For those attending this year's Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, a new app called 'Overnight' is launching to help users book last-minute stays with local hosts. With most lodgings in the Coachella Valley of California already reserved for the coming weeks, this app provides an easy way to secure an inexpensive place to stay.
Overnight is a mobile app that combines Airbnb's couchsurfing model with the on-demand approach of services such as Uber and Booking Now. Consumers can use the app to book last-minute stays with local hosts who have a bedroom or sofa available. All searches and transactions are carried out through the app, making it extremely simple to secure accommodations on-demand.
Primarily designed for impulsive travelers and those with unexpected lodging needs, Overnight provide a quick and easy alternative to other booking platforms.
On-Demand Couchsurfing Apps
The 'Overnight' App Lets Users Book Last-Minute Stays with Local Hosts
Trend Themes
1. On-demand Accommodations - The rise of on-demand accommodations apps like 'Overnight' offers disruptive innovation opportunities for the travel and hospitality industry.
2. Last-minute Booking - 'Overnight' taps into the trend of last-minute booking, providing a solution for consumers in need of spontaneous lodging, presenting opportunities for the travel and hospitality industry to cater to this market segment more effectively.
3. Mobile-based Transactions - The integration of mobile-based transactions in apps like 'Overnight' showcases the potential for disruptive innovation in the mobile payment industry and opens up opportunities for secure and convenient platforms.
Industry Implications
1. Travel and Hospitality - The 'Overnight' app represents a disruptive innovation opportunity for the travel and hospitality industry by offering a new way to secure accommodations and cater to last-minute booking needs.
2. Mobile Payment - The integration of mobile-based transactions in apps like 'Overnight' presents disruptive innovation opportunities for the mobile payment industry to provide secure and convenient platforms for transactions within the travel and accommodation sector.
3. Technology - The emergence of on-demand accommodation apps like 'Overnight' highlights the disruptive innovation opportunities in the technology sector to develop user-friendly platforms that connect travelers and hosts in real-time.