APRIL 2012
April 27, 2012
SmartMoney
"Summer favorites such as South Padre Island in Texas and Branson, Mo., still have more than 50% availability for summer rentals, says Jon Gray, the vice president of U.S. business for rental site HomeAway.com. (The site reports overall listings are up 30% compared with last year.)"
April 12, 2012
The students, mostly from the University of Texas, will spend three days creating new startup businesses related to the travel industry."
Austin American-Statesman
"Sleeping bags will be available, but it's unlikely any of the 40 aspiring student entrepreneurs spending the weekend at HomeAway's downtown Austin headquarters will get much sleep.The students, mostly from the University of Texas, will spend three days creating new startup businesses related to the travel industry."
April 4, 2012
MSNBC
"Kron has plenty of company, according to a new survey by the National Association of Realtors, a professional membership group, and HomeAway, a national online vacation home rental service. That survey found that sales of vacation homes pushed up 7 percent in 2011 over the previous year."
April 2, 2012
The Next Web
"HomeAway, the NASDAQ-listed company behind the world’s largest online marketplace for vacation rentals, is making a major expansion move in Europe with the acquisition of Toprural, a website that lets people search and book independently-owned rural accommodations in small towns or countryside destinations across Southern Europe."
April 2, 2012
'HomeAway is proud to be involved with organizations like Autism Speaks and is happy to light up our iconic birdhouse blue in April to show our support,' said Carl Shepherd, HomeAway co-founder and chief strategy and development officer."
Austin Business Journal
"This year, buildings in Austin such as the W Hotel Austin, The Long Center, and HomeAway Inc. will go blue to participate in the annual Light It Up Blue event.'HomeAway is proud to be involved with organizations like Autism Speaks and is happy to light up our iconic birdhouse blue in April to show our support,' said Carl Shepherd, HomeAway co-founder and chief strategy and development officer."