About The Project
The purpose for this project is to provide a fuller experience for students who are going overseas for a short time. We want to provide a service that ensures more security to put their minds and the minds of their guardians or parents at ease.
HomeAway has homes in 190 countries ready for students to start their journey in a new land with optimum accessibility and multiple options. Being able to choose a place with a host of their gender preference so that they’re more comfortable. Having a more flexible booking plan will allow students to change their stay the way they need to according to their plan.
They can choose where they want to be located, either somewhere tranquil or in the center of the city. The hosts will go through rigorous background checks and have to fulfill a list of requirements to be suitable hosts to the students.Providing a more affordable option for our students. Members of the HomeAway Team personally visit current and possible homes to make sure that it is up to standard.
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About the Company
HomeAway.com is a vacation rental listing platform that was launched in June 2006 with headquarters currently based in Austin, Texas. HomeAway is proudly the world leader when it comes to vacation rentals, with its sites boasting more than 1.2 million paid vacation rental listings across 190 countries. At the end of 2015, HomeAway brands were acquired by the Expedia group to the tune of $3.9 billion. One of its biggest competitors at present is Airbnb.
On HomeAway, vacation rental owners/managers list a huge selection of vacation properties and provide travelers with plenty of reasons to choose this type of accommodation over traditional hotel stays. Advertised benefits include more space (homes are bigger than hotel rooms), more room to relax (living areas included in the deal) and additional privacy. Plus, they have the added advantage of generally being a more economical option for people versus hotels.
HomeAway also facilitates the advertising of properties and management of online bookings for vacation rental owners and property managers.