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.
Tujia secures Series B funding, total at $64 million as vacation rental market grows fast in Asia
February 18, 2013 By Leave a Comment
HomeAway retires Holiday-Rentals brand, claims poor brand recognition
September 26, 2012 By 2 Comments
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.
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.
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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.
Hang on a minute – Is social media destroying tourism?
June 28, 2012 By 62 Comments
We were just outside of Milan. Spending an enchanting evening in our small villa.
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 seeks further occupancy tax discussion, San Francisco Treasurer stands firm
May 8, 2012 By 9 Comments
Peer to peer rental service Airbnb is holding out for further discussion on San Francisco’s occupancy tax after the city’s Office of Treasurer clarified the regulation last month
Wimdu sees revenue quadruple in three months, says social travel sky-rocketing
March 23, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Accommodation rental specialist Wimdu attributes a fourfold increase in revenue in the past quarter to mass market appeal of the concept
Airbnb buys UK apartment rental service Crashpadder
March 21, 2012 By 8 Comments
Airbnb is starting to sweep up some of its competition around the world with confirmation that it has this week bought rival brand Crashpadder in the UK.
