Revolution to Austrian lakes: Tagessicket for private bathing spots!

Revolution to Austrian lakes: Tagessicket for private bathing spots!

The Mattsee, surrounded by many private sea bodies, is now offering a new option for bathing friends. An innovative start-up, founded by Julian Horngacher, enables the daily rental of these previously unused areas, similar to Airbnb. According to information from Krone , the idea came into being during the Corona period when Horngacher was looking for a private bathroom domicile and found that the public beach baths were overcrowded.

The start-up, which operates under the name "Platz am See", connects SeFreunde and gives you access to these attractive private bathing spaces in Austria, of which around 82 % are privately owned. The service of this platform has been online for seven weeks and is already very popular with over 50 bookings and positive feedback.

sustainability factor and regional added value

Julian Horngacher, the student in the field of SME management and entrepreneurship at the Salzburg University of Applied Sciences, has an important goal with its platform: to enable the use of empty private bathing spots and at the same time promote regional added value. The landlords can specify when their property is available while the start-up takes care of the further details. The University of Applied Sciences Salzburg reports that individual bathing place and a "swimming daily code" and no one Complaints about garbage or cleanliness have been received.

Julian Starass, the first landlord on the platform, praised the idea and handling of the team. In the future, extensions such as the rental of sporting goods, the offer of lunch packages and garden care services are planned. This shows that “Platz am See” is not only a successful concept for sun worshipers, but also has the potential to strengthen the local economy.

For those interested, the website www.platzamsee.com Comprehensive information about the platform and the entire offer. The support of the Startup Salzburg initiative and the FHStartup Center also helped the young company in the start -up phase.