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HomeAway Launches Vacation Rental App for the iphone

Sunday, August 15th, 2010

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HomeAway Inc. – a leading online vacation rental marketplace – today announced the launch of its free HomeAway Vacation Rental Search iPhone application.

HomeAway iphone app

HomeAway iphone app

The app, developed by Mobiata, creators of the travel applications FlightTrack and TripDeck, makes it easier than ever for travelers, especially families, to search, filter and share the more than 230,000 global vacation rental properties available on HomeAway.com.

The app incorporates many of the same convenient features found on HomeAway.com including filter by number of bedrooms and price, but also enables users to search as specifically as “Lake Travis, pet-friendly, outdoor grill, with pool,” for example. (more…)

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Two Silicon Valley Executives Join HomeAway

Tuesday, July 20th, 2010

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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

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. (more…)

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Interest in Vacation Rentals Remains Strong According to New HomeAway Report

Thursday, June 3rd, 2010

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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

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. (more…)

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HomeAway UK’s Q1 report reveals rentals are 2nd top accommodation

Tuesday, April 27th, 2010

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HomeAway UK today released their Q1 report revealing industry statistics and traveler trends.

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Highlights:

  • Around one in five Brits will choose a holiday home rental for their main holiday in 2010
  • HomeAway inventory now rivals that of largest hotel chains in the world: 480,000+ properties v. Intercontinental’s stock of 620,000+ hotel rooms
  • Supply will continue to grow as more owners look to cover their costs: over half of owners renting their property cover 50% of their mortgage with rentals

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HomeAway launches real estate website

Friday, April 2nd, 2010

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Recognizing that buyers and sellers of vacation properties are increasingly looking for specialized information on the rental income potential of prospective homes, HomeAway is launching HomeAway Real Estate. The online marketplace dedicated to buying and selling vacation homes, HomeAway Real Estate offers an extensive database of more than 200,000 vacation and second homes for sale in popular travel destinations, as well as specialized information including vacation home occupancy, rental rates throughout the year, and destination information.

homeawayrealestate.com

homeawayrealestate.com

The Internet plays an increasing role in the purchase of vacation homes, with nearly a third (32 percent) of vacation home buyers first looking online for properties for sale, up from 22 percent in 2008. One out of four (26 percent) vacation home buyers found their home on the Internet, up from 21 percent in 2008.

“With more buyers looking to offset ownership costs with rental income, the HomeAway Real Estate platform uses HomeAway’s extensive knowledge of vacation rentals to help those buyers make better decisions about where to buy,” says Sharples, CEO of HomeAway.

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HomeAway reveals selected stats and figures

Friday, April 2nd, 2010

In a recent article in Travolution by Linda Fox HomeAway’s CEO Brian Sharples reveals updated stats and figures on HomeAway:

  • inquiry growth increased 40% in the past year with 45% of business now coming from Europe.
  • addition of 10,000 - 15,000 new properties to its sites every month
  • HomeAway’s sites account for 470,000 properties. According to Sharples that is approx. a tenth of the properties being rented in the US and Europe

Read the full article at: http://www.travolution.co.uk/articles/2010/03/30/3368/homeaway-to-slow-acquisition-strategy.html

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HomeAway receives $8.2m funding

Tuesday, March 16th, 2010

The Austin Business Journal reports that vacation rental web site operator HomeAway Inc. closed a $8.2 million round of financing that’s related to one of its recent acquisitions.

According to a March 12 filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission HomeAway received the funding from two investors.

To read the full article click here: http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/stories/2010/03/15/daily8.html

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HomeAway enters Brazil by acquiring AlugueTemporada.com.br

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010

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HomeAway, Inc.,the leading online vacation rental marketplace, today announced it has completed the acquisition of Qualimidia Veiculacao e Divulgacao Ltda, publisher of AlugueTemporada.com.br, a leading vacation rental site in Brazil. The terms of the deal were not disclosed.

aluguetemporada.com.br website

aluguetemporada.com.br website

With its acquisition of the largest vacation rental website in South America, HomeAway extends its virtual borders beyond North America and Europe and increases its total vacation rental listings to more than 475,000.  A recognized vacation rental brand among Brazilian travelers, AlugueTemporada, which means “vacation rentals” in Portuguese, features more than 12,000 property listings located in Brazil.

