Articles tagged “homeaway”

These Insider Guides can be a nice add-on for vacation rental owners and their customers. A nicely created guide, with neighborhood attractions, could be a selling point for the rentals.

Vacation rentals aren't much of a bother to the hotel industry at this juncture and won't be for awhile unless the pace of online booking quickens dramatically.

HomeAway has become the largest vacation rental site in the world by charging subscription fees for listings. Owners will still have that option, but the new pay-per-booking model could really take off.

This class action lawsuit may not result in any action, but at least could help the vacation rental sites assume more responsibilities and add more checks and balances.

HomeAway and Airbnb are both moving fast to expand in what will likely become their fastest growing market, after their base in North America, as travel and tech adoption booms throughout Asia.

We'll almost inevitably see a convergence between the vacation homes of HomeAway and Flipkey, and the apartment rentals of Airbnb, and that will highlight how these companies share common interests when local legislators try to curb their activities.

HomeAway's Brian Sharples isn't worried about online travel agencies getting into vacation rentals. InterContinental, Marriott and Hilton have the OTAs on a relatively tight leash, and won't stand for a serious flirtation with those dreaded vacation rentals.

This is a big year for HomeAway: It is retooling its business model, and will attempt to get its mobile products in order. Good thing it has experts to lean on.

In contrast to the opaque balance sheet of its more hyped peers, HomeAway's CEO can confidently point to six strong quarters as a public company.

HomeAway is mimicking Airbnb's pay-per booking model in some ways, although HomeAway isn't getting into peer-to-peer apartment rentals in any big way just yet.