{"id":19317,"date":"2014-11-16T22:40:00","date_gmt":"2014-11-16T22:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/australian-owned-holiday-rental-booking-site-is-set-to-ride-the-wave-2\/"},"modified":"2014-11-16T22:40:00","modified_gmt":"2014-11-16T22:40:00","slug":"australian-owned-holiday-rental-booking-site-is-set-to-ride-the-wave-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/2014\/11\/australian-owned-holiday-rental-booking-site-is-set-to-ride-the-wave-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Australian Owned Holiday Rental Booking Site Is Set To Ride The Wave"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Young online company is set to revolutionise the <\/u><\/u><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Australian holiday rental accommodation market<\/u><\/u><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Escape With Aura.travel<\/u><\/u><\/b><\/p>\n

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Australian owned and operated holiday rental booking site, www.aura.travel<\/a>\u00a0 aims to ensure that booking that special holiday is fun, easy and efficient.\u00a0 Its quick and seamless booking service backed with expert local knowledge and on the ground customer support is intuitively user friendly.\u00a0 Aura.travel is currently the largest and fastest-growing Australian owned holiday rental accommodation site. <\/u><\/u><\/p>\n

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Aura.travel lists holiday houses, furnished apartments and short-term (up to 90 days) accommodation. Their\u00a0 ideas based search criteria helps guide holiday makers offering quick search options for pet friendly, wheel chair access, swimming pool, parking listings in addition to suggesting trip inspiration via suggestions for wine country, city breaks, beach holiday or mountain getaways. <\/u><\/u><\/p>\n

It says close to three-quarters (70%) of customers making bookings via the site are Australian women planning holidays here who value the speed and ease of searching and booking via aura.travel<\/a>. The company’s innovative integrated technology delivers faster and more efficient communication between guests and property owners, resulting in a faster booking process (80% of bookings are negotiated and completed within 24 hours) and certainty for both parties.<\/u><\/u><\/p>\n

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Through a mix of technology and human interaction, aura.travel<\/a> is achieving close to real time transactions, a feat unusual in the holiday rental accommodation market.\u00a0 For the guest, the process of finding accommodation starts with an easy to use, intuitive and well-designed website.\u00a0 When a guest makes an enquiry, if the property owner is slow to respond, the aura.travel<\/a> online system fires off automated email and SMS reminders to the property owner to encourage a rapid response.\u00a0 If the property owner does not respond in a timely manner, then one of the friendly aura.travel<\/a> customer support staff will contact the owner to help speed up the booking process.<\/u><\/u><\/p>\n

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Listings are free with aura.travel<\/a>. The company charges one of the lowest rates of commission for confirmed bookings, making it a cost-effective option for guests and property-owners alike.<\/u><\/u><\/p>\n

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Lucian Kafka, founder of aura.travel<\/a>, believes Australians are ready for an online accommodation service tailored to meet their needs. “Aura.travel is the best mix of technology and human interaction.\u00a0 By educating and communicating with our property owners, and using automated technology, we make our booking process as efficient as possible.\u00a0 This is how we are working towards achieving close to real time conversions, which benefits our guests and our property owners.\u00a0 Our focus on fast conversions is helping aura.travel<\/a> to grow rapidly.”<\/u><\/u><\/p>\n

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The hard work and dedication of the team at aura.travel<\/a> has seen the young company win a Finalist Award in this year’s NSW Tourism Awards which acknowledge tourism businesses that have demonstrated outstanding achievement and success.<\/u><\/u><\/p>\n

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Aura.travel makes finding and booking accommodation simple \u2013 so all you need to think about is where to plan your next escape.
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