Kookooning: News

A stay in Provence is always suggestive of sunny holidays and Art de vivre. I was able to realize that even far from my bases in the South-East of France. The brand "Provence" makes dream the traveler that comes from the North of France, Sweden or Spain. A stay in Provence must fulfill its promises in terms of relaxation, sun, bathing and cultural discovery: the famous Provençal art of living that descends from the Alps to the Mediterranean.

The partnership with the association of owners of cottages and bed and breakfasts "Esprit Provence" will allow us ...

What do we mean by direct booking? KooKooning's approach is not to position itself as a mandatory intermediary between our tourist service providers and travelers interested in staying at home. Our desire is more to be a facilitator who allows to discover thematic stays not visible elsewhere: internship at a beekeeper, stay with a cabinet maker, weekend with vegetarian cooking classes, etc.

We did not want to lock these experiences in the only KooKooning ads. We wanted to bring more to these passionate service providers who are not always tourism pros. We started by making available to our members a ...

We have already mentioned that AirBnb has now positioned itself on the same idea as KooKooning through its new slogan "Welcome to the world of trips: Homes, experiences, and places: all in one application." But while AirBnb is positioned rather on a destination and generally rather urban. An initiative focuses like us on route, rather in a rural universe: My Tour in France. Powered by Caisse des Dépôts and Michelin Travel Partner, this project has the same ambition as KooKooning, i.e. to propose an alternative to big overseas OTA through a niche: trip / routes.

A few days ago, AirBnb has released a new version called "Trips" which extends the perimeter of the service beyond the simple search for housing, rentals. The new promise is "Homes, experiences, and places — all in one application." And for those who know us (for now, there are fewer), this comes close to the idea of our service KooKooning launched a little less than a year ago.

Beyond the relationship between hosts and travelers, KooKooning is also a response to all the needs of tourism providers to manage and promote their "business": booking management, availability synchronization, contact management, website creation, Facebook application and of course an ad on our (and mobile) web platform that combines search for hosting, activities and things to see to enable thematic preparation.