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HomeRez woos Euro 4 million from Expedia vet and others, plots expansion

By Kevin May | April 11, 2016

Vacation rental online booking and distribution service HomeRez has banked Euro 4 million from a panel of angel investors and two financial houses. Investing in the two-year-old company are Entrepr Read More

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HomeAway may face a class action by owners over its new guest fee

By Sean O'Neil | March 16, 2016

A vacation rental property owner has filed a class action lawsuit against HomeAway over the online portal's pricing tactics, after the company changed its fees and policies last month. In the case, Read More

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HomeAway's new fee sparks some anger the company tries to quell

By Sean O'Neil | March 15, 2016

Dozens of owners of vacation rental properties have spoken out online against HomeAway's new fees, introduced as part of a switch in model from classified listings to an instantly bookable, transactio Read More

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The API economy: hacking messenger, social and work-leisure travel in Berlin

By Gene Quinn | March 6, 2016

Want a glimpse of what the emerging API economy looks like? Look no further than the rapid deployment of travel apps churned out at THack Berlin by 64 developers, with new software tools. Some comp Read More

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HomeAway tweaks its rental commissions, adds traveler fee

By Sean O'Neil | February 19, 2016

This week HomeAway, the vacation rental platform, began rolling out a traveler fee to its US websites (HomeAway, VRBO, and VacationRentals.com), with a plan to introduce the fees globally later this y Read More

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In 2015, TripAdvisor grew its vacation rental listings 18%, to 770,000

By PhocusWire | February 19, 2016

TripAdvisor is quiet about its vacation rental businesses, at least relative to the noise its competitors like HomeAway and Airbnb make about their own services-- and compared with how much the Massac Read More

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Airbnb, HomeAway watch: Goldman Sachs finds strong adoption by travelers

By Sean O'Neil | February 17, 2016

Last month, investment bank Goldman Sachs downgraded the stocks of Priceline Group and TripAdvisor. One of its explanations was that it is worried that travelers are opting for property-sharing ser Read More

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Airbnb finds inspiration in the jungle for new campaign

By Linda Fox | February 11, 2016

Competition for the home rental customer is intensifying with all parties trying to reach the consumer through clever campaigns. A few weeks ago it was HomeAway's "The Whole House. The Whole Family Read More

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HomeAway takes aim at Airbnb in spiky new ad campaign

By Kevin May | January 18, 2016

New year, new advertising campaign - nothing unusual in that, except this year the vacation rental giant HomeAway has a new owner as well. Two months after Expedia Inc splashed out $3.9 billion to Read More

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Pivotal moments 2015 - When Expedia bought HomeAway

By Kevin May | December 29, 2015

There is nothing new in the concept of "alternative accommodation" - but in 2015 it went mainstream in a big way. Although many of the major online travel agencies will never directly admit it (sim Read More

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Looking back and ahead - vacation rentals in the mainstream

By Viewpoints | December 21, 2015

As we reach 2016, Tnooz is unveiling its customary series of reflections on the year behind us and what the travel, tourism, and hospitality industry might expect looking ahead. And, as always, we' Read More

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Homeaway joins Airbnb and TripAdvisor in debuting Apple TV apps

By Sean O'Neil | December 9, 2015

No hotel brand is there yet. No airline or OTA yet either. But Airbnb and TripAdvisor have debuted apps for Apple TV and now HomeAway has joined the trend. At this stage, the apps are pretty basic. Read More

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Metasearch for vacation rentals gains momentum

By Kevin May | November 26, 2015

As the online travel agency giants start taking vacation rentals extremely seriously it's hardly a surprise that metasearch engines are hoping they can also capitalise. And if this week is anything Read More

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Booking.com brags about number of rooms (instead of properties)

By Kevin May | November 9, 2015

By a remarkable coincidence, following the acquisition of HomeAway by arch rival Expedia, Priceline Group has decided to "reveal Booking.com room stats for the first time". Booking.com has more tha Read More

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HomeAway nabbed Dwellable for $18 million

By Sean O'Neil | November 7, 2015

UPDATE: HomeAway paid $18 million for the business, documents following its acquisition by Expedia have since revealed. Terms for the acquisition of the vacation rental search engine were previo Read More

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