OAG NEPAL

Short-term apartments have been a popular option for accommodation over hotels for a number of years. Unfortunately, this type of accommodation can be fraught with problems. Social networking sites are starting to appear to help with many of these difficult issues.

The booking of apartments for short-term stays has been popular for a long time. There are an increasing number of travellers who are looking for accommodation outside of the normal hotel style. Hotel stays do mean that you get a lot of attention, but they do also mean that you may be lacking the privacy you want while you are on holiday. You only have to search online for short-term apartment accommodation for any location around the world, and you will find a number of websites that have hundreds of apartments available. There are a number of problems associated with this type of accommodation, especially when you are booking this type of accommodation in another country where you do not speak the language, or you do not have the same understanding of local laws. There are too many cases where a landlord will take advantage of the tenant, be either over charging them, providing less than was promised, or ejecting them from the property without good reason. If you are in a foreign country, there is little that you can do about it. Or is there? Social media and social networking is the new way of interaction on the internet. Short term apartment rentals for holiday makers can now be found on social media sites. So how do they work and how does it benefit everyone involved?

• Profiles. Whether you are someone looking for accommodation, or you are someone who is offering accommodation, you will have a profile on each of these sites. Your profile says a lot about you. Your profile can be seen by others on the site, and they can learn a lot more about you. The same is the case for each landlord or owner of each apartment.
• Referrals. Referrals are very powerful comments. Each person who has stayed somewhere, or each landlord can comment about you. This means you have the power to complain about a landlord or the particular accommodation. It also means someone can complain about the way you behaved or treated their property. On the other hand, it is in the best interest of both parties to treat each other with respect and goodwill. This is probably going to be the case. You will also have the opportunity to say good things about an owner, just like an owner has the power to say good things about you.
• Reputation. Social media allows you to build up your reputation. The better your reputation is, the more influence your comments will be. As someone who is looking for somewhere to stay, this can result in a number of real and tangible benefits for you. It could result in your getting better prices, and it could result in you having much easier access to accommodation that is heavily booked.
• Financial Control. Accommodation based social networks normally have a secure payment system that is internationally recognised. This means you are not paying directly into the hands of the owner of the apartment or some website that is based in the country where you are intending to stay. International payment systems give you more power to retract your payment and more power to dispute an issue. Social networking sites use these payment systems as a part of their agreements. Some sites even give the guests several days to reject their booking after they have arrived if they are not happy with what they have. This is a very powerful tool to ensure the owners or landlords do their best to deliver the best products and deliver on the promises made.

Short-term accommodation can have many advantages over hotel accommodation for a particular kind of guest. The best hotels are not associated with any of the problems that can arise with this accommodation because they are in the business of looking after customers in a completely different way.