New Vrbo Connection - Hospitable Town Hall, June 10, 2026
Summary
AI-generatedThis town hall announces the launch of Hospitable's new Vrbo Partner Connection, built on Vrbo's latest APIs, offering self-serve onboarding, faster connection speeds, and improved reliability. It details how hosts can fully manage listings, payments, and promotions directly from Hospitable, including merchant-of-record capabilities for tax and chargeback handling in select regions.
Key insights
Vrbo has the highest average booking value of any channel on Hospitable, including direct bookings, with values 2/3 higher than Airbnb and almost three times higher than Booking.com.
Mistakes to avoid
Relying on the legacy Vrbo connection can lead to delayed guest messages, slow calendar/price updates, connection drops, and inaccurate financial reporting due to its reliance on back-door data retrieval.
Tools & resources
Stripeservice
Stripe is a payment processor option for Vrbo bookings through Hospitable, where funds are available immediately at booking, but hosts handle taxes and chargebacks themselves.
Frequently Asked Questions
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