Google Ventures, the investment division created by the search giant in early-2009, has spent a sizeable chunk of its annual fund on HomeAway.
TLabs Showcase – MyFriendsHotel
TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring UK-based accommodation rental site and network MyFriendsHotel.
TLabs Showcase – Timeshare Juice
TLabs Showcase focus on startups featuring US-based part-owned holiday property management site Timeshare Juice.
The problem with vacation rental websites
A disparate sector with few common standards for reproduction of inventory, confusing search engines and random levels of customer service – that’ll be vacation rentals?
PlanetEye and iStopOver agree merger, grab $3M in funding
iStopver and PlanetEye will seal a merger in the coming weeks after securing a $3 million venture funding from JLA Ventures and GrowthWorks Commercialization Fund.
Five reasons why holiday rentals are becoming mini-hotels
Due to the recent economic downfall guests are searching for alternative accommodation products for their leisure travel.
HomeAway turns attention to London after New York rental woe
Holiday rental specialist HomeAway has brushed itself down after disappointing news over rental policy in New York and is now pushing London as a vacation hotspot.
HomeAway and TripAdvisor ready to fight over lucrative land
HomeAway hit back quickly today after seeing TripAdvisor become a new and potentially powerful rival on the European stage as well as in its back yard of North America.











