| Service Types | Holidays and package breaks, city and weekend breaks, hotels, flights, car rental (Holiday Autos) | Homes and stays, Experiences, Airbnb Services (chefs, massage, photography etc., since 2025); boutique hotels and car rentals added 2026 | — | — |
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| Business Model | Online travel agency (OTA) focused on holidays and short breaks, originally late-deal travel | Peer-to-peer marketplace connecting guests with hosts; hosts set prices, house rules and cancellation policy | — | — |
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| Markets Served | Europe; UK, France and Italy are the largest markets; also Germany via weg.de | Listings in 220+ countries and regions and 150,000+ cities and towns | — | — |
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| Inventory Scale | — | 9 million+ active listings from 5.5 million+ hosts | — | — |
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| Loyalty Programme | — | None | — | — |
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| Cancellation Policy | — | Host-chosen: Flexible, Moderate, Limited, Firm, Strict (invite-only), non-refundable option; 24-hour free cancellation if booked 7+ days before check-in | — | — |
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| Parent Company | lastminute.com Group (formerly Bravofly Rumbo Group, owner since 2014–2015) | — | — | — |
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| Founded | 1998 in London, UK, by Martha Lane Fox and Brent Hoberman | 2008; headquartered in San Francisco, California, US | — | — |
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| Booking Fees | — | Most listings: single host-only fee (about 15.5%) built into price; split-fee listings (being phased out) add a 14.1–16.5% guest service fee | — | — |
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| Guest Protection | — | AirCover for guests: rebooking or refund if host cancels, check-in fails or listing differs from ad; 24-hour safety line; not insurance | — | — |
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| Sister Brands | Volagratis, Rumbo, Bravofly, Jetcost, Holiday Autos, hotelscan, weg.de | — | — | — |
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