RENT-A-RESORT®

What RENT-A-RESORT® does

RENT-A-RESORT® (legal entity: RENT-A-RESORT GmbH, HRB 13165, registered in Würzburg, Germany) is a privately held, specialist B2B venue-finding intermediary founded in 2015 and headquartered in Röttingen, Germany. The company matches corporate event planners, private individuals, agencies, and destination-wedding clients with hotels, resorts, private retreats, private islands, and cruise ships available for exclusive buyout. It operates an international team of ~6 employees organized around regional sales territories covering Europe (DACH, France, Italy, UK/Ireland, Spain, Belgium), North America, the Middle East, China, and Russian-speaking countries, supported by project partners for marketing and IT.

The core product is a venue-aggregation platform with a website-based Request-for-Proposal intake, supplemented by curated collections (RENT-A-RESORT® COLLECTION, INPRIVA Selection) and three sub-brands: RENT-A-CRUISE for cruise-charter buyouts, RENT-A-RESORT.LUXE for the ultra-private / luxury tier, and INPRIVA for supply-side representation of hotel partners. Add-on services include flight organization (through PAS and Air Partner), event management, and wedding-planning coordination. The technology layer is described as a non-proprietary aggregation and matching service — there is no disclosed platform engine, AI layer, or published API.

The business model is predominantly commission-based: the service is free for clients, with revenue earned as a transaction fee from venue partners only when a booking is concluded. A secondary revenue stream consists of agency consulting fees of €100/hour (capped at €200 per simple request), which are reimbursed if the agency ultimately books an INPRIVA Selection property. Pricing for the client side is therefore pay-as-you-go and zero-cost; monetization shifts entirely to the supply side. Customer segments span corporate/enterprise event planners and private/wedding clients (primary), travel and event agencies, and hotels/resorts as partner properties (via INPRIVA). Strategic positioning is reinforced by two LUXlife Magazine industry awards (2024 Cruise Charter Broker Western Europe; 2025 Best Global Corporate & Private Event Venue Finder) and a proprietary annual industry forum event (RENT-A-RESORT® FORUM, launched Paris October 2024).

Name

RENT-A-RESORT®

Legal name

RENT-A-RESORT GmbH

Website

https://rent-a-resort.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

RENT-A-RESORT® is a privately held German B2B venue-finding intermediary that matches corporate event planners, agencies, and private clients with hotels, resorts, private islands, and cruise ships available for exclusive buyout worldwide, earning commissions from venue partners on completed bookings.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Event Venue Brokerage

NAICS

Accommodation (721)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Vacation & Short-Term Rental Management (BPAJAFAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Co-Host / On-the-Ground Operations & Guest Services (BPAJAIAI)

Keywords

• Exclusive venue sourcing
• Hotel buyout brokerage
• Private resort rentals
• Cruise ship charter
• MICE event planning

Headquarters

HQ city

Röttingen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Commission from hotel/resort partners: RENT-A-RESORT® earns commission from hotel and resort partners only when a buyout deal is concluded. The service is free for clients (event planners, corporations, private individuals). Commission-based model where the company acts as an intermediary between venues and customers.
2. Consulting fees for agency research services: For new agency partners, a fixed consulting fee of €100/hour applies for market research, with a maximum of €200 for simple requests. This fee is reimbursed if the agency books a RENT-A-RESORT® Collection member property.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

RENT-A-RESORT® is a specialist venue-finding brokerage that sources exclusive-use hotels, resorts, private retreats, private islands, and cruise ships for corporate events, weddings, and private celebrations worldwide. Clients submit event requirements via an RFP form or through regional sales managers and receive shortlists and negotiated buyout proposals from the company's network of hundreds of premium partner properties. The service is free for clients; the company earns commission from hotel/resort partners when a booking is concluded.

Product overview

RENT-A-RESORT® operates a venue-finding platform for exclusive hotel, resort, private island, and cruise buyouts. The core platform enables event planners to search and request proposals for private-use venues. The service portfolio includes the RENT-A-CRUISE sub-brand for cruise charters, the INPRIVA Selection of preferred partner properties represented by the company, and add-on services for flight organization, event management, and wedding planning. The platform covers luxury and standard properties across multiple regions with offerings ranging from small retreats (24 rooms) to large-scale private islands (880+ rooms).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• RENT-A-CRUISE: Cruise ship charter brand specializing in private cruise rentals for events
• RENT-A-RESORT.LUXE
• INPRIVA

