HomeAway News

Hot on the heels of her appearance at WITX-Women In Travel in Bangkok last month, and co-founder and CTO of Tujia Melissa Yang is all set to take flight like the wild geese she said she was at the conference, when asked what kind of bird she thought she was at the event.

Not only are vacation-home sales on the uptick, but the percentage of purchasers who intend to rent out vacation homes to friends, family and travelers is climbing like never before.

Increasingly, savvy travelers - especially families - prefer to stay in furnished homes.

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When HomeAway Inc opened its new headquarters in Austin in 2009, the vacation website sought to make their offices one of the greenest in the city -- as well as one of the most enjoyable places to work.

HomeAway, Inc. , the world's largest online marketplace for the vacation rental industry, today announced HomeAway CEO, Brian Sharples, will participate in the J.P. Morgan 40th Annual Technology, Media and Telecom Conference to be held May 15 - 17, 2012 at the Westin Boston Waterfront in Boston, Massachusetts.

Retirees are ditching far-away vacation rentals and exotic retirement getaways and opting to buy closer to home, according to a recent study by the National Association of Realtors .

If you're considering purchasing a second home for fun, for retirement or as a vacation rental investment, your timing is impeccable.