HomeToGo’s Interhome acquisition to complete this week
Germany/Switzerland: Berlin-based vacation rental marketplace HomeToGo plans to complete its acquisition of vacation rental management company Interhome by the end of this week.
HomeToGo acquires Interhome for €160 million
Germany/Switzerland: HomeToGo has signed a binding agreement to acquire Interhome, a Switzerland-based company and one of the largest holiday property providers in Europe.
HomeToGo makes largest majority stake acquisition in its history
Germany: Vacation rental marketplace HomeToGo has acquired a majority stake in KMW Reisen GmbH and Super Urlaub GmbH – the largest acquisition of its kind made by the company to date.
HomeToGo set to go public via $1.2bn SPAC
Germany: 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 […]
Monaker Group and HomeToGo complete direct integration
US: 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 […]
HomeToGo files antitrust complaint against Google
Germany: Vacation rental search engine HomeToGo, like other local travel startups including experience booking platform GetYourGuide, has filed an antitrust complaint against Google, accusing it of stealing content and data, according to a report in German newspaper Handelsblatt. According to the newspaper’s report, the group of more than half a dozen startups is mulling filing […]
Metasearcher Hometogo acquires Casamundo with Wimdu set to close
Worldwide: German-based holiday home metasearch company Hometogo has assumed control of Casamundo following the news of struggling Airbnb rival Wimdu’s imminent closure. The Berlin-based Hometogo meta-search provider for holiday homes, searches 300 different websites with a total of 15 million offers, including major accommodation providers such as Booking.com, the HomeAway group, TripAdvisor, e-domizil and TUI […]