TripAdvisor has been making a push for verified hotel reviews and plans on adding verified reviews from vacation-rental guests, as well.
TripAdvisor to get verified vacation rental reviews from Interhome guests
March 28, 2012 By 1 Comment
Groupon enters the fray – Top UK travel sites, February 25 2012
March 1, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Just over two months since Groupon made a brief foray into the top ten travel websites in France, consumers in the UK are now giving the site some action.
HouseTrip wins major $16.9 million second investment round, switches focus
November 21, 2011 By 2 Comments
Short-term rental specialist HouseTrip is attracting more investment, this time a record $16.9 million from its existing backer Index Ventures and Balderton Capital.
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TripAdvisor review system added to rental site, includes guest verification
May 16, 2011 By 3 Comments
TripAdvisor-owned Holiday Lettings has included user reviews on the site from today, but with an important twist: homeowners can verify the guest stayed at the property.
HomeAway and the real life Home and Away soap opera
April 6, 2011 By 2 Comments
We heard this week vacation rental market leader HomeAway was charging into the Australian market through the acquisition of Realholidays.
HouseTrip plots race against HomeAway, captures Index Ventures funding
April 4, 2011 By 1 Comment
HouseTrip will use a new funding round from Index Ventures to spearhead a plan to be the largest bookable holiday rental site on the web.
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HomeAway reveals tax threat could hit owner numbers
October 1, 2010 By 2 Comments
The number of overseas property owners based in the UK currently using HomeAway could fall by a fifth if controversial new tax proposals are implemented.
HomeAway CEO – more fun as a private company, OTAs worried about hotel clients to try rental
March 29, 2010 By 2 Comments
Holiday rental giant HomeAway would prefer to stay as a privately owned business for the foreseeable future because it is more fun, says CEO Brian Sharples.
