HomeToGo successfully closes majority acquisition of KMW Reisen GmbH and Super Urlaub GmbH

HomeToGo successfully closes majority acquisition of KMW Reisen GmbH and Super Urlaub GmbH

Luxembourg, 2 January 2024 - HomeToGo SE (Frankfurt Stock Exchange: HTG), the SaaS-enabled marketplace with the world’s largest selection of vacation rentals, today confirmed the successful closing of the transaction announced on 16 December 2023 to acquire a 51% majority stake in the combined business of KMW Reisen GmbH and Super Urlaub GmbH. With the largest acquisition in its history measured by transaction value, HomeToGo is successfully continuing its growth strategy by enriching the leading vacation rental marketplace with thematic travel bundles. The acquisition includes the brands Kurz Mal Weg and Kurzurlaub, two leading specialist providers in the DACH market for selling thematic travel bundled with hotel offerings for short trips.

Dr. Patrick Andrae, Co-founder & CEO, HomeToGo: “With the majority acquisition of KMW Reisen GmbH and Super Urlaub GmbH, we seize the unique opportunity to further strengthen our worldwide leading marketplace - both on the demand and supply side. This transaction puts us directly in a leading position in the highly attractive market for thematic travel and hotels for short trips, encompassing a wide range of value-enhancing services such as wellness, sports, dining, gift vouchers and other offers. By adding the complementing supply of Kurz Mal Weg and Kurzurlaub to our marketplace, we strategically supplement our already unparalleled core offering of rentals in rural vacation destinations. On top of that, this deal introduces additional upselling opportunities forshort city breaks and shoulder season offerings. This is a clear fit to our existing portfolio that we strongly expect to attract additional high potential customers and efficiently boost our profitable repeat demand.”

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About HomeToGo

HomeToGo was founded in 2014 with a vision to make incredible homes easily accessible to everyone. HomeToGo has since grown to become the SaaS-enabled marketplace with the world’s largest selection of vacation rentals.

With 15M+ offers across thousands of trusted partners globally, HomeToGo’s AI-powered marketplace expertly matches supply and demand to connect travelers with the perfect vacation rental for any trip around the world. As the go_to destination for vacation rentals, HomeToGo offers the world’s largest vacation rental selection combined with an end-to-end convenient, trusted and intuitive product experience.

HomeToGo_PRO, the Company’s B2B business segment, offers innovative Software & Service Solutions including Subscriptions for the whole travel market with a special focus on SaaS for the supply-side of vacation rentals.

While HomeToGo SE's registered office is located in Luxembourg, HomeToGo GmbH is headquartered in Berlin, Germany. HomeToGo operates localized apps and websites in 25 countries.

HomeToGo SE is listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange under the stock ticker “HTG”.

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