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HomeToGo observes travel demand surge for Italy and Spain
Reading Time: 3 minutesLuxembourg: Alternative accommodation marketplace HomeToGo has released new internal data that demonstrates a significant uptick in global traveller demand for Southern Europe. As pandemic-related travel restrictions have eased throughout the past year, HomeToGo, whose group of brands includes the Italian vacation rental brand Feries [Milan], which operates Agriturismo.it and CaseVacanza.it, and the Spanish brand EscapadaRural [Barcelona], is observing an increase in […]
HomeToGo goes public on Frankfurt Stock Exchange
Reading Time: 2 minutesGermany: Alternative accommodation marketplace HomeToGo has announced that it has successfully completed its business combination with special purpose acquisition company [SPAC] Lakestar SPAC I and begun trading on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange under the ticker symbols “HTG” and “HTGW” respectively. As previously revealed, HomeToGo is going public in a €1.2 billion [$1.41 billion] transaction, and consequently, […]
HomeToGo to receive $295m funding injection as SPAC moves closer
Reading Time: < 1 minuteGermany: A special purpose acquisition company [SPAC] merger between vacation rental distribution channel and metasearch engine, HomeToGo, and listed shell company Lakestar SPAC I has moved a step closer after shareholders unanimously backed the transaction. Although proceeds from the deal were reduced by investor redemptions, Berlin-based travel tech startup HomeToGo will receive a funding injection of […]
HomeToGo and Lakestar SPAC to combine in €1.2bn merger
Reading Time: 3 minutesGermany: Vacation rental distribution channel and metasearch engine, HomeToGo, has announced that it is entered into a definitive agreement to merge with publicly listed special purpose acquisition company Lakestar SPAC I in a €1.2 billion [$1.41 billion] transaction. Under the terms of the transaction which is expected to close in the third quarter of 2021, […]
HomeToGo set to go public via $1.2bn SPAC
Reading Time: 2 minutesGermany: Berlin-based vacation rental distribution channel HomeToGo has announced that it has signed a non-binding letter of intent to go public via a merger with blank cheque company, or special purpose acquisition company [SPAC], Lakestar SPAC I, owned by venture capital firm Lakestar. In a joint statement, the companies said that they would “continue to be […]
HomeToGo and AirDNA partner for revenge travel study
Reading Time: < 1 minuteGermany: Berlin-based vacation rental distribution channel HomeToGo has released its latest white paper looking at the growing trend of ‘revenge travel’ in partnership with short-term rental data and analytics provider, AirDNA. The ‘revenge travel’ report is a comprehensive analysis of travel behaviour in the United States conducted in April 2021 with additional insights provided by AirDNA. In the report, HomeToGo looks at […]
HomeToGo reports 341 per cent increase for five-night stays in England
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Vacation rental search engine HomeToGo has revealed that interest for five-night vacation rentals went up by 341 per cent following England’s Christmas quarantine announcement on 23 November. The new regulation allows travellers in England to leave isolation should they test negative after a five-day quarantine. Based on internal search and booking data, HomeToGo discovered that […]
Monaker Group and HomeToGo complete direct integration
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Technology-driven travel company Monaker Group and vacation rental search engine HomeToGo have completed a direct integration to search and book available alternative lodging rental [ALR], or vacation rental, properties through Monaker. As a result, individual travellers using HomeToGo’s search engines will have “seamless” access to all of Monaker’s instantly bookable vacation rental properties located in prime […]
The role of metasearches during an economic downturn
Reading Time: 4 minutesSpain: Rentals United CEO James Burrows analyses how metasearches could become property managers’ best source of bookings during these uncertain times and why they are proving so popular right now with travellers, utilising exclusive insight from Holidu and HomeToGo. In the past few months, metasearches have been gaining popularity. Booking channels that aggregate listings from thousands […]
HomeToGo analyses 2020 Labor Day traveller trends
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Vacation rental search engine HomeToGo has conducted a survey involving 425 American travellers to reveal the latest trends for the Labor Day holiday weekend [4-7 September 2020]. The study found that 46 per cent of Americans are planning an overnight getaway for Labor Day this year. Among those planning to travel, 74 per cent are expecting […]