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www.travelweeklyweb.com www.travelweeklyweb.com JULY 2014 | TRAVELWeekly AsiA ■ | 13 vacaTIoN rENTals Castle in France Tree house in Costa Rica HomeAway hits a million holiday home listings The vacations rental site now offers holiday home listings in 190 countries around the world. AUSTIN – HomeAway, Inc., which owns Asia Pacific short- term rental site, travelmob.com, has hit its one millionth live holiday home listing. The milestone establishes HomeAway as the world's largest marketplace for holiday rentals. By renting an entire holiday home, families and groups have access to nearly three million rooms, more than the world's four largest hotel companies have combined. "We are excited to reach this milestone, and not just because it proves the industry is growing and thriving. For nine years we have passionately pursued the goal of making it easy for families and groups to find and book the perfect holiday rental anywhere in the world, and this is another step in making that a reality," said Brian Sharples, HomeAway Co- founder and CEO. Launched in 2006 with 60,000 holiday homes in 90 countries, HomeAway now offers holiday home listings in 190 countries around the world. In 2013, owners and property managers collectively earned more than US$11 billion in rental revenue and travellers booked more than 144 million room nights. Europe accounts for almost half of the global inventory listed with HomeAway, which highlights the dynamism of the continent on the holiday home rental market. In 2013, HomeAway's UK websites generated more than US$945 million rental revenue* to owners and property managers who listed their properties. Travellers looking for their holiday rental on the HomeAway UK websites booked more than 14.2 million room nights. Today, travellers may experience the perfect holiday home stay by choosing from HomeAway properties in 99 percent of countries in the world, covering every type of location, including ocean front, lake front, downtown, mountain, and many more. Travellers seeking off the beaten path experiences can find their dream accommodation with properties ranging from castles, to yachts, treehouses and even an aeroplane. Yacht in Miami, Florida