This year has seen Zeni burst onto the travel tech start up scene, where they are quickly carving out a niche for themselves after successfully capturing the UK summer holiday/city break, budget accommodation market with affordability and community being at the very core of the business. (Zeni currently operate during the university summer break only)

In their first season of official operation Zeni has sold over 80,000 room nights so far this summer and are on track for 100,000 by early September when they will hand their sites back to the student operators.

These booking figures demonstrate considerable demand for their novel summer season product and says as much about the staycation boom as it does about their proposition. Although guests traditionally booked this type of accommodation through Airbnb, Booking.com and various other booking engines, the company has achieved 15% direct bookings through its own platform.

With an average nightly rate per room of £28 (2021) and offering en-suite rooms/studio apartments through to 8 bed apartments for larger groups, Zeni’s vision is clear: to be the affordable summer holiday accommodation provider of choice across the UK. Zeni fuses the self-catered accommodation experience offered at holiday parks such as Butlins and Centre Parcs with the urban locations offered by Premier Inn and Travelodge, while removing the uncertainty presented by unbranded short-term rentals offered via Airbnb and Booking.com.