July 5th, 2010
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June 27th, 2010
Edited 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 »
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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 »
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June 20th, 2010
Edited Press Release
Marketplaces
Rentalo.com introduces its new Booking Management solution for vacation rental owners. The new system is designed to streamline the booking process through an integrated reservation, invoicing, and payment solution.
Rentalo's EZ Reserve
Branded as “EZ Reserve”, the system is a complete and useful booking engine for vacation rental owners. With the EZ Reserve system owners are able to control their booking process by tracking reservations, invoices, and payments online. Read the rest of this entry »
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June 9th, 2010
Edited Press Release
Technology & Internet services
LeisureLink, Inc., the distribution and revenue management platform for specialty lodging suppliers, today updated the LeisureLink Demand Index™ through May 2010.
LeisureLink's demand index
The report, compiled monthly by LeisureLink, shows consumer demand for Vacation Lodging in mainstream online travel channels showed an unusual sharp decline in May due to the Gulf Coast Oil spill. Read the rest of this entry »
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June 3rd, 2010
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June 3rd, 2010
Edited Press Release
Marketplaces
Second home owners who rent their homes to travelers, on average, generate more than $35,000 in rental income each year, according to HomeAway – which released its quarterly “HomeAway Vacation Rental Marketplace Report.”
Vacation rentals vs. hotels
On average, second home owners are renting their properties to travelers 20 weeks a year, and the rental income generated is helping many owners offset mortgage and upkeep costs. In fact, the HomeAway report found 38 percent of owners generate enough rental income to cover 75 to 100 percent of their mortgage. Nearly two-thirds (63 percent) of owners earn enough to cover at least 50 percent of their mortgage. Read the rest of this entry »
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June 3rd, 2010
Edited Press Release
Marketplaces
Holiday home owners who advertise their accommodation through holidaylettings.co.uk can now showcase their properties full potential by including a video of their holiday home.
Video section on listing
Introduced to provide a richer sense of the holiday experience that can be expected when staying at the advertised holiday home, videos are available on Premium Adverts, the site’s most successful advertising option. Read the rest of this entry »
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