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Articles tagged “vacation rentals”

Hotels

Analyst: HomeAway’s new business model could be big revenue boost

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.

Skift | 11 years ago

Hotels

UK-based startup Love Home Swap mixes rentals into its swap services

Adding rentals and expanding its customer base is a natural path for the home exchange company to take given its large portfolio of global homes.

Skift | 11 years ago

Hotels

Vacation rental marketing firm Evolve gets $2.7 million in funding

Vacation rental managers and owners certainly need effective online distribution, and this is a growing market, which is great for Evolve's evolution.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 11 years ago

Hotels

Minnesota city manages vacation rentals with new regulations

Duluth's regulations don't permit Airbnb-style rentals by renters, but its vacation rental rules could provide a framework for such rentals by other municipalities in the future.

Mike Creger , Duluth News Tribune | 11 years ago

Minnesota city manages vacation rentals with new regulations

Hotels

HomeAway CEO sees tough short-term rental laws as a “nuisance”

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.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 11 years ago

Hotels

American Express takes stake in luxury vacation club Inspirato

Inspirato's rebranding and partnership with American Express puts it on the map. The companies still have to prove; however, that there is a large enough market for Inspirato's luxury services.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 11 years ago

American Express takes stake in luxury vacation club Inspirato

Hotels

How HomeAway’s CEO tapped into Kayak’s mobile “genius”

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.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 11 years ago

How HomeAway’s CEO tapped into Kayak’s mobile “genius”

Online Travel

HomeAway will copy Airbnb and Booking.com for new initiatives

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.

Skift, Dennis Schaal | 11 years ago

Hotels

Why Wyndham isn’t necessarily much of a hotel business

While some hotel companies are worried about disruptive vacation rentals, Wyndham did $125 million in the sector in the fourth quarter. While vacation rental revenue was flat and rates were down, Wyndham has a big hedge against that disruption.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 11 years ago

Why Wyndham isn’t necessarily much of a hotel business

Hotels

Ten booking trends that defined the vacation rental marketplace in 2012

There aren’t expectations for major shifts in vacation booking trends in 2013, but the marketplace for the services that offer is becoming more crowded than ever.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 11 years ago

Ten booking trends that defined the vacation rental marketplace in 2012