste including Binz. Closely comparable as a regional tourism information and accommodation platform.

Broad incumbents

• Booking.com: Global online travel agency that is the anchor site's primary affiliate partner and the dominant marketplace for vacation rental bookings in Binz. Directly comparable as a vacation rental distribution platform, though at vastly larger scale and with broader geographic coverage.
• Airbnb: Global vacation rental marketplace with significant German and Baltic coast inventory. While not a content site, it competes for the same travelers booking apartments in Binz and increasingly publishes editorial content that overlaps with niche local sites.

Others

• HRS Destination Solutions: Technology provider of the booking system used by the anchor site; also operates the HRS hotel booking platform serving German-speaking travelers. Comparable as the underlying infrastructure partner and adjacent booking marketplace in the same destination ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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