OwnersDirect sold to HomeAway
HomeAway has purchased OwnersDirect.co.uk, which represents more than 17,000 private holiday properties.
OwnersDirect.co.uk will continue to operate as an independent brand from its offices in Ashtead and will be managed by Greg Grant, who has recently been appointed by HomeAway to run its UK operations (see earlier story).
It is the fourth acquisition in the last 12 months for HomeAway, which already owns UK-based Holiday-Rentals.co.uk.
The Company also acquired US-based www.VRBO.com (Vacation Rentals by Owner) last November, French site www.Abritel.fr in January and US site VacationRentals.com in May.
By Bev Fearis
Bev
Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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