How one platform is transforming how you find community via shared accommodation for conferences, festivals, and vacations — as a smarter, social, and more meaningful way to travel.
In today’s hyper-connected travel world, booking a place to stay is straightforward—but finding community by creating a shared stay with others you might like to connect with? That didn’t exist—until now.
Enter Bubbl, the platform that offers social, community style accommodations for like- minded travelers to enjoy ‘pop-up’ coliving for their next conference, festival or vacation for shared, serendipitous experiences. Whether it’s an industry conference, a ski trip, a retreat, or music festival, Bubbl not only provides shared lodging but the experience results in connections that last beyond the trip.
More Than Just a Bed
“Airbnb books beds. LinkedIn builds networks. Bubbl does both,” says Hayley Melidonis, CEO of Bubbl.
Unlike traditional travel accommodation booking platforms, Bubbl addresses a fundamental gap in the market for bringing together people to share accommodation who share similar interests, passions, or goals. With the sharing economy growing at 35% CAGR, it’s no surprise that Bubbl has lots of user testimonials from delighted Bubbl travelers.
Take Sarah Chen, a tech conference regular from Chicago. Before Bubbl, she’d book a random hotel room and remain isolated. Now, she joins Bubbls with other technical women attending the conference, sharing condos, splitting costs, and making connections that have led to business opportunities.”It’s completely changed how I approach event travel.” says Chen.
How Bubbl Works
The platform’s concept is refreshingly simple. A “Bubbl” is more than a stay—it’s a temporary community based on the combination of the people, the experience, and the stay, engineered for what they call ‘serendipitous connection’.
Users can:
- Join existing Bubbls for major events or vacations
- Create their own Bubbl, setting the vibe, and inviting others with similar interests
- Manage logistics and communication simply all within the platform through shared calendars, group chat, and payment tools.
- Foster connections before, during, and after the stay through Bubbl’s community-driven design.
The platform incorporates robust trust and safety features—a crucial element when coordinating shared housing with new connections. ID verified user profiles, community ratings, and secure payment processing create an environment where users can confidently engage with others.
How Bubbl is Tackling a $125 Billion Market Gap
Coordinating group travel, such as Bubbl offers, has traditionally meant using fragmented tools—WhatsApp for chat, Excel for expenses, Airbnb for booking, and Facebook for finding people. Bubbl consolidates these functions into one intuitive platform, finally providing both the organizational, and marketplace safety tools to address the $125 billion sharing accommodations markets.
Early adopter Michael Torres sums it up: “We planned a ski trip with friends from different cities, and the logistics were becoming a nightmare. Someone suggested Bubbl, and suddenly we had one place to coordinate everything —finding others to join, splitting costs, setting up the schedule, and managing the vibe. It was a game changer.”
Building Community Through Super Bubbls
Perhaps most intriguing is Bubbl’s strategic focus on what they call “Super Bubbl Communities”—essentially communities of communities where network effects multiply. The company has identified key events and communities where shared accommodation makes particular sense: ski pass holders, technology conference attendees, festival-goers, and more.
By partnering directly with event organizers through their “Bubbl as a Service” (BaaS) offering, the platform creates housing solutions that benefit multiple stakeholders. Event organizers can offer convenient, community-oriented accommodations; property owners secure reliable bookings from ID verified guests; and attendees enjoy unmatched value by enhanced networking, and sharing cost savings.
Beyond Consumer Travel
Bubbl isn’t stopping at leisure travel. With the upcoming launch of Bubbl for Business, the platform will also target corporate retreats, team-building experiences, and temporary employee housing solutions for resorts, and emergencies such as the LA Wildfires where Bubbl offered their platform to the Red Cross as a free resource for community accommodation coordination.
As the travel industry continues to rebound, Bubbl’s unique blend of accommodation and community-building is perfectly positioned to meet the evolving demands of today’s social, experience-driven travelers.
For Bubbl CEO Hayley Melidonis, it’s a deeply personal mission. She met her husband in a summer house share in Lake Tahoe in 2021, proving firsthand that when people share a stay, they also share moments that can change their lives forever.
Ready to plan your next trip for an industry conference, music festival, or looking for a vacation where you’ll be amongst others with the same outlook? Don’t just book a room—join a Bubbl here.
