Eric Goldreyer

The vacation rental industry has been dominated by a handful of massive platforms, but cracks are showing. Travelers are frustrated by bloated fees and murky experiences. Property managers are tired of losing control to the very platforms they helped build. Enter Savvy: a marketplace that solves pain points for both travelers and property managers, challenging the old guard with a radically different model. With 0% service fees, direct communication, and full host control, Savvy isn’t just offering an alternative, it’s flipping the model.

This session explores what happens when the disruptor gets disrupted, and what the future of booking looks like when the power shifts back to travelers and hosts.

Key Discussion Points:

• The Financial Drain of Service Fees - How service fees tacked on by the giants limit the kind of trip travelers can actually take, forcing them to cut corners on the experience itself
• The Irreplaceable Value of Human Hospitality - Why technology can’t replace hospitality, and what platforms miss when they cut hosts out of the experience
• Empowering Hosts and Enhancing Guest Experiences - Why putting control back in the hands of professional hosts isn’t just fair, it’s the path to better, more profitable bookings for everyone
• Beyond Transparency, Eliminating Unnecessary Fees - It’s not about transparency. It’s the fees themselves.