The meeting point for tourism brands and content creators has become an online platform. Transforming the experience gained over 9 years of operations in 18 countries into a new line of business, Stay Loop brings together content creators and brands at travel destinations directly, without intermediaries — providing a common ground for new collaborations.

ISTANBUL — The tourism sector and digital content creators now have a common meeting ground. Developed specifically for frequently traveling influencers, Stay Loop (StayLoop.co) is a new platform that connects service providers in tourism — including accommodation, transportation, dining, and experiences — with content creators, all without intermediaries. A new venture by the global influencer marketing agency Stay Influence, which has operated for nine years across 18 countries, Stay Loop aims to bring a fresh perspective to the "barter" business model.

“We Build Bridges Between Brands and Influencers”

Stay Loop founder Orhan Beyazıt commented on the platform:

“The digital world offers significant advantages in terms of time and cost for establishing partnerships. However, influencers who travel frequently often find themselves limited to collaborating with brands based in their home countries, which creates a disadvantage. This is where we come in. We connect brands in travel destinations with influencers whose audiences are located in those same regions. By turning influencer journeys into partnership opportunities, we empower them to share their services and stories with potential customers — in their own language.”

Beyazıt shared further insights into how the platform functions. On Stay Loop, users can register with either a brand or creator profile. Content creators can build their profiles and add their upcoming travel plans via the integrated planner. Brands operating in those destinations are then notified of these upcoming visits. If interested, brand representatives can review influencer profiles and contact them directly. Conversely, influencers can browse local brands at their travel destinations and initiate contact themselves.

“We Turned a Software Idea Into a Platform and Broke the Cycle”

Sharing the origin of the platform, Beyazıt explained:

“The foundation of Stay Loop lies in our agency Stay Influence, which has been operating globally for nine years. During this time, we’ve built a broad international influencer network across 18 countries. We consistently received requests — foreign influencers coming to Turkey would ask us to recommend hotels, and those based in Dubai or traveling to other destinations sought help arranging barter partnerships. It became a repetitive cycle. To solve this, we developed and launched our software solution as a B2B platform.”

He continued:

“Influencers can now easily identify which brands are open to collaborations before they even begin traveling. Rather than spending time contacting hotels, airlines, restaurants, car rental companies, or experiences individually, they can manage partnerships more efficiently through the platform. Likewise, tourism brands can view which influencers are arriving in their region and initiate tailored collaborations directly through StayLoop.”

“We Onboarded Our First Users Just Two Weeks ago — And Completed Our First Travel Experience”

Emphasising that the platform is still in its early stages, Beyazıt stated:

“We onboarded our first users just two weeks ago. Despite not having launched any promotional campaigns, hundreds of global influencers have already joined our waitlist. This level of interest confirms the demand for a solution like Stay Loop.”

He concluded with the platform’s first successful collaboration:

“We are committed to growing Stay Loop as a platform that provides real solutions to long-standing challenges in the industry. On March 27th, Voyage Provocateur — a popular German-based travel account run by Marta, who has over 1 million followers — had her first travel experience through StayLoop.co. Marta had long wished to visit Turkey and created her travel itinerary directly via her Stay Loop profile. This journey became an opportunity for our partner brands, including providers of flights, VIP transfers, hotels, and restaurants. A fully integrated collaboration chain came together in a very short time. All Marta had to do was wait for her flight.

Throughout her journey, we remained closely involved and monitored every step — this was also a valuable test for us. Everything went even better than expected. The positive feedback we received from both Marta and our partner brands reassured us that we are on the right track.”