- Stayz
Stayz
Stayz is a
website directory forHoliday House andApartment owners to list their properties for Holiday Rental inAustralia . The main website is [http://www.stayz.com.au STAYZ] . The business was started by Robert Hunt and Chris Sharkey in 2001, and has developed into the number one site for HolidayAccommodation Rental in Australia [http://www.fxj.com.au/announcements/aug07/2007%20full%20year%20results.pdf] [Bruce Wolpe, Fairfax Media, www.fxj.com.au/announcements/aug07/2007%20full%20year%20results.pdf , Accessed 20th February 2008] .Stayz covers 890 locations, with over 12000 properties listed [www.stayz.com.au/about-us] [About Us section - www.stayz.com.au, Accessed 20th February 2008] .
It was purchased by
Fairfax Media in January 2006 for $12.7 million [www.fxj.com.au/announcements2005.htm] [Bruce Wolpe, Fairfax Media www.fxj.com.au/announcements2005.html, accessed 20th February 2008] .Stayz is different from many other accommodation and
travel website , in that it is not just a credit card payment site. Instead it places thetraveller in contact with the property owner or manager, so that details of the property can be shared, and prices can be negotiated.The key competitors of Stayz are
Wotif.com , lastminute, and hotelsclub.The main areas with a large volume of Stayz Holiday Accommodation inventory are
Sydney ,Byron Bay ,Melbourne ,Gold Coast ,Brisbane , Perth,Adelaide ,Hobart ,Jervis Bay ,Lorne ,Great Ocean Road , andNoosa .References
External Website
Stayz webpage - [http://www.stayz.com.au]
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