| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Travel |
| Founded | 1997 |
| Headquarters | |
Key people | Jörg Lahmann |
| Website | www.gowithoh.com |
GowithOh is an online platform for vacation rentals headquartered in Barcelona, Spain. The "Oh" stands for “Open House”, short form of the company name Open House Spain S.L. which was founded in 1997 and is the sole owner of the website. GowithOh offers over 3,000 holiday apartments distributed in over 20 European destinations.[1]
GowithOh is a competitor of the US-based company Airbnb, Booking.com, Wimdu and only-apartments amongst others.[2]
Besides hand-picked vacation rentals from private owners [3]GowithOh distinguishes itself with a multilingual customer service all year around, city guides and discounts on activities in many of their destinations.[4]
History
editIn the mid-1990s current owner and founder Claudia Eleuterio makes a trip to Barcelona and notices the lack of high-quality accommodation options available for travelers seeking an alternative to a hotel. The idea of a website that connects private apartment owners with visitors searching for accommodation in Barcelona was born.[5]
1997 Eleuterio launches the brand Oh-Barcelona focusing on high-quality apartments in Barcelona, Spain. Six years later, in 2004, the company Open House Spain expands with the same business model to Paris and Berlin.
In 2006 the company offers their website in six European languages - English, Spanish, French, Italian, German and Dutch.
Five new destinations are added to the portfolio in 2011 and one year later, in 2012, the decision is made to host all 10 destinations under one brand. GowithOh is launched.[6]
During 2011 the company collaborates with the City of Berlin’s official website, berlin.de, as its preferred provider for holiday apartments within the city.[7]
Today GowithOh offers over 3000 apartment rentals in 24 European destinations. [8]
Product
editWebsite users select the desired destination, travel dates and the number of people traveling. Afterwards the potential customer will be taken to a page with apartment suggestions according to the search query. Once chosen an apartment, the user will be asked to fill in his contact information and payment preference. [9]
Slogan
editThe advertising slogan used by GowithOh is: "Your trusted host in Europe." [10]
Customer Service
editGowithOh scores highly on the customer review site eKomi with a score of 4.6 from 5. [11]
References
edit- ^ "The story so far". GowithOh. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
- ^ "Company Info GowithOh". CrunchBase. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
- ^ "Why book with us". GowithOh. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
- ^ Van den Boomen, Emiel. "GowithOh interview: "2013 will be a huge year for us"!". Act of traveling. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
- ^ Van den Boomen, Emiel. "GowithOh interview: "2013 will be a huge year for us"!". Act of traveling. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
- ^ "The story so far". GowithOh. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
- ^ Lukjaniec, Tom (June 17, 2011). "All-Berlin-Apartments.com signs exclusive agreement with the City of Berlin's official website". Online PR Media. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
- ^ "The story so far". GowithOh. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
- ^ Connerty, Stacie. "Vacation Rental Company Spotlight: GowithOh.com". vacationrentals.about.com. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
- ^ "GowithOh". GowithOh. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ "eKomi". eKomi. Retrieved 30 March 2015.