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How NFQ (represented by Gradion) Powered HomeToGo’s Platform Evolution From Metasearch to SaaS

How NFQ (represented by Gradion) Powered HomeToGo’s Platform Evolution From Metasearch to SaaS

Industry

Travel

Background

Founded in 2014 in Berlin, HomeToGo is a SaaS-enabled marketplace that brings together the world’s largest inventory of vacation rentals. With listings aggregated from trusted sources like Booking.com, Vrbo, and TripAdvisor, HomeToGo gives travelers access to millions of vacation home options worldwide. From the early stages, NFQ (represented by Gradion) played a key role in building and scaling HomeToGo’s technology infrastructure.

Our Services

Cloud-Native & Secure Architecture, Long-Term Engineering Partnership, Agile & Scalable Development

www.hometogo.com
15M+
listings
60K+
trusted partners

" NFQ (represented by Gradion) 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

hometogo Scaling business

Scaling business

In the lead-up to its IPO, HomeToGo exercised a contractual option to acquire its  NFQ (represented by Gradion) engineering team, integrating their expertise in-house. The company continued to refine its technology operations and emerged as a travel tech leader.

In September 2021, HomeToGo went public on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, achieving a valuation of over 1 billion Euros.

The Challenge

Building a Scalable Global Platform
HomeToGo needed a robust, intuitive, and globally scalable platform to help users search and book vacation rentals with ease.
 
Managing Massive Real-Time Data Streams
With over 100 third-party APIs, constant partner updates, and high traffic volume, the system required powerful infrastructure capable of processing real-time data continuously and reliably.

 

The Solution

Cloud-Native and Secure by Design
 NFQ (represented by Gradion) helped architect a flexible, cloud-native infrastructure that prioritized scalability, security, and cost-efficiency.

Long-Term Engineering Partnership
Beyond the initial launch,  NFQ (represented by Gradion) remained a core engineering partner. At peak, up to 150 engineers across four offices in three countries worked on the HomeToGo platform.

Agile Development at Scale
 NFQ (represented by Gradion) applied modern methodologies such as Lean Startup, Extreme Programming, Trunk-Based Development, and CI/CD pipelines to ensure rapid and sustainable delivery.

Today, HomeToGo’s tech team - including original  NFQ (represented by Gradion) engineers - runs 50+ production deployments per day, executes over 100 concurrent A/B tests, and maintains 99.99% uptime. Together, they’ve built a robust integration layer with 100+ connected APIs, with future goals centered on scaling subscriptions and enhancing efficiency through AI.

 

The Impact

Thanks to market-leading tech architecture that developed alongside the business, HomeToGo has achieved tremendous growth:

World’s Largest Vacation Rental Marketplace
HomeToGo now offers over 15 million listings through 60,000+ partners, making it the largest SaaS-enabled vacation rental platform globally.

Global Footprint in 25 Countries
HomeToGo operates websites and apps across Europe, North America, South America, Asia-Pacific, and Australia.

Expanding Brand Ecosystem
The HomeToGo Group has grown to include leading brands such as Agriturismo.it, AMIVAC, atraveo, Casamundo, CaseVacanza.it, e-domizil, EscapadaRural, Kurz Mal Weg, Tripping.com, and Wimdu - as well as tech providers SECRA and Smoobu.

Pioneering AI in Travel
HomeToGo was the first vacation rental marketplace to introduce a generative AI-powered planner, launching AI Mode to enhance travel planning for users.

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