{"id":1976,"date":"2016-12-20T00:39:13","date_gmt":"2016-12-20T00:39:13","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2016-12-20T00:39:13","modified_gmt":"2016-12-20T00:39:13","slug":"will-airbnb-for-parking-work-in-dubai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/community\/will-airbnb-for-parking-work-in-dubai\/","title":{"rendered":"Will an ‘Airbnb For Parking’ Work In Dubai?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Two young Dubai entrepreneurs are in the process\u00a0of launching an ‘Airbnb for parking’ called\u00a0YallaParking<\/a>. For those who haven’t used one of these services, it will\u00a0allow\u00a0you to\u00a0rent out someone else’s\u00a0car\u00a0space\u00a0on-demand. We don’t yet have an app for parking in Dubai, so we’re interested to see if it’ll take off.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Craig McDonald, right, and Harrison Jones, co-founders of YallaParking;\u00a0Photo via\u00a0Ravindranath K \/ The National<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Craig McDonald and\u00a0Harrison Jones are building YallaParking<\/a> to make it easier for people looking for parking in Dubai. Having spoken with friends they believe many drivers find it\u00a0‘impossible’ to find a spot when they need it.<\/p>\n

However, a report<\/a>\u00a0found that 80%\u00a0of professionals spend \u2018no time at all\u2019 finding parking at work. Admittedly\u00a0the\u00a0sample size for the\u00a0study was only\u00a050 people, which isn’t enough to take the results\u00a0seriously.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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When Uber first came to Dubai, many felt it wouldn’t take off. How wrong they were. We don’t have data on the number of Uber users in Dubai but if anecdotal evidence is anything to go by, it’s been a huge success\u00a0and now has a strong\u00a0local competitor, Careem<\/a>, clearly signifying\u00a0demand.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Parking apps have taken off in the US\u00a0and elsewhere.<\/p>\n

One company, SpotHero<\/a>,\u00a0has raised nearly\u00a0USD$30m\u00a0and is now available in over 10 cities in the US. Their model allows you to see on your smartphone where the\u00a0free parking spots are\u00a0in the city and book them in real time. SpotHero began by working with individual parking space\u00a0owners but found that model\u00a0too difficult to scale so now they partner with car park\u00a0owners who have 100s of car spaces that are not always in use. Having access to lots of car spaces allows SpotHero to offer drivers parking when they need it.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Another company, Luxe<\/a>, allows you\u00a0to drop your\u00a0car off\u00a0wherever they you\u00a0and then to\u00a0collect it at a location you choose\u00a0later that day. It’s now common to see Luxe parking\u00a0valets zipping around cities in the US wearing blue\u00a0Luxe\u00a0jackets going from one car pickup\u00a0to another.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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YallaParking seems to be replicating the SpotHero model.\u00a0They\u00a0haven’t published how much it’ll cost nor is it clear\u00a0how many\u00a0parking spaces they will have available and where.\u00a0If the success of Uber, Airbnb and other on demand products are\u00a0anything to go by, we reckon\u00a0YallaParking will take off if the technology\u00a0is\u00a0easy to use and if there are\u00a0car spaces\u00a0readily available at peak hours.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

If you are interested to give it a try, you can search for available spaces on their site<\/a> or request to have your free space made available to rent.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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