Comments on: HomeAway (Parent Company of VRBO.com) Secures “Another” $250 Million – Venture Capitalists Renew Committments to Online Vacation Rental Listing Service – 14 Million Vacation Homeowners Market

By: Heather

Heather — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 13:29:29 +0000

Home owners need to find their unique selling point and capitalise on it through an educated marketing strategy; listing on sites that really do the work, and illustrating their USP with fabulous photos, as you have suggested. There will be a huge amount of competition this coming year, and standing out from the rest is going to be the key to maximising occupancy.

By: MyorlandoStay

MyorlandoStay — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 04:21:16 +0000

I agree – its is astonishing that they are able to get these many paid listings. I guess as the economy sours and tourism is down vacation home owners are getting to stay afloat. But the Point is that in case of vacation rental marketing MORE listings is not better… maybe that is why the need to have more websites for homeaway!!

By: Vacation Resort Owner

Vacation Resort Owner — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 21:52:41 +0000

It is amazing to see them gain so much growth in a market such as this. I only hope they can continue to see such success so that the market turns around more quickly.