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Stay updated on all things Vrbo, from hosting requirements and brand strategy analysis to booking trends and platform developments like One Key. This category offers vacation rental managers and short-term rental managers insights into Vrbo’s ad campaigns, new features, and comparisons like Airbnb vs. Vrbo to help you make the most of this platform.

Why it makes sense for Expedia to push individual hosts to Vrbo
Recently, there were murmurs that Expedia was set to remove vacation rentals from its website. But according to travel publication ...

Airbnb alternatives for hosts: News round-up for Vrbo, Hopper Homes, and Booking.com
Vrbo (Expedia Group), Hopper, and Booking.com (Booking Holdings) have recently disclosed business and financial data. We’ve collected the most interesting ...

Why Expedia Group is taking Vrbo’s Trip Boards to Expedia.com and Hotels.com
Vrbo wants to be seen as the best site where to book large vacation rentals that are fit for family ...

Vrbo’s strengths within the Expedia group: Longer stays over hotels, success in France, Australia, and Brazil.
Vrbo is part of the Expedia Group. During the pandemic, Vrbo became a hot item within the group’s brands (e.g. ...

Vrbo: Stock booster for Expedia Group
Like Airbnb, Expedia Group has recorded its best Q4 ever (from October to November 2021). While the Vrbo stock does ...

Vrbo Super Bowl commercial: A place for together.
The Vrbo Super Bowl 2022 commercial, called A Place for Together, wants to show that the family-friendly Vrbo vacation rental ...

2022 US Vacation Rental Trends According to Vrbo
Today’s travelers, vacationers, property owners, and prospective real estate investors find themselves in a churning sea of travel restrictions, unanswered ...

Airbnb vs Vrbo vs Booking vs Hopper & Co
How has the COVID-19 pandemic impacted the OTA (Online Travel Agency) landscape? Rental Scale-Up’s Thibault Masson was recently invited by ...

Vrbo 2022 strategy: Focus on large families, more listings on Expedia and Hotels.com
Vrbo had a pretty good year in 2021. So, where is the company, part of the Expedia Group, heading to? ...

Airbnb vs Vrbo vs Booking: Stealing the best from one another (supply, positioning, pricing)
Airbnb, Booking, and Vrbo are busy finding ways to take the thunder away from each other. Vrbo wants Airbnb’s supply. ...

Airbnb, Sonder, and HomeAway’s CEOs on 2021 – 2022 vacation rental trends
Skift’s Global Forum is one of the most respected travel conferences in the world. It is a great place to ...

Expedia Group (EXPE) and its subsidiary Vrbo – Growing Connections
Vrbo has been part of Expedia Group for a few years and the connections between the two entities are getting ...

7 new Vrbo developments that property managers and hosts should not miss
While Airbnb was busy packaging no fewer than 103 updates in one release in May, Vrbo has launched new features ...

Airbnb vs. Vrbo 2021: 8 industry experts on which channel gets you the most bookings (and why)
2020 was undeniably significant for the vacation rental industry, and thus far, 2021 promises to outdo it. This year has ...

7 new Vrbo developments that property managers and hosts should not miss
While Airbnb was busy packaging no fewer than 103 updates in one release in May, Vrbo has launched new features ...

Vrbo commercials: After a Long Wait series, with John Legend
Vrbo’s advertising activity has been on the rise since the start of the pandemic: In 2020, the company unveiled a ...

US vacation rental boom favors Vrbo while Booking.com falls short due to lack of inventory.
Both Expedia Group (Vrbo’s parent company) and Booking Holdings (which includes Booking.com) have released their Q1 2021 financial performance. Neither ...

Vrbo vs Airbnb for hosts: Vrbo claims it is better at generating booking revenues
Vrbo wants to attract hosts that are loyal to Airbnb. We’ve seen it with Vrbo’s Fast Start campaign, where a ...

Vrbo Premier Host program: Meaning, How to qualify, and who to contact?
While Airbnb’s Superhost program is more famous, Vrbo‘s Premier Host program is worth considering, with its promise of more visibility in search ...

Vrbo Fast Start, a program to attract Airbnb Superhosts by solving issues common to all new properties
The battle for vacation rental supply growth is heating up among the big platforms. We’ve already covered how Airbnb was ...