How NFQ helped HomeToGo grow
from metasearch to SaaS-enabled marketplace
Background
HomeToGo, the SaaS-enabled marketplace with the world’s largest selection of vacation rentals, was founded in 2014 in Berlin, Germany. The marketplace lists millions of offers from thousands of trusted partners including Booking.com, Vrbo and TripAdvisor.
Read on and learn how NFQ has helped fuel HomeToGo’s success.
Scaling business
Prior to its IPO in 2021, HomeToGo utilized a contractual option to buy out its NFQ engineering team. The company continued to grow and advance its impressive engineering approach, building a reputation as a technology leader in the travel space. In September 2021, HomeToGo debuted on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange with a remarkable evaluation of more than one billion Euros.
Challenges
Scaling Global Vacation Search
Help create a trusted, scalable, and user-friendly platform for searching and booking vacation homes worldwide.
Managing Massive Data in Real Time
Manage vast amounts of data, queries, updates, and changes, as well as seamlessly interact with 100+ partner APIs, 24/7.
15M+
listings
Largest Vacation Rental Marketplace
HomeToGo is now the SaaS-enabled marketplace with the world’s largest selection of vacation rentals. It has 15M+ listings and 60K+ trusted partners.
Global Reach in 25 Countries
Operates apps & websites in 25 countries across Europe, North America, South America, Australia and Asia-Pacific.
Expanding Brand Portfolio
The HomeToGo Group has expanded to include brands Agriturismo.it, AMIVAC, atraveo, Casamundo, CaseVacanza.it, e-domizil, EscapadaRural, Kurz Mal Weg Kurzurlaub, Tripping.com and Wimdu, as well as software service providers SECRA and Smoobu.
AI-Powered Travel Planning
HomeToGo was the first vacation rental-focused marketplace to test and launch an AI product with AI Mode, an AI-powered travel planner.
60K+
trusted partners
Largest Vacation Rental Marketplace
HomeToGo is now the SaaS-enabled marketplace with the world’s largest selection of vacation rentals. It has 15M+ listings and 60K+ trusted partners.
Global Reach in 25 Countries
Operates apps & websites in 25 countries across Europe, North America, South America, Australia and Asia-Pacific.
Expanding Brand Portfolio
The HomeToGo Group has expanded to include brands Agriturismo.it, AMIVAC, atraveo, Casamundo, CaseVacanza.it, e-domizil, EscapadaRural, Kurz Mal Weg Kurzurlaub, Tripping.com and Wimdu, as well as software service providers SECRA and Smoobu.
AI-Powered Travel Planning
HomeToGo was the first vacation rental-focused marketplace to test and launch an AI product with AI Mode, an AI-powered travel planner.
15M+
listings
60K+
trusted partners
Solution Overview
Cloud-Native & Secure Architecture
Helping build a cloud-native, flexible, secure, and cost-effective platform architecture.
Long-Term Engineering Partnership
Following the delivery of the initial system, NFQ continued as an integral HomeToGo partner, with as many as 150 engineers working across four offices in three countries dedicated to the HomeToGo product.
Agile & Scalable Development
Applying Lean Startup, Extreme Programming, Trunk-Based Development, CI/CD software development methodologies.
Our Services to HomeToGo
Cloud-Native & Secure Architecture
Long-Term Engineering Partnership
Agile & Scalable Development
What our clients say
NFQ has been an integral HomeToGo partner since our founding in 2014 - empowering us to hire top tech talent to help build our revolutionary, trusted, and intuitive platform. As HomeToGo continues on its impressive growth journey, our HomeToGo x NFQ tech team members are critical in helping us evolve our tech based on our customers’ dynamic needs. We look forward to our continued partnership with NFQ as we head into the next chapter of our incredible growth journey.
Simon Matthews, Director of Technology, Data & OSS at HomeToGo
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