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Article: Vacation Rental Industry Leader, HomeAway, Acquires U.K.-Based OwnersDirect.co.uk.
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- Business Wire
- Article date:
- October 2, 2007
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AUSTIN, Texas -- HomeAway, Inc., which operates the world's leading vacation rental sites, reinforces its leadership position in the global vacation rental industry with the acquisition of OwnersDirect.co.uk. Representing more than 17,000 "holiday homes," the company ranks only behind HomeAway's Holiday-Rentals.co.uk as the largest vacation rental web site in the United Kingdom. Under HomeAway, OwnersDirect.co.uk remains an independent brand, continuing to operate from its offices in Ashtead, England.
OwnersDirect.co.uk, a 10-year-old company, marks HomeAway's fourth acquisition in less than a year of an established vacation rental marketplace. The company ...