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March 27, 2008 - Travelling and be welcomed everywhere in the World while being accommodated by the population: A much appreciated tourist experience based on a spirit of openness and conviviality.
The added value of the Bedycasa Website lies on its ability to match the profile of a traveller, a student or a lodger with the one of a host or a landlord. The accommodations’ list is available at the following address:
http://bedycasa.com/en/temporary-rental.php
In order to make the largest number of people known about Alternative Tourism and promote its somewhat unusual accommodations offers, Bedycasa launches its first video contest.
By launching its first contest, The Bedycasa Website, specialist of Homestay Tourism, will allow the Internet users to broadcast their videos presenting their travel experiences and also the different types of existing tourist accommodations other than the classical hotels and camping.
Objective of the contest :
The video contest will allow everybody to better know this original concept and the final goal of the Website: the matching between a traveller and his/her host.
For the first time, a Website offers a reward to both travel videos and accommodation offer videos. This approach signifies the true spirit of Bedycasa.com that aims at emphasizing the human aspect of offer and demand.
To get more information about this contest, just click on the following link: www.bedycasa.com/en/view_videos.php
Collaborative spirit of the contest:
The videos will be rated by the Internet users who participate in the contest.
The best ratings’ holder will win a weekend for 2 people in a charming Family run Bed and Breakfast of his/her choice (depending on the place he/she lives) : Castle in France, Riad in Morrocco, Casa Rural in Spain or Casa de Huéspedes in Mexico.
Bedycasa, since its creation in July 2007 : First Results
Young Web 2.0 start-up, Bedycasa federates 5 200 members throughout the World (travellers and hosts) and has seen a significant increase in its visitors (more than 22 000 visitors in February 2008).
Worldwide Interactive platform between hosts and travellers, the website embraces :
• 45 Types of accommodations (Host Families, Bed and Breakfast, Guesthouse, Home Swap…)
• Present in 144 countries, translated into 3 languages
• 43 different themes (holidays in family, unusual holidays, Trekking…)
• 5 search engines (quick, advanced, by theme, by profile, express by city or country)
• Affinity calculation between the travellers and the hosts
• Vacancy calendar administrator
• Automatic generated email alert (in the case of a member matches the demand)
• Location of the lodgings via Google Maps
• Reviews of the hosts written by the travellers of the website
• Insertion of videos via the member’s own space
• Insertion of travel notes on each destination (New)
• Intern Bedycasa Inbox Mail (New)
