- http://www.cnngo.com/shanghai/visit/travel-asia-minus-hotels-679660 - Who needs a hotel? AirBnB expands into Asia on CNNgo.com
- http://www.tnooz.com/2010/07/23/news/homeaway-founder-believes-ny-governor-set-to-veto-controversial-vacation-rental-bill/ - HomeAway founder believes NY governor set to veto controversial vacation rental bill on tnooz.com
Weekly Vacation Rental Pressrun 2010 #29
July 25th, 2010Barefoot integrates with Packlate.com
July 23rd, 2010
Edited Press Release
Technology & internet services
Barefoot Technologies, a provider of browser-based reservation and asset management systems in the vacation rental industry, and PackLate.com, a last minute vacation rental marketplace with deals on over 5,000 properties in 24 destinations, today announced a new partnership.
Barefoot and Packlate collaborate
Now, clients using the Barefoot software have the opportunity to directly integrate their property details, availability, and rates with PackLate to increase bookings of last minute inventory. Read the rest of this entry »
RentalSpot.com LLC Launches Alpha Version of its Vacation Rental Website
July 23rd, 2010Start-up News
Marketplaces
Rentalspot.com has launched the alpha version of its free to advertise. RentalSpot.com provides tools that allow vacationers collaborate, making the home selection a group process for one or more families or a group of friends vacationing together.
Rentalspot.com's map search
RentalSpot.com allows vacation rental owners, vacation rental agencies and managers to register, and list all of their vacation rental properties for free.
BedandBreakfast.com partner with Professional Association of Innkeepers International (PAII)
July 20th, 2010Edited Press Release
Marketplace
BedandBreakfast.com, an international travel website in the B&B industry and a division of HomeAway, Inc., has partnered with the Professional Association of Innkeepers International (PAII) to become a Platinum Key Supporter and the organization’s largest patron.
PAII website
The partnership aims to help the organization grow and promote awareness that B&Bs are a “Better Way to Stay” than a cookie-cutter hotel. Read the rest of this entry »
Two Silicon Valley Executives Join HomeAway
July 20th, 2010Edited Press Release
Marketplaces
HomeAway, a leading online vacation rental marketplace – today announced the appointment of two extraordinary executives to its rapidly growing global team.
Tom Hale and Brent Bellm
Brent Bellm, who served as CEO of PayPal Europe Ltd. and most recently as head of global product at PayPal, joins HomeAway as chief operating officer (COO), succeeding COO Andrew Harris, who passed away in early June. Read the rest of this entry »
Toro Holidays Includes 1300 Holiday Homes in England
July 13th, 2010
Edited Press Release
Marketplaces
Toro Holidays announces that they have expanded their range to include a further 1300 cottages throughout England.
Toro Holidays Logo
This increase takes Toro’s range to over 3500 holiday cottages and apartments across the UK. Read the rest of this entry »
Barefoot Technologies to enable XML integration of Travel Guard
July 11th, 2010Edited Press Release
Technologies & Internet services
Barefoot Technologies, a provider of browser-based reservation and asset management systems in the vacation rental industry, and Travel Guard North America, a leading provider of travel insurance plans and assistance services, have signed an agreement which makes XML integration available to Barefoot clients.
Travel Guard logo
The XML platform will allow Barefoot to design and customize a specialized interface for non-website travel insurance sales.
Weekly Vacation Rental Pressrun 2010 #26
July 5th, 2010- http://www.tnooz.com/2010/06/30/news/part-four-of-four-tripadvisor-homeaway-ceos-spar-over-vacation-rental-reviews/ - TripAdvisor, HomeAway CEOs spar over vacation rental reviews
- http://www.housingwatch.com/2010/06/30/short-term-apartment-rentals-in-nyc-may-be-outlawed/ - Short-Term Apartment Rentals in NYC May Be Outlawed
TripAdvisor Acquires Holiday Lettings
June 27th, 2010Edited Press Release
Marketplaces
TripAdvisor, the world’s leading travel website and an operating company of Expedia, Inc., today announced it has acquired one of the United Kingdom’s largest independent holiday home website, holidaylettings.co.uk.
holidaylettings.co.uk acquired by Tripadvisor
The acquisition demonstrates TripAdvisor’s continued expansion into the holiday home marketplace, following the launch of vacation rentals on TripAdvisor in 2009, and the purchase of a majority stake in U.S.-based FlipKey.com in 2008. Holidaylettings.co.uk will continue to be operated as an independent site. Terms of the acquisition are not being disclosed. Read the rest of this entry »
BedandBreakfast.com releases French, Italian and Spanish website
June 27th, 2010
Edited Press Release
Marketplaces
BedandBreakfast.com, a leading online B&B directory and reservation network worldwide, recently launched three sister sites in French, Italian, and Spanish, enabling travelers to access expanded listings for more than 11,000 BedandBreakfast.com members in their native languages.
French logo of bedandbreakfast.com
Travelers can enjoy the ease of planning B&B getaways in their own language, while innkeepers can effortlessly translate information about their properties into four languages – English, French, Italian and Spanish. Read the rest of this entry »