Bedycasa, an alternative accommodation social network http://bedycasa.com

Bedycasa is a community platform which puts in touch those offering occasional or regular accommodation with travellers seeking alternative lodgings whilst on holiday, on business trips or studying.

Its range is far-reaching, from the host family in Peru to the guest house in Provence, via all types of rooms on offer in households and unusual locations throughout the world. The site is available in three languages: French, English and Spanish.

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Key Figures

  • 15 000 members

  • 159 countries

  • 3 000 accomodations indexed

Technologies

  • Ruby on Rails

  • Cloud Computing

Functionalities

Bedycasa puts users in touch, connecting them to the platform in accordance with their profile and allows them to comment on offers of accommodation.

  • Affinity Engine

    System for recommending people who share the same interests and a targeted introductions tool

  • Multilingualism

    Content in several languages and ergonomics adapted to linguistic particularities

  • Taxonomy

    Content classification system, semantic network, full text search engine (Lucene, Solr), ergonomic search interface

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