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U.K. startup onefinestay brings users more local insight with app launch

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    A spin on Airbnb’s Neighborhoods guides, onefinestay’s app makes it easier for travelers to tap into local knowledge and adds an incentive for users to choose it over traditional hotels and competing services.
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    More than 19,000 reviews and recommendations for places to go and things to do in London and New York have been pulled together for an app for guests staying at Onefinestay homes. The iPhone app is designed to enhance the experience of travellers who wish to get to know the local neighbourhood in which they are staying.

    Recommendations are sourced from more than 1,000 Londoners and New Yorkers who have joined Onefinestay to list their homes. Every guest is lent an iPhone for the duration of their stay, giving them access to the Onefinestay app along with free local calls and data.

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