Hi @Nick2000
My thoughts- and yes, I have thought of this idea and am in no way saying don't do it, just saying be practical as well as ambitious
1. Is this a guide book creation site which could be integrated onto airbnb/stand alone or a booking site like Tripadvisor?
2. What's its USP?
3. Loyalty / Discounts
For this to work would you not need to be in contact with the various small businesses, otherwise would it not be easier for myself (as a host) to establish such agreement and leave you out of such agreements?
3. If its a booking site in particular- to begin you would need to start regionally and expand from there, have you thought of the logistics and the investment required as to create such a program?
4. How do you plan to make money from this?
A. Guidebook
Add on features, Sharing/accessibility between time of booking and end of stay
B. Who pays the host's/site's commission- the independent company, the guest? Is it subscription per guest? Is percentage of bill per confirmed reservation? What's everyone's cut?
5. What type of safeguards will you put into place as to protect hosts and guests from being scammed because there are plenty of "businesses" created online but are either run terribly or not at all
Personally as a guest what I would like is for a route/day plan creater to be made- based on hosts bookmarked places (sightseeing, food, entertainment) and any others which have been pre-approved by myself- I can timeframe available, activity desired, cuisine (preferred) and potential day plan can be created, amended and downloaded (if transport information, include hints of how local transport works etc, this would be amazing). Would save the hassel of planning but allows for me to confirm my day and also budget.
Anyway- I really do wish you luck in your business venture and if you can dream it and work for it, you can get it! 🙂