HomeAway, Inc. (NASDAQ: AWAY), the world’s leading online marketplace of holiday rentals, entered into a partnership today (21 March) with travelmob, a leading social stay marketplace matching the owners and managers of dedicated holiday rental properties with travellers seeking to book holiday rental accommodations across Asia Pacific.
Through this agreement travellers visiting the HomeAway websites will have access to travelmob’s unique, high quality accommodations in Asia Pacific – from luxury villas to tatami-mat apartments and houseboats.
“This partnership enables us to significantly expand our global reach and provide our property owners and managers with the opportunity to market their properties to more travellers worldwide,” said Turochas Fuad, travelmob chief executive officer and co-founder,
Brian Sharples, HomeAway chief executive officer, said, “This partnership enables HomeAway to create additional accommodation options, in one of the world’s most dynamic regions, to the families and groups who rely on HomeAway for holiday rental travel.”
Globally, Asia Pacific is one of the fastest growing regions for tourism. By 2015, 37% of all global air passengers will travel on routes to, from or within Asia Pacific, compared with 29% for Europe and North America, according to the International Air Transport Association.
