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Holidu books $45M after growing its vacation rentals business ~50% YoY during COVID-19

Vacation rental startup Holidu has tucked $45 million in Series D funding into its suitcase — bringing its total raised since being founded back in 2014 to more than $120 million. The latest fun

ToursByLocals snaps up its first funding, C$33M, to link sightseers with guides globally

The tours and experiences market is projected to be worth $183 billion this year, and today a startup that has made inroads into the space through bootstrapping is announcing its first outside investm

Holidu raises €40M Series C for its holiday rentals search engine

Holidu, the Munich-headquartered holiday rentals search engine that is now active in 21 country markets, has raised €40 million in Series C funding. The round was led by Prime Ventures, with partici

GuestReady raises $6M to help hosts on Airbnb and other services manage their property

GuestReady, a three-year-old service that lets shared-economy hosts manage their business on Airbnb and other rental sites, has announced a $6 million Series A round. The investment was led by existin

Mint House raises $15M to give business travelers a better hotel

Hotels are convenient but rarely homey. Short-term rentals through Airbnb or HomeAway are often comfy but can be a pain to book and check-in. Business travelers often have to pick the best of two lous

Jungle Ventures hits $175M first close on its third fund for Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia’s startup ecosystem is set to get a massive injection of funds after Jungle Ventures reached a first close of $175 million for its newest fund, TechCrunch has come to learn. Execu

GuestReady, a service for Airbnb hosts, doubles down on Europe with another acquisition

GuestReady, a service that helps shared-economy hosts manage their business on Airbnb and other rental sites, is getting into expansion mode again after it completed its fourth acquisition. The compan

Travel startups are taking off

The second wave of Internet-era travel companies has captured the attention of venture capitalists.

Expedia acquires Pillow and ApartmentJet to conquer the short-term rental market

Travel booking site Expedia wants to better compete with Airbnb.

Sick of managing your Airbnb? Vacasa raises $64M to do it for you

Airbnbing can be a ton of work. Between key pickups, tidying, and maintenance emergencies, renting out your place isn’t such a passive revenue source. But Vacasa equips owners with full-service

August is hoping Airbnb, Homeaway hosts will use their smart locks

August Lock is getting into the homesharing industry, making the process of checking in an Airbnb guest a bit easier. Airbnb has done what it can over the past few months to make checking in plain and

Arizona’s Governor Ducey signs SB 1350 into law, prohibiting the ban of short-term rentals

Governor Doug Ducey of Arizona has signed SB 1350,  a law which prohibits cities and municipalities from banning the listing and use of short-term rentals like Airbnb, HomeAway, and others. Signi

Buy A Car On Your Phone With The New Beepi App

Thanks to the folks at <a target="_blank" href="https://www.beepi.com/default.aspx">Beepi</a>, you can now buy a car with nothing more than the iPhone in your hand (well, that and the money in your ba

Expedia Acquires Airbnb Rival HomeAway For $3.9B

Expedia Inc. today announced that it has agreed to acquire the publicly traded vacation rental service HomeAway and its brands (including VRBO.com) for $3.9 billion in cash and common sto

Airbnb Rival HomeAway Ups Its Focus On Asia With Full Buyout Of Travelmob

HomeAway, the NASDAQ-listed rival to Airbnb, has fully acquired Travelmob, the Asia-focused rental and listings site that it bought a majority stake in back two years ago, in an undisclosed deal that

A Super Angel’s View On Venture Capital In 2015

As the first quarter of 2015 draws to a close, it's clear that the venture capital industry is evolving. Since 2005, thousands of new millionaires have been minted by the IPOs of Alibaba Group, Len

HomeAway Sues San Francisco To Block So-Called ‘Airbnb Law’

HomeAway is looking to block legislation designed to make short-term rentals legal in San Francisco. To do that, the company has filed a lawsuit seeking a declaratory judgment against the city, claimi

HomeAway Mulls Venture Fund As It Hits A Milestone

The vacation rental marketplace HomeAway is pondering a move into backing startup companies. As it passes a recent milestone of breaking more than 1 million listings on its service, one of the firs

HomeAway Buys Singapore Startup Travelmob To Enter Asia-Pacific

Nasdaq-listed vacation rental site HomeAway has acquired a Singapore-based startup Travelmob, allowing it to compete directly with Airbnb in the Asia-Pacific region. HomeAway announced today that it a

Eyeing An IPO, Kayak Adds HomeAway Founder And CEO Brian Sharples To Board

Travel search engine Kayak has is announcing a new board member today—HomeAway Founder and CEO <a href="http://www.crunchbase.com/person/brian-sharples">Brian Sharples</a>. He joins fellow Kayak boa
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