Another week, another acquisition for TripAdvisor – this time snapping up Spain-based vacation rental service Niumba in another undisclosed deal.
TripAdvisor bolsters vacation rental focus as another acquisition adds Niumba to portfolio
May 7, 2013 By 3 Comments
Kigo rental technology service secures $1.8 million funding round, plots expansion to Asia
April 25, 2013 By 1 Comment
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.
9Flats pushes digital currency Bitcoin as form of payment
April 16, 2013 By 3 Comments
9Flats, the Berlin-based vacation rental startup, is either joining the new wave of digital commerce or riding the PR wave and accepting the Bitcoin for customer payments.
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Apartum promises order from the chaos of holiday rentals
March 22, 2013 By 3 Comments
With four years experience in the vacation rental sector, the apartum team felt the need for a comparison site to help consumers find available apartments from a range of sources in one place
Tujia secures Series B funding, total at $64 million as vacation rental market grows fast in Asia
February 18, 2013 By Leave a Comment
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.
The travel industry can be absurd, so don’t add to the suck factor – do something crazy instead
January 9, 2013 By 31 Comments
It was like a breath of fresh air and a punch in the face all at the same time, if that’s possible.
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Booking.com extends vacation rental offering with partner properties, another new battle starts
January 8, 2013 By 13 Comments
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.
How to kill Airbnb at its own game
December 4, 2012 By 38 Comments
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.
Brian Chesky of Airbnb explains new consumption model, answers critics, takes a bow
November 16, 2012 By 2 Comments
Airbnb polarises opinion – on the one hand it’s the tech disrupter many want to emulate, growing fast and apparently pushing north of a $1 billion valuation.
HouseTrip raises $40M investment round
October 9, 2012 By 6 Comments
Big investment coming in to the vacation rental market once again with UK-based HouseTrip raising $40 million in Series C funding from Accel Partners.
