Seventeen. Toprural.com

“A user who searches on Toprural.com sees both the positive and negative experiences of other travelers, and this creates trust.”

—François Derbaix, Toprural.com founder and CEO

Toprural.com: This community has focused on a single vertical market—rural tourism in Southern Europe—and has come to dominate that niche.

Toprural.com is an online directory of rural vacation homes and rural tourism in Southern Europe. In Spain, where the company is based, they dominate the rural tourism market. Owners of rural vacation homes in seven countries pay for listings on Toprural.com, and community members post ...

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