Brian Sharples

Kayak adds a touch of HomeAway with Sharples addition

January 3, 2012 By Dennis Schaal Leave a Comment

Kayak, mulling an exit strategy, added someone to its board who has executed one — Brian Sharples of HomeAway.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Brian Sharples, homeaway, kayak, Kayak board, Kayak IPO, vacation rentals, venture funding

Sharples of HomeAway: We have the vacation rental pipe for online travel agencies, but …

November 16, 2011 By Dennis Schaal 1 Comment

How soon will it be before major online travel agencies go after the vacation rental market in a really big way?

Filed Under: News Tagged With: airbnb, Brian Sharples, business models, homeaway, mergers and acquisitions, online booking, online travel agencies

Are HomeAway and Airbnb on a collision course?

October 17, 2011 By Dennis Schaal 8 Comments

HomeAway isn’t ready to jump into the peer-to-peer rental market, but is watching Airbnb and others to see how the sector shakes out.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: airbnb, apartment rentals, Brian Sharples, homeaway, peer to peer, strategy, vacation rentals

Part Four of Four: TripAdvisor, HomeAway CEOs spar over vacation rental reviews

June 30, 2010 By Dennis Schaal 14 Comments

If this were a movie, you might call it, “Hotel-Review King Meets Vacation-Rental Honcho.”

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Brian Sharples, homeaway, Stephen Kaufer, tripadvisor, vacation rentals

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