When a Simple Idea Generates AED 10 Million in Two Years

In a travel industry dominated by global booking platforms, we're building a different way to discover and book Dubai's holiday homes.
In 2024, we set out to make booking a professionally managed holiday home in Dubai simpler, more direct, and more rewarding. The idea was straightforward: bring exceptional homes, trusted property management companies, and travellers together in one place.
Two years later, we've generated over AED 10 million in tracked revenue.
Along the way, we've welcomed 650,000 platform visitors, hosted 7,475 guests, and recorded 53,872 booked nights across Dubai. Our growing portfolio now spans more than 700 homes, from the waterfront towers of Dubai Marina to the residential neighbourhoods of Jumeirah Village Circle.
These milestones come at a time when the holiday home industry is becoming increasingly competitive, with shifting travel patterns, growing accommodation supply, and global platforms competing for travellers' attention.
Through it all, we've continued to build our presence in Dubai, working alongside trusted property management partners and connecting guests from around the world with homes that offer more than just somewhere to stay.
For us, the past two years have been about establishing what a locally focused booking platform can achieve. The next chapter is about taking that vision further.
With plans to expand beyond Dubai into more emirates, we're looking ahead to new destinations, new partnerships, and a wider collection of homes across the UAE.
To the partners who have grown with us and the guests who have made StayShort.com part of their travels, thank you.
Our first two years belong to Dubai. Our next chapter belongs to the UAE.
Explore Dubai's favourite stays at StayShort.com.of guests from around the world who have chosen StayShort.com.
To our trusted partners, thank you for helping us build a platform that brings professionally managed holiday homes closer to travellers. And to every guest who has stayed with us, thank you for making us part of your Dubai experience.
And we're only getting started.
While our first two years have focused on Dubai, we're looking ahead to expanding StayShort.com into more emirates, bringing the same convenient booking experience to more destinations across the UAE.
As Dubai's new travel season begins, we can't wait to welcome returning guests and new visitors from around the world.
Here's to two incredible years, an exciting third year, and many more stays to come.
Explore Dubai's favourite stays below.
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