Probably due to double-bookings from Airbnb. That sort of thing makes being 2nd place a bit tough. If HomeAway does manage to get substantial share of bookings, that problem will begin to shift to Airbnb, though.
Homeaway (and VRBO and its other properties) already have the lion's share of the market in some places, particularly more rural vacation areas.
Just to take an example someplace we regularly go: In McCall Idaho (central Idaho lake/ski destination), there are 219 rentals listed on Homeaway[1] and just 70 listed with Airbnb[2] (which actually includes a larger area in the same search).
Though, it looks like Globally AirBnb has more listings, claiming "2,000,000+"[3] listings compared to Homeaway's "more than a million". Though I'm not sure if that number includes the listings from Homeaway's partner companies.
Interesting that lots of places have more HomeAway listings. Presumably people booking those places tend to check Airbnb first? Difficult to tell, but if there is a discrepancy between where the supply is and where the demand is, that gap probably won't last too long.
Sure, but on the consumer side of thingsthey've been overtaken by Airbnb. I'm suggesting that it's only a matter of time until the supply follows the demand onto Airbnb.
