Holiday-home

What Holiday-home does

Holiday Home AG (UID CHE-110.253.046) is a privately held Swiss corporation headquartered in Steinhausen, Canton of Zug, that operates an online vacation rental marketplace connecting property owners and travelers across Europe. Founded in 2003 (with brand origins in 1997), the company lists 17,123+ vacation properties spanning 800+ tourist regions across 10 European countries including Germany, Austria, Italy, Croatia, Hungary, Czech Republic, Spain, Switzerland, Poland, and the Netherlands. The platform mediates bookings as a transaction-fee intermediary, charging a 19.00 EUR mediation fee per successful rental contract conclusion and a 15.00 EUR processing fee per document, while paying affiliates and travel agencies a 10% referral commission.

The platform is built on a multilingual web stack (holidayhome.net) available in 10 language editions, supplemented by native iOS and Android mobile apps for travelers and a dedicated Vermieter-App (landlord app) for property owners. Partner-side operations are supported by a PartnerPortal for affiliates and travel agencies, local in-country agencies in six destination countries, and customer service phone lines staffed in 9 languages across 8 countries. Integrated features include Facebook Connect login, embedded Google Maps, and curated Spotify playlists for travel inspiration. No public API, SDK, or developer platform is documented.

The business operates as a thin marketplace intermediary: tenants pay rental fees directly to landlords, and Holiday Home earns only on its mediation and processing fees (plus 10% affiliate payouts offset by partner commissions). The board consists of Alexander Claashen (President), Heiko Dietz, and Fabian Henschel. The company is independently owned, with no disclosed external investors, parent company, funding rounds, or M&A activity in the source material.

Name

Holiday-home

Legal name

Holiday Home AG

Website

https://holiday-home.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Holiday Home AG is a Swiss-operated online marketplace that mediates vacation rental bookings between European property owners and travelers, listing 17,000+ properties across 10 countries with multilingual support and local in-country agencies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Vacation Rental Marketplace

NAICS

Other Traveler Accommodation (72119), Travel Agencies (561510)

SIC

Hotels, Rooming Houses, Camps & Other Lodging Places (7000), Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

Whole-Home Rentals (Houses, Villas, Cabins) (THAGANAA)

Keywords

• Vacation rental marketplace
• Holiday home booking
• Property rental platform
• European vacation rentals
• Travel agency services

Headquarters

HQ city

Steinhausen

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Mediation Commission: Holiday Home acts as a mediator between property owners (landlords) and tenants. For each successful mediation (conclusion of rental contract), a commission fee of 19.00 EUR is charged. The mediation fee is included in the rental price shown in the property description.
2. Processing Fee: For document processing including contract adjustments, reconfirmations, reissuing of invoices, organization, translation and documentation, a processing fee of 15.00 EUR per document is charged.
3. Affiliate Commission: Partners (affiliates and travel agencies) earn 10% commission on bookings made through their referral links. With average rental price of 800 EUR, this results in approximately 80 EUR commission per booking.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Holiday Home AG operates an online vacation rental marketplace that mediates between property owners (landlords) and travelers, listing more than 17,123 vacation properties across 800+ European tourist regions in countries including Croatia, Italy, Germany, Austria, Hungary, Czech Republic, and Spain. The platform is accessible via web and mobile apps (iOS/Android) in 9 languages, supported by personal travel consultants and in-country local agencies. The company charges a 19 EUR mediation fee per successful booking and a 15 EUR processing fee per document, with affiliate and travel agency partners earning 10% commission on referred bookings.

Product overview

Holiday Home AG operates a vacation rental marketplace connecting guests with property owners across Europe. The core offering is the holidayhome.net web platform supplemented by iOS and Android mobile apps for travelers, and a dedicated Vermieter-App for landlords. The company also provides white-label portals for affiliate and travel agency partners, travel insurance add-ons, personalized Spotify playlists, and a staffed in-house travel agency offering multilingual phone support in 9 languages. All offerings are unified under the Holiday Home brand, serving both the booking/inquiry side (guests) and the listing/management side (landlords and partners).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• holidayhome.net Web Platform
• Holiday Home App (iOS)
• Holiday Home App (Android)
• Vermieter-App (Landlord App)
• PartnerPortal
• Travel Insurance (Reiseversicherung)
• Affiliate Program
• Travel Agency Partnership Program (Reisebüro)
• Travel Agency Phone Consulting Service

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 20,000 vacation offers available for summer and winter across Europe
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Affiliate PartnerscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorWebsite affiliates who promote Holiday Home vacation properties and earn 10% commission on bookings. Partners register online, receive agency numbers, and access links/banners. Commission paid monthly after guest arrival. Average booking value ~800 EUR yields ~80 EUR commission per booking.
• Travel AgenciescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTravel agencies and tour operators who offer Holiday Home vacation properties to their clients. Receive 10% commission on bookings. Special offerings in Croatia, Italy, Austria, Germany (Rügen), Czech Republic, and Hungary (Balaton). Requires valid trade license or commercial register extract.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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