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Startup pitch - Tansler wants to become a price-driven challenger to Airbnb and HomeAway

By Kevin May | October 15, 2013

Does the internet need another vacation rental website? Tansler seems to think so, going live today with a new service which claims it has developed a "transparent marketplace" for both users and owne Read More

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Travel swap marketplace Demeure raises $4 million funding

By Karthick Prabu | September 1, 2013

Demeure, a platform for people to list and trade properties, has raised $4 million in funding from new investors and existing shareholders. Read More

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DEVICES - Product news, launches and more - August 2013

By PhocusWire | August 27, 2013

Thomson unveils ViewMaker video sharing application Read More

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Vacation rental startup TurnKey secures $1.5 million in seed fund

By Karthick Prabu | August 13, 2013

Austin-based vacation rental startup TurnKey has raised $1.5 million in seed funding from various angel investors in travel industry. Read More

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HomeAway acquires Travelmob, strengthening its Asia coverage

By Karthick Prabu | July 17, 2013

HomeAway, the global vacation rental portal has been making its move constantly to penetrate the Asian market, and now with a big step to acquire Travelmob. Read More

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Stayz and Wotif are ridiculously profitable Australian travel sites

By Sean O'Neil | June 13, 2013

Stayz has for the first time revealed its profit margins, which were 56% last year, similar to Wotif's. Read More

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TripAdvisor bolsters vacation rental focus as another acquisition adds Niumba to portfolio

By Kevin May | May 7, 2013

Another week, another acquisition for TripAdvisor - this time snapping up Spain-based vacation rental service Niumba in another undisclosed deal. Read More

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Insider Guides bring Gogobot content to Homeaway

By Nick Vivion | April 25, 2013

Crowd-sourced content continues to appeal to travel brands, as Gogobot and Homeaway partner on a product called Insider Guides that brings local insider knowledge to travelers. Read More

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Kigo rental technology service secures $1.8 million funding round, plots expansion to Asia

By Kevin May | April 25, 2013

Back-end systems in the vacation rental sector are also on the receiving end of investment, as Spain-based Kigo wins a $1.8 million Series A injection this week. Read More

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Tujia secures Series B funding, total at $64 million as vacation rental market grows fast in Asia

By Karthick Prabu | February 18, 2013

China-based vacation rental service startup Tujia secured its Series B funding from GGV Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners, CDH Ventures, Qiming Venture Partners, Ctrip and HomeAway. Read More

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The Scan: Visit Suffolk and HomeAway campaigning, Datalex and Onefinestay recruiting and other travel tech news

By PhocusWire | February 15, 2013

Visit Suffolk, HomeAway, Datalex, Onefinestay, Ebookers, Farelogix, Dolphin Dynamics, Farelogix, Vayable, EZY-Go, RyanairHotels and Egypt also get a mention in our scan of briefs and other items making... Read More

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The Scan: Tivoli, Ibis and SLH get mobile but Greenland gets social, and more travel tech news

By PhocusWire | January 22, 2013

It's mostly about accommodation distribution as Treovi, SLH, Ibis, Hotelbeds, GuestCentric, JustBook, HomeAway, Reevoo, AeroNexus, Elite Meetings and Greenland all make the cut in our roundup of stories... Read More

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The travel industry can be absurd, so don't add to the suck factor - do something crazy instead

By Sarah Kennedy Ellis | January 9, 2013

It was like a breath of fresh air and a punch in the face all at the same time, if that’s possible. Read More

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Booking.com extends vacation rental offering with partner properties, another new battle starts

By Kevin May | January 8, 2013

It shouldn't come as a surprise to observers of Booking.com (and the quest for global domination) as it now looks to be increasing its coverage of vacation rental properties. Read More

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HomeAway expands in China, via TuJia

By Sean O'Neil | December 20, 2012

This month, 2,000 HomeAway listings have been translated to Mandarin and posted on TuJia, China's leading vacation rental portal. It's the first part of an Asia expansion. Read More

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