History
HomeAway, Inc was founded in February 2005. The company initially acquired several sites and consolidated them into a single vacation marketplace, launching HomeAway.com in June 2006. Travelers can search HomeAway.com to find a vacation rental for free and homeowners can pay to advertise their property.
The acquisitions that HomeAway has made include:
| Date | Acquisition | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | CyberRentals.com | U.S. |
| 2005 | GreatRentals.com | U.S. |
| 2005 | A1Vacations.com | U.S. |
| 2005 | TripHomes.com | U.S. |
| 2005 | HomeAway.co.uk | United Kingdom |
| 2005 | FeWo-direkt.de | Germany |
| 2006 | VRBO.com | U.S. |
| 2007 | Arbritel.fr | France |
| 2007 | VacationRentals.com | U.S. |
| 2007 | OwnersDirect.co.uk | United Kingdom |
| 2009 | Homelidays.com | France |
| 2010 | BedandBreakfast.com | U.S. |
| 2010 | AlugueTemporada.com.br | Brazil |
| 2010 | Escapia | US |
| 2012 | Toprural.com | Spain |
HomeAway moved into its new global headquarters in Austin, Texas on October 2, 2009; the first mixed-use project and the second company in Austin to achieve LEED Gold certification for Commercial Interior Design.
On November 18, 2009, Us Weekly announced that HomeAway would reunite actors Chevy Chase and Beverly D’Angelo in a new short film and advertising campaign based on National Lampoon’s Vacation. The HomeAway ad represents the company’s first national advertising campaign that debuted during the CBS television network broadcast of Super Bowl XLIV on February 7, 2010.
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