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Local Expertise, Local experts who know your region

10+ years of local market knowledge, built into the advice, tools and onboarding Holidu gives you, from local teams in 29 offices across Europe.

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35,000+ hosts · 65,000+ properties · 7+ European markets

Advice built on your market

We know what works for your holiday home, in your region.

Built by local teams

Local teams in 29 offices across Europe who know your market's seasons, travellers, rules and competition.

Built into your tools

The same local knowledge shapes your pricing recommendations, your guest registration and the Holidu AI Assistant's answers.

A faster start

Onboarding support built around your market, to help you get set up and earning sooner.
How it works

How local knowledge reaches you

Three ways it shows up, from your first day.

Experts by your side

Advice on pricing, local requirements and direct bookings from Holidu experts who know your market.

Events and webinars

Meet other hosts and your local team, hear what's changing in your market and pick up ideas to improve your setup. In your region or online.

In pricing and Holidu AI Assistant answers

Your price recommendations reflect local market demand, while the Holidu AI Assistant helps you understand local regulations and seasonal trends.
Local teams

Meet the teams where you host

Every team works in the region it advises on.

North & Baltic Sea Coast

4 teams in Germany

Bavaria & Alps · Black Forest & Southwest Germany · Lake Constance · North & Baltic Sea Coast

From the Alps to the coast: regional teams who know the seasons, guests and local rules where you host.

FAQ

Common questions

Will I have a personal account manager?
Every host gets advice from the local team in their market, but we don't promise one named person. Day-to-day questions go to the Holidu AI Assistant, which answers around the clock in your language. For the bigger picture, such as your pricing strategy or local rules, a person from the local team is there for you.
What can the local team help me with?
Advice built on your market: how to price your seasons, what local registration rules mean for your home and how to win more direct bookings. The team helps you decide, and you stay in control of every decision. When you want a change made, the Holidu AI Assistant can put it into action for you.
Can you make sure I'm compliant?
We give guidance on registration and local rules and help you understand what applies to your property, and online check-in helps you meet local registration requirements. You stay legally responsible for compliance, so for anything binding, such as a licence or a tax question, check with your local authority or an adviser.
Where are your teams?
Holidu has offices across Europe, for example in Palma, Málaga and Barcelona in Spain, in Milan, Florence and Cagliari in Italy, in Bordeaux and Lyon in France, in Munich and Hamburg in Germany, in Faro and Lisbon in Portugal, and in Athens and Zagreb. The team for your market knows its seasons, travellers, rules and competition.
Can I meet the team?
Yes. The team in your market runs local host events, meet-ups and webinars. You meet the people behind the advice and other hosts from your region, hear what's changing in your market and pick up ideas to improve your setup. Webinars are online, so you can join from wherever your home is.
Does it cost extra?
No. Local expertise is included for every Holidu host, with no tier to unlock and no extra fee. Advice from the local team, local events and webinars, and the local knowledge built into your price recommendations and the Holidu AI Assistant's answers all come with your Holidu account.
How does local knowledge shape my prices?
Dynamic pricing builds your price plan from what guests actually paid for similar homes in your region, so local seasons and busy weeks are already in the numbers. Your local team can explain the recommendations and help you set a minimum and maximum price that fit your home and your market.
How do you help me get started?
Onboarding is built around your market. The team helps you set up your listing, prices and booking conditions so you can start earning sooner. In many regions, a professional photoshoot is part of it, so your home goes live with photos that show it at its best.
Is the advice the same in every country?
No. Seasons, guest habits, registration rules and competition differ from one region to the next. The advice you get starts from what works for homes like yours in your market, not from a generic playbook, and it changes as your market changes.
Does the AI Assistant know my local market?
Yes. The Holidu AI Assistant's answers draw on the same local knowledge as your local team, together with your own property, bookings and market. It explains local rules and seasonal trends day and night, and when a question needs a person, it puts you in touch with the team.

Get started with local market knowledge

Local teams in 29 offices across Europe.