Hotel behemoth Booking.com launched a dedicated site for vacation rentals, villas and apartments, and in some ways it is HomeAway’s worst nightmare. Villas.com, the new Booking.com initiative, offers 146,663 “vacation rentals,” many professionally managed properties, with reviews, photo galleries — and importantly, the ability to book online with instant confirmations. For some of the properties, … Continue reading Booking.com’s New Vacation Rental Site is HomeAway’s Worst Nightmare