Seven years after starting its aggressive expansion strategy outside of its US homeland, HomeAway is axing the brand of one of its first acquisitions, Holiday-Rentals.
HomeAway retires Holiday-Rentals brand, claims poor brand recognition
September 26, 2012 By 2 Comments
From not-for-profit to investment bucket in 12 months – CouchSurfing takes $15M in latest injection
August 22, 2012 By 2 Comments
CouchSurfing was once a fine example of how a web brand could capture a market without feeling the need to make heady revenues and kowtow to the needs of its backers.
9Flats buys iStopOver, targets home turf of Airbnb
August 7, 2012 By 2 Comments
Consolidation in the world of private rental marketplaces as European startup 9Flats acquires North America specialist iStopover.
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LiveRez signals start of vacation rental tech overhaul, signs to industry distribution system
August 2, 2012 By 4 Comments
Potentially a very significant deal in the world of vacation rental technology with LiveRez agreeing to participate in the upcoming distribution switch with Pegasus and the VRMA.
Airbnb makes ultimate use of celebrity status (and Twitter celebs) with Wish List launch
June 28, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Love it or hate it, Airbnb knows how to play on its position as the Silicon Valley love child everyone secretly wishes they had helped bring into the world.
OneFineStay raises $12M, plots move into US and elsewhere
June 19, 2012 By 1 Comment
More significant sums of money heading into the home rental marketplace with news that UK-based OneFineStay has captured $12 million in funding.
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Flat-Club secures Series A funding, recruits managers for European push
May 24, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Short-term rental specialist Flat-Club has completed Series A funding just weeks ahead of launching new markets across Europe
Airbnb as an easy target? Curious tale of disappearing negative review
May 18, 2012 By 38 Comments
If you are Airbnb, Expedia, TripAdvisor and Groupon — big names in travel tech — you are going to have to take your lumps sometimes because your brand is exposed in a major way and consumers and blogger/journalists love to take their shots at the big guys or girls.
Holiday rental sector in Europe to hit Euro 22BN, but user reviews not important
April 16, 2012 By 3 Comments
Holiday rental guests in Europe do not rate reviews from previous guests as having a big influence in their accommodation selection, unlike their hotel-dwelling fellow travellers.
Rental sites Roomorama and Lofty come together, secure $2.1 million funding
April 5, 2012 By Leave a Comment
More consolidation in the rental sector with short-term site and US-based Roomorama merging with Europe specialist Lofty and attracting a seed funding round of $2.1 million.
