Vacation News Archive
12-Nov-2008
- 'Vacation rental Web startup reaps $250M investment (AP via Yahoo! News)
Even as the sinking economy is making many people think about turning their Vacations into "staycations," an online Vacation rental service recently managed to raise $250 million to fund its growth. - 'HomeAway: A Find in Online Vacation Rentals (BusinessWeek Online via Yahoo! News)
There's no place like a second home. Or so the backers of Vacation-rental startup HomeAway believe. Venture capitalists are so enamored of the three-year-old Austin (Tex.) company, in fact, that they're plowing a staggering $250 million into HomeAway -- the biggest investment in an Internet outfit since the height of the dot-com bubble in 2000. - 'Dose: Making my vacation happen (Juice)
The other day I booked a vacation. - 'Vacation Rental Site Raises $250 Million (New York Times)
HomeAway , the largest online vacation rental marketplace, announced Tuesday that it has raised $250 million in venture capital, an extraordinarily large amount of money for an Internet company. - 'Funding Spigot Still Open For Some: Vacation Rental Site HomeAway Nabs $250 Million (paidContent.org via Yahoo! Finance)
Who says VC funding is drying up ... It's not exactly a content play, but vacation-rentals site HomeAway has picked up $250 million in funding in what Bits says is the largest round raised by a tech company since 2000 . - 'Flying Away To Mexican Vacation About To Get Easier (WPXI Pittsburgh)
Flying Away To Mexican Vacation About To Get Easier - 'Vacation rental site HomeAway raises 250 million dollars (AFP via Yahoo! News)
HomeAway Inc., the top online vacation home rental service, announced on Tuesday that despite the current tough economic climate it has raised another 250 million dollars in venture capital funding. - 'Vacation rental Web startup reaps $250M investment (San Francisco Chronicle)
Even as the sinking economy is making many people think about turning their vacations into "staycations," an online vacation rental service recently managed to raise $250 million to fund its growth. The listing service, HomeAway Inc., said Tuesday that with... - 'Vacation rental Web startup reaps $250M investment (Las Vegas Sun)
Tue, Nov 11, 2008 (8:15 a.m.) Even as the sinking economy is making many people think about turning their vacations into "staycations," an online vacation rental service recently managed to raise $250 million to fund its growth. - 'Thieves targeting Orlando-area vacation homes (Sun-Sentinel)
British tourists and investors have become targets of yet another wave of crimes: Vacation-home burglaries.
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