The Atlanta Journal: Explore these Airbnb alternatives for your next vacation​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍​‍‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‍‌‌‍‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‍‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​‌​‌‌‍​‌‌‍​‍​‌​​‌​​​‌‍​​​‍‌‌‍​‍​‌‌​​​​​‍​‍‌​‌​‌‍​‍‌‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‌‍​‍​​‍​​​​​​‍‌​‍‌​‌​‌‍​‍​​​​‍​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​​‌​‍​​‍​‌‍‌‍​‍‌​‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌‍‌​‌‌​​‍‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍​‌‍‌‌​‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‍‌‍​​‌​‍‌‌​​‍‌​‌‍‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​‌​‌‌‍​‌‌‍​‍​‌​​‌​​​‌‍​​​‍‌‌‍​‍​‌‌​​​​​‍​‍‌​‌​‌‍​‍‌‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‌‍​‍​​‍​​​​​​‍‌​‍‌​‌​‌‍​‍​​​​‍​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​​‌​‍​​‍​‌‍‌‍​‍‌​‍‌‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌‍‌​‌‌​​‍‌‍‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍​‌‍‌‌​‍‌‍‌​​‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌​‌​​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‍​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​​‍​‍‌‌

Woman's World identifies direct booking and pricing transparency as the defining travel trends of 2026, and Savvy is named as the platform leading the shift. As hidden fees and platform markups continue to frustrate travelers, more people are skipping traditional booking sites and going straight to professional property managers. Savvy is built for exactly that: verified hosts, clear pricing, and no platform markup at checkout.​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍​‍‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‍‌‌‍‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‍‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‍‌​​​​​​‍​​‌​‍‌​‍​​‍‌​​​​​​​‌‍‌‍‌‍​‍‌​‌​​​‌‌‍‌‍​​‌​‍‌‌‍​‍‌‍​​‍​​‌​​‍‌​​‌​‍​‌‍​‌​‌​‍‌​‌‍​‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌‍​‌​‌​​‍‌​‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌‍‌​‌‌​​‍‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‍​‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌​​‌‌​​‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‍‌‍​​‌​‍‌‌​​‍‌​‌‍‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‍‌​​​​​​‍​​‌​‍‌​‍​​‍‌​​​​​​​‌‍‌‍‌‍​‍‌​‌​​​‌‌‍‌‍​​‌​‍‌‌‍​‍‌‍​​‍​​‌​​‍‌​​‌​‍​‌‍​‌​‌​‍‌​‌‍​‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌‍​‌​‌​​‍‌​‍‌‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌‍‌​‌‌​​‍‌‍‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‍​‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌​​‌‌​​‍‌‍‌​​‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌​‌​​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‍​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​​‍​‍‌‌

Go World Travel Magazine featured Savvy in a firsthand account of a family vacation to Kauai. The verdict: booking a three-bedroom condo through Savvy saved the family $800 compared to Airbnb or VRBO. Direct booking, professional hosts, and no platform markup meant more budget for the trip itself. As the writer put it, "a huge bonus." ​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍​‍‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‍‌‌‍‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‍‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​‌​​‍​‌‍‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍​‍‌‍​‍‌‍​‍‌‍​‍​‍‌‌‍​‌‍‌​‌‍​‍‌‍​‌​‍‌​‌​​‍‌​‍‌‌‍‌​​‍‌‌‍​‌​​​‌‍​​​​​‍‌‌‍‌‍​​‌​​‌‍​​‍‌‌‍​‍​‍‌​​​‌‍‌​‌‍​​​​​‌​‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌‍‌​‌‌​​‍‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‍​‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌​​‌‌​​‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‍‌‍​​‌​‍‌‌​​‍‌​‌‍‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​‌​​‍​‌‍‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍​‍‌‍​‍‌‍​‍‌‍​‍​‍‌‌‍​‌‍‌​‌‍​‍‌‍​‌​‍‌​‌​​‍‌​‍‌‌‍‌​​‍‌‌‍​‌​​​‌‍​​​​​‍‌‌‍‌‍​​‌​​‌‍​​‍‌‌‍​‍​‍‌​​​‌‍‌​‌‍​​​​​‌​‍‌‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌‍‌​‌‌​​‍‌‍‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‍​‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌​​‌‌​​‍‌‍‌​​‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌​‌​​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‍​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​​‍​‍‌‌

Business Insider covered Savvy's bold response to the Airbnb vs. VRBO billboard rivalry, reporting that the Austin-based startup placed its own billboard near VRBO's headquarters to drive home one simple message: no fees. Founder Eric Goldreyer was direct about the strategy. "What customers really care about is saving money on their stay." Savvy lists only professional property managers with five or more properties, so travelers get a consistent, accountable experience every time. "We want to know if our guest gets there at 11 p.m. and the Bluetooth lock goes out, there's a professional they can call."​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍​‍‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‍‌‌‍‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‍‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​‌​‌‌‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‍​​‍​​​​‍​‌‍‌‍​‍‌​​‍​‌​​‍​‌‌​‍‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‍​‍‌‌‍​‍​‌‍​‌‌​‍​​‍‌​‌‌‌‍‌‌​‍‌​‌​‌‍‌‍‌‍​​‍​​‍​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌‍‌​‌‌​​‍‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‍​‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌​​‌‌​​‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‍‌‍​​‌​‍‌‌​​‍‌​‌‍‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​‌​‌‌‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‍​​‍​​​​‍​‌‍‌‍​‍‌​​‍​‌​​‍​‌‌​‍‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‍​‍‌‌‍​‍​‌‍​‌‌​‍​​‍‌​‌‌‌‍‌‌​‍‌​‌​‌‍‌‍‌‍​​‍​​‍​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‍‌‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌‍‌​‌‌​​‍‌‍‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‍​‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌​​‌‌​​‍‌‍‌​​‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌​‌​​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‍​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​​‍​‍‌‌