eviivo, an award-winning property management system for independent properties (boutique hotels, vacation rentals, Airbnbs, castles and more), and eviivo Collective, the only collection of unique, notable and luxury independent properties in the world, are kicking off its inaugural eviivo Collective 2.0 World Tour at SXSW Festival on March 16, 2024 between 11 am – 4 pm. Please see the official SXSW event listing here.
As part of the World Tour, and partnering with PayPal, Vrbo and Agoda, eviivo is offering a free trip for 2 who will have their dream stay at one of the top 10 independently owned properties in the world, including luxury boutique hotels, vacation rentals and castles by entering (via QR code) through a short film premiering at SXSW Festival. Through the QR code, contestants can choose the property they want to have their dream stay.
The official event will be outside SXSW Headquarters on Congress Ave (in front of Paramount Theater) next to the SXSW Festival Merch truck, and it’s open to the public.
From The New York Times’ raved Kilmartin Castle (named #4 in last year’s “52 Places To Go in 2023“) in Scotland, to Chalet Les Cerises, a gorgeous, five-star chalet in the French Alps voted “the best to book in Europe” by House & Garden, the top 10 properties are among the best places to visit in your lifetime!
This year, a panel of prestigious judges selected the top 10 independent properties from eviivo Collective, including:
Matt Bell – TripAdvisor
Tal Dekel Daks – Conde Nast Publications, UK
EJ Ward, LBC (Leading Britain’s Conversations), UK
Jana Freiberger – Editor in Chief, Reise Reporter, Germany
This first-of-its-kind eviivo Collective World Tour and SXSW Festival event celebrates the independent accommodation sector as well as Independent Accommodation Day (March 24), which recognizes the independent property sector in short term rentals — and the hoteliers, property owners and hosts behind them. #IADay2024
For the eviivo Collective World Tour (#eviivoWorldTour), eviivo (based in Austin, TX) will travel through the US, UK, Ireland and Europe with UK’s new and only mobile pop-up with outdoor cinema projector rig (only in UK and Europe) that will project the short film showcasing the best independent properties in the world in iconic global hotspots.
Those unable to attend our SXSW Festival event can still enter to win through eviivo’s social media campaign. To enter, they must click the official contest Instagram post, follow eviivo, tag the person they want to take on the trip and type #eviivoWorldTour and hashtag the property they want to stay at. Contest runs until March 30, 2024. Winners will be announced on Instagram on April 8, 2024.
