About loyvel
We built loyvel for the people behind every trip.
That means you - the host and the driver. loyvel is a cause more than a company - a quiet attempt to put fairness and humanity back into how we travel, and to be the reason the people behind every trip keep what they earn.
Why we started loyvel.
Our passion for this starts with one thing: people. We’re compassionate. We want to see smiles on faces. We believe in trust, in fairness, and that people deserve more than they’re getting right now.
Viktor came to Bali for the first time in 2024 and fell in love with the island, the people, the rhythm of the day. He kept coming back - and brought Borislav along for the ride.
We both kept noticing what every tourist notices. The big platforms quietly add layer after layer of commission and fees to every booking, and a real chunk of what you pay never reaches the host or the driver who actually did the work. It was painful. We were genuinely heartbroken.
So we imagined a different way of doing this. The first sketch was beautiful: 0% commission everywhere. Reality forced one small compromise, and we landed on something simple and fair:
If you are a host or a driver, you deserve every cent you worked for. We would be thieves if we took even a slice of that money. That is what we truly believe.
- Hosts and drivers keep 100% of what they earn. Our fee sits on top of their price, never inside it.
- Tourists pay one small, clear service fee at checkout. Just enough to keep the lights on. Nothing more.
When we told local hosts and drivers what we were building, the smiles on their faces are what made all of this real for us. That was the day loyvel stopped being an idea and became something we had to finish.
A short note about us. Between the two of us we bring years of building stable, secure systems for companies that handle people’s money and their time. We have also built real relationships with hosts, drivers and people on the ground, so we can grow this carefully, one region at a time.
Stay loyal to your dreams. Stay loyal to what you love. We decided to stay loyal to people - and to a fairer way to travel. That is where the name comes from. That is how loyvel was born.
loyvel = loyalty + travel.
If you host or you drive: this whole thing only works if you say yes. That is why we interview every single one of you personally, and why we would rather grow slowly than take a cut of your work.
What you get from us.
Hand-picked accommodations and private transfers across Bali and Nusa Penida, chosen because we’re confident in the people running them. Hosts and drivers keep 100% of what they earn. Travellers pay one small, clear service fee at checkout, with nothing added on top.
0% commission, permanently
Not an introductory rate and not a launch promotion. Hosts and drivers keep 100% of what they earn, and our fee is only ever paid by the traveller.
Personally interviewed, every one
A founder speaks to every host and every driver before they go live. That’s how we can stand behind the people on the platform.
A human on WhatsApp, free
No ticket queue, no chatbot, no app to install. Support costs you nothing and is paid for out of the traveller’s service fee.
Paid on a schedule you can plan around
Hosts and drivers alike, every 15 days, by bank transfer via Wise Business.
Why we can afford to take 0% from you
Because our 10% service fee is paid by the traveller, on top of your price rather than out of it. It is the only money we make on an accommodation booking, and it is why your payout is never touched.
Where that 10% actually goes
We don’t pocket the 10%. Most of it pays for the things that make your bookings actually work:
- Payment processing & FX
- - card processing and converting the traveller’s payment into your local currency
- The platform itself
- - engineering, hosting, security, photo storage
- Support & operations
- - your WhatsApp human, dispute handling, day-to-day ops
- Legal, insurance & refund cover
- - proper contracts, refund infrastructure, business insurance
What’s left is what keeps loyvel running.
Where we’re going.
We go live on December 1, 2026, starting in Bali and Nusa Penida. Between now and then we are doing one thing: meeting hosts and drivers, one at a time, so that day one opens with places and people we can stand behind.
Traveller demand is the next phase - we start advertising to travellers ahead of opening day, which is exactly why we want your listing live before then rather than after.
After Bali and Nusa Penida we’ll expand to the rest of Indonesia, then nearby Southeast Asia - at the same pace, region by region.
If you host or drive somewhere we haven’t reached yet, write to us anyway. Knowing you’re there is part of how we decide where to go next.
Ready to be part of it?
Apply as a host or a driver in about a minute. Free, non-exclusive, and nothing goes live until we’ve spoken.