What SKOPELOS does

SKOPELOS (operating as Skopelos.net) is a privately held local travel guide and direct-booking marketplace for Skopelos Island in the Northern Sporades, Greece. Established in 1999, the platform connects international tourists with a curated portfolio of roughly 20 verified holiday accommodations — ranging from €55/night studios to €240-550/night pool villas — plus the integrated Magic Cars vehicle rental service (operating since 1998). Property owners and managers are listed individually with direct contact details (email and Greek phone numbers), and bookings are facilitated owner-direct to bypass third-party OTA commissions.

The platform is built on a WordPress CMS augmented with property microsites, photo galleries, availability calendars, and inquiry forms. A secondary domain (skopelostravel.net) hosts the broader island content layer — ferry/hydrofoil schedules, weather forecasts, beach guides, geography, hotels, and self-catering complexes — and a Blogspot blog covers events and news. Marketing is content-led and earned-media-driven, with coverage in The Times, The Telegraph, The Guardian, and Greek Reporter, plus a Facebook page. The business is strictly seasonal (May-October peak), family-run, with no disclosed funding, no formal corporate structure, and a single named operating manager (Athina Sylivou Lemonis, Bookings & Sales Manager at Ageri Holiday Complex).

The revenue model is an affiliate/referral arrangement: the platform captures value from increased visitor traffic and direct-booking referrals to property owners and to the Magic Cars vertical, rather than taking transactional commissions through an integrated payment system. Geographic scope is intentionally narrow — a single Greek island with no airport, accessible only by ferry — and there are no disclosed expansion plans beyond Skopelos.

Name

SKOPELOS

Legal name

Skopelos.Net

Website

https://skopelos.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Skopelos.net is a privately operated WordPress-based travel guide and direct-booking marketplace for Skopelos Island, Greece, connecting international tourists with ~20 verified holiday accommodations and the Magic Cars rental service since 1999.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Travel Accommodation Marketplace

NAICS

Recreational Goods Rental (532284), Recreational and Vacation Camps (except Campgrounds) (721214), Convention and Visitors Bureaus (561591)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Travel guide website
• Vacation rental listings
• Holiday home bookings
• Car rental services
• Greek island tourism

Headquarters

HQ city

Nîmes

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Accommodation Booking Referrals: The platform generates revenue by connecting travelers with property owners and facilitating direct bookings. Property owners list on the platform to reach international tourists, and the platform benefits from increased visitor traffic to the island.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

SKOPELOS operates Skopelos.Net, a destination-specific travel guide and accommodation marketplace for Skopelos Island, Greece. The platform curates 20+ verified holiday homes, studios, apartments, and villas, connecting travelers directly with property owners to enable commission-free direct bookings. Complementary offerings include Magic Cars (car and motorcycle rental), ferry/hydrofoil schedules, weather forecasts, and local attraction guides.

Product overview

Skopelos.net is a comprehensive local travel guide website for Skopelos Island, Greece, operated since 1999. The platform functions as a marketplace connecting travelers with verified accommodation providers, offering a portfolio of holiday homes, studios, apartments, and villas across the island (including properties like Aquamarine Apartment, Villa Mavraki, Villa Petaloutha, Olivienne House, Sofia's Escape, Christy's Traditional House, and Lookout Studio). The service also includes Magic Cars, a car and motorbike rental service operating since 1998. Key offerings include the holiday homes directory, Magic Cars rental service, ferry/hydrofoil travel information, weather forecasts, and beach guides. The platform enables direct booking between travelers and property owners without intermediary fees.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Holiday Homes Directory A curated directory of verified holiday homes, studios, apartments, guesthouses and villas across Skopelos Island, connecting travelers directly with property owners to facilitate commission-free bookings.
• Magic Cars (Car and Motorcycle Rental) A family-run car and motorbike rental service operating since 1998, offering year-round vehicle rentals throughout Skopelos Island, including cars, scooters, motorcycles, and quads with 24/7 roadside assistance, multi-language support, and vehicle delivery to ports, hotels, and accommodations.
• Skopelos Travel Information Comprehensive travel information resource including ferry and hydrofoil schedules, flight routes, weather forecasts, beach guides, geography details, and local event information for visitors to Skopelos Island.

Named customers2 records

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

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Hellenic SeawaysminorOthersMaritime company providing ferry services to Skopelos Island. Operates Flyingcat and conventional vessels from Agios Constantinos and Volos ports to the Sporades islands including Skopelos. Routes operate from March to October with varying frequency.
• TUI flyminorOthersAirline offering seasonal flights from Brussels to Volos (April-October). Links travelers to mainland port for ferry connection to Skopelos Island.
• FlyLolominorOthersFlight operator offering seasonal flights from Southampton to Skiathos (July-October). Provides alternative access route to Skopelos via short ferry from Skiathos.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• Discover Greece: Official Greek National Tourism Organization portal promoting Greek destinations and providing travel information. Comparable as a destination marketing authority that competes for organic travel discovery traffic alongside Skopelos.net's content-driven marketing.

Direct peers

• Booking.com: Major online travel agency with extensive vacation rental and hotel inventory across Greece. Directly competes for travelers searching Skopelos accommodations, with stronger SEO and paid acquisition but less destination-specific content authority.
• HomeToGo: Vacation rental aggregator meta-search platform operating across Europe with strong presence in Mediterranean destinations. Comparable as a regional-focused aggregator connecting travelers with vacation rental listings, including Greek islands.
• Airbnb: Global vacation rental marketplace connecting travelers with accommodation hosts. Directly competes with Skopelos.net for traveler discovery and bookings on Skopelos Island, though Airbnb operates at vastly larger scale and lacks the local content depth.
• Vrbo: Vacation rental-focused OTA owned by Expedia Group, specializing in whole-home rentals including villas and apartments. Comparable in that it targets family and group travelers seeking self-catering accommodations similar to Skopelos.net's villa and apartment listings.
• Holidu: European vacation rental marketplace and software provider specializing in regional and family-friendly short-term rentals across Mediterranean destinations. Directly comparable in targeting Greek island accommodations with a similar geographic focus.

Broad incumbents

• Expedia: Major online travel agency offering flights, hotels, vacation rentals, car rentals, and activities. Comparable as a broad travel marketplace offering accommodations plus car rental, similar to Skopelos.net's combined accommodations + Magic Cars offering.
• Tripadvisor: Major travel content and booking platform featuring destination guides, reviews, and vacation rental listings. Comparable in combining editorial travel content with accommodation booking, though at vastly broader scope across all of Greece and globally.

Regional players

• Ferryhopper: Greek ferry booking platform providing route information and reservations for Greek island travel including the Sporades. Comparable in handling access logistics for travelers to Skopelos, though focused on ferry rather than accommodation.
• Greeka.com: Greek tourism portal providing destination guides, hotel listings, and ferry information for Greek islands including the Sporades. Comparable as a regional content-driven platform with similar coverage of Skopelos and Greek island tourism.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Skopelos.Island.Hellas
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/skopelos

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 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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