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= Bachcare = Bachcare is a New Zealand vacation rental online marketplace for pre-serviced holiday homes, baches and apartments, primarily for short term accommodation and tourism activities. It was acquired by Sykes Holiday Cottages in 2019.

Bachcare is the only full-service holiday let provider in the country offering cleaning, bookings and servicing guests.

History
Bachcare was founded in 2003 by Leslie Preston, and has been helping holiday homeowners and travelers “find your happy place,” the company’s tagline and mission. Managing over 2,000 holiday homes across 150 locations and bringing in over 150,000 guests to its properties every year.

The company employs approximately 50 people at its support office in Auckland and works with approximately 100 contracted holiday managers across the North and South Islands of New Zealand.

In 2019 Bachcare was acquired by Sykes Holiday Cottages.

Covid-19 Pandemic
During the Covid-19 pandemic, many holiday marketplace sites, and the tourism industry as a whole were negatively impacted by either national or local government declarations of emergency. The company reported a large increase in domestic bookings as restrictions began to ease in early 2022, and have forecasted further annual growth coming out of the pandemic.