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

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

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.

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.

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.

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 the news on February 15.

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 making news and driving opinion on 22 January

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

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.

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.

Airbnb is the darling poster child of the entire startup world right now. The company raised $200 million in its latest round, at a valuation of $2.5 billion.

Banish how it used to be carried out – travel inspiration and searching for products has changed immeasurably as consumers find new ways of finding the perfect trip.

Do you understand the true costs of travel payments, how to reduce your exposure to credit card fraud and surcharges or how virtual cards work?

Discussing recent hot topics such as the TripAdvisor-Jetsetter acquisition, hotel wifi, Wordpress and hotels, mobile design and user experience.

Ancillary services are here to stay, so how do travel companies and airlines develop their technology and relationships so that merchandising can work for everyone?
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