Check out how Travly is redefining hotel booking and creating opportunities for content creators

In order to meet the needs of the increasing number of travelers who look to short-form video content for inspiration, Travly is a brand-new social-first discovery and hotel booking tool. Authentic hotel reviews are provided by users of the platform in place of generic text and frequently obsolete photos. Producers that upload hotel-related videos could receive a 5% commission on reservations. Zak Longo, the CEO, and Mayur Patil, the COO, co-founded Travly, which started off as a travel network on Instagram and TikTok. After acquiring @Travel in the summer of 2022, the pair amassed millions of followers on Instagram, TikTok, and Snapchat. Together, Longo and Patil manage 45 channels on Instagram and TikTok, including the ones for cruises, hotels, resorts, and vacation.

Additionally, Travly has a community of ambassadors consisting of approximately 1,000 creators who assist with brand partnerships on its various social media platforms. The business has ventured out to create its own trip discovery offering, leveraging its data to introduce a mobile app and booking platform with a video concentration. Travly has partnered with Booking.com to power its global hotel search, which showcases millions of properties throughout the globe. The website is presently taking video submissions and is giving a 5% commission to anyone who has excellent hotel movies that are used to book a room through the website. Each hotel may only submit one video to Travly, and if it doesn't work well, it might be replaced.

Travly reports 500 video submissions and about 2,000 sign-ups thus far. Travly is unique in another manner because to its Destination Dupes feature. A lighthearted take on a "dupe," or near replica of a beauty item, Travly contrasts opulent vacation spots with more reasonably priced ones that have a comparable vibe. With the use of this tool, customers can find hidden gems that provide a comparable experience in addition to saving money. It illustrates the price differential, for example, between a hotel in London (about $325 per night) and one in Krakow, Poland (about $75 per night), which provides a comparable level of charm at a lesser expense. Krakow is renowned for its culture, cobblestone streets, and ancient sites even though it isn't the worldwide center of finance and culture like London.

With the goal of adding new experiences to the platform, Travly plans to increase the range of services it offers in the future. They provide a complete travel planning experience by giving concert tickets, meal reservations, and trip packages. To generate extra income, the organization is thinking about putting advertisements on the site. Other booking businesses are also leveraging the travel influencer trend, with the creator economy predicted to be a $250 billion industry and the market expected to nearly double in size to $480 billion by 2027.