“HomeAway is committed to offering a global inventory of trusted vacation rental homes, giving travelers more affordable alternatives to hotels wherever they travel,” says HomeAway CEO Brian Sharples.  “Brazil has become one of the world’s most exciting markets and an increasingly favorite destination among HomeAway’s European travelers.  We’re looking forward to making Brazil more accessible to them and introducing this market to our U.S. customers.”

“AlugueTemporada has always provided a tremendous value for our travelers and owners in South America, but we feel we can now better serve them by joining the worldwide distribution network HomeAway has created and promoting these extraordinary vacation properties to a broader audience,” says Jed Alcure, President of Qualimidia.

The site will continue to operate as an independent brand from its office in the popular vacation destination of Rio de Janeiro, which hosts the 2014 FIFA World Cup and 2016 Summer Olympics.

The acquisition of AlugueTemporada further strengthens HomeAway’s global leadership position in the fast-growing $48 billion vacation rental segment of the travel industry.

AlugueTemporada is published in and supported by a team that speaks English and Portuguese. HomeAway also operates HomeAway.com, VRBO.com and VacationRentals.com in the United States; Abritel.fr and Homelidays.com in France; HomeAway.co.uk (HomeAway Holiday-Rentals) and OwnersDirect.co.uk in the United Kingdom; HomeAway.de (HomeAway FeWo-direkt) in Germany; and HomeAway sites in Spain, Italy, France, Portugal, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland.

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HomeAway enters B&B market by acquiring Bedandbreakfast.com

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010

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HomeAway, the leading online vacation rental marketplace, today announced its acquisition of BedandBreakfast.com, a global site for finding bed-and-breakfast properties (B&Bs). With this acquisition, HomeAway strengthens its position as the No. 1 source for unique lodging alternatives to hotels. The terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Bedandbreakfast.com website

Bedandbreakfast.com website

“HomeAway already provides the most trusted sites and broadest inventory for searching for the ideal vacation rental home,” says Brian Sharples, chief executive officer of HomeAway. “With the addition of BedandBreakfast.com, we’re providing travelers with another option to find home-like accommodations for a vacation experience that delivers far greater satisfaction than staying in a traditional motel or hotel.”

BedandBreakfast.com was founded in Austin, Texas, in 1995 by CEO Eric Goldreyer, and has grown into a top travel site listing more than 10,000 B&Bs across 100 countries. The site specializes in providing travelers with a way to have a more personal travel experience for a weekend getaway, business trip or extended vacation.

“We are thrilled to be joining the HomeAway family,” says Goldreyer. “The missions of our two companies are closely aligned – to help consumers easily find and experience a better lodging option than chain hotels and to help property owners effectively compete for and serve the traveler.”

HomeAway plans to operate BedandBreakfast.com as an independent brand.

About BedandBreakfast.com:
Founded in 1995, BedandBreakfast.com is a leading specialty travel website with detailed information on over 10,000 B&Bs worldwide. Travelers can research information including over 50,000 photos, over 100,000 unbiased consumer reviews, and make confirmed reservations instantly at almost 2,000 properties. Welcome at more than 4,000 B&Bs, BedandBreakfast.com Gift Cards have no restrictions or blackouts, and are available online or at over 20,000 retail locations. BedandBreakfast.com also owns and operates RezOvation, a PA-DSS and Microsoft Gold-certified leader in property management systems.

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Homeaway denies IPO plans

Saturday, February 27th, 2010

Homeaway denied speculations on going public after Expedia CEO Dara Khosrowshahi commented that he could see Homeaway offering their shares on the capital markets.

Homeaway Logo

Homeaway Logo

Read more on Tnooz: http://www.tnooz.com/2010/02/25/news/homeaway-dismisses-ipo-prediction-from-expedia/

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