Products and services

• RENT-A-RESORT® Venue Finding Service Free venue-sourcing service for event planners, corporations, agencies, and private individuals seeking exclusive hotel, resort, retreat, island, or cruise ship buyouts; matches client event requirements with partner properties worldwide.
• RENT-A-CRUISE Brokerage service for chartering entire cruise ships for private events, including itinerary planning, port arrangements, and on-board event organization.
• INPRIVA Selection Curated portfolio of hotels and resorts with the closest working relationship with RENT-A-RESORT®, positioned as the company's extended sales and marketing team for buyout opportunities.
• RENT-A-RESORT® LUXE Ultra-private luxury venue segment within the RENT-A-RESORT® portfolio for high-end buyout experiences.
• INPRIVA Consulting & Representation Sales and marketing representation for hotel/resort partners focused exclusively on buyout opportunities, positioning INPRIVA-selected properties in the MICE and events market.
• Agency Market Research Consulting Priced consulting service for new travel/event agency partners at €100/hour (capped at €200 for simple requests), refunded if the agency subsequently books a RENT-A-RESORT® Collection property.
• Event Management Service Full on-site event organization service beyond venue sourcing, including transfers, excursions, coordination with local suppliers, and external event venues, delivered via local partner agencies.
• Wedding Planning Service Destination wedding planning service delivered in partnership with wedding planners across various markets, covering weddings held at exclusive-use venues sourced via RENT-A-RESORT®.

Quantifiable outcome

• Service is free for clients — commission only earned when booking is concluded
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Transcend CruisescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 April 2024RENT-A-CRUISE (brand of RENT-A-RESORT®) announced official partnership with Transcend Cruises, a unique charter-only river cruise concept. The partnership focuses on cruise charters for events with full privacy and flexibility. Joint activities include webinars and on-board experiences like the RENT-A-RESORT® Truffle Tasting 2024 event.
• PAS – Professional Aviation SolutionsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for organizing charter flights and regular flights for clients attending venue events. Helps clients access remote resort locations and provides complete event logistics solutions.
• Air PartnerminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAviation partner for flight organization services, offering clients best flight options and conditions for event transportation needs.
• INPRIVAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSister company of RENT-A-RESORT® focused on representing hotels and resorts in the buyout market as their external sales and marketing department. INPRIVA represents only RENT-A-RESORT® recognized buyout retreats that are particularly suitable for MICE, weddings, and other events. The relationship is complementary with RENT-A-RESORT® providing venue finding services while INPRIVA provides active representation.
• Local Event Management PartnersminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLocal agencies in various destinations that assist with airport transfers, excursions, external event venues, and on-site event management. Clients can choose their own providers or use RENT-A-RESORT® recommended partners.
• Wedding Planning PartnersminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartnership with wedding planners from different markets to offer comprehensive wedding planning services for destination weddings at exclusive venues.
• Club Med (Preferred Partner)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorClub Med is a preferred partner for resort buyouts, with properties like Club Med Le Riad, Club Med Marrakech, Club Med Seychelles, and Club Med 2 cruise available through RENT-A-RESORT®.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• Splacer: Marketplace for booking unique private event spaces and venues (now operating under the Peerspace brand); directly comparable marketplace model for exclusive event-space bookings.
• Groups360: Group hotel booking platform that connects meeting and event planners directly with hotel inventory for group/buyout-style bookings; competes in the same MICE group-buyout space with a technology-led approach.
• Peerspace: Online marketplace that connects event hosts with unique, bookable venues by the hour; operates a commission-based model very similar to RENT-A-RESORT®'s venue-finding intermediation, though focused on urban/short-duration spaces rather than resort buyouts.
• Quintessentially: Luxury concierge and lifestyle service that arranges exclusive travel, events, and experiences for high-net-worth clients; comparable in curating ultra-premium exclusive experiences including resort buyouts and private events.

Broad incumbents

• Cvent: Large event-management technology platform with venue-sourcing tools used by corporate event planners; broader portfolio but overlaps directly with RENT-A-RESORT® on corporate venue sourcing.
• ITA Group: Engagement, incentive travel, and events agency serving enterprise clients; competes for the same corporate incentive-trip and offsite budget that RENT-A-RESORT® serves, with broader incentive program capabilities.
• BCD Meetings & Events: Global meetings and events management agency serving corporate clients with venue sourcing, including exclusive-use and incentive travel; larger incumbent competitor for corporate retreat and incentive business.
• Eventbrite: Mass-market events marketplace with a venue/experience booking layer; broader scope than RENT-A-RESORT® but operates a similar commission-based marketplace model for events.
• American Express Global Business Travel (Meetings & Events): Global travel management company with a sizeable meetings & events practice serving enterprise clients; competes for the same corporate offsite, retreat, and incentive-travel RFPs that RENT-A-RESORT® wins.
• Maritz Global Events: Long-established incentive travel, meetings, and events company with global enterprise client base; comparable for sourcing exclusive-use venues for corporate incentive and recognition programs.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries1 record

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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