US: Last-minute vacation rental booking site Whimstay has announced a partnership with Expedia Group in a bid to offer more choice and better rates to spontaneous travellers.
It is Whimstay’s third major partnership announcement of the year so far, following Wyndham and Booking.com, as the industry continues to embrace last-minute travel trends favoured by Gen Z and millennials.
The agreement with Expedia Group will also add more than 250,000 new listings to Whimstay, as it seeks to establish itself as the go-to marketplace for last-minute vacation rentals.
Founded in 2020, Whimstay sets out to offer the best deals on bookings made less than 30 days prior to arrival, and better deals compared to other online travel agencies. The company achieves this by partnering with professional property managers to offer exclusive discounts on properties that might otherwise remain unrented.
The company says that guests save nearly 25 per cent and over $200 per booking on average by booking with Whimstay.
Its portfolio of vacation rental homes, condos, cabins, villas and resorts are located in the United States, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean.
