Alternative Accommodations

Alternative accommodation and its popularity have increased in the last few years especially among millennials. Home Stays, Villas, Bungalows, Guest Houses, Camps, Apartments, Tourist Lodges are few types to be mentioned in this category of accommodation.

There was a time when holidays were being planned well in advance on particular occasions and trends. But because of hectic life schedules and city life hassles, people are planning short vacations more often, especially to more remote areas, national parks, or hill stations. Not only are individual travels increasing, family vacations and group travels are also increasing significantly.

It is not always interesting to stay at hotels or resorts, for some travelers alternative accommodations are also preferred on their list. A lot of people do their bit of research while booking such types of stays. Normally people like to read reviews and follow recommendations before exploring such places. It’s always good to know about the place, what are the advantages or disadvantages of taking an alternative accommodation.

These types of Accommodations are not categorized by their standards, but by their unique identity. They are popular through recommendations by guests and selling agents. Some digital platforms have very good selling methods and they are aggregators of such types of inventories. A big name in this domain is AIRBNB. Many other Indian companies run different aggregated platforms to sell alternative Accommodations to customers.

Why are these sorts of companies preferred by customers? 

Many facts drive customers towards them. Search for exploring offbeat destinations, staying with a bunch of family and friends, long stays are a few factors to be mentioned. On long stays where one can prepare meals on their own and in some cases, people want to carry their pet alongside, frequent travelers looking for budget accommodation, etc are few to add on the list.