| Service Types | Hotels and private homes (incl. unusual stays), flights, activities, airport transfers | Whole-home vacation rentals (condos, cabins, beach houses, villas); trip planner, travel insurance, owner app | — | — |
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| Business Model | Online travel agency (OTA), strongest in Asia-Pacific; also B2B and white-label booking platform | Vacation rental marketplace connecting travellers with property owners and managers; hosts set rates and cancellation terms | — | — |
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| Markets Served | Listings in 200+ countries and territories; Asia-Pacific focus, offices across Southeast Asia | — | — | — |
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| Inventory Scale | About 4.5 million hotels and private homes | 2 million+ bookable rentals worldwide; 19 million+ reviews | — | — |
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| Loyalty Programme | AgodaCash rewards on eligible bookings; AgodaVIP tiers (Silver after 2 bookings in 2 years, then Gold, Platinum) with extra discounts at VIP Deals properties | One Key (shared with Expedia and Hotels.com): Member Prices and OneKeyCash on eligible rentals; US from 2023, expanded to other countries in 2024 | — | — |
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| Price Guarantee | Best Price Guarantee on hotels: claim by the day before check-in for same property, dates, room and terms; difference refunded or credited as AgodaCash | — | — | — |
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| Payment Options | Credit and debit cards, PayPal, cash (select properties), instalment payments; options vary by market | Secure online payment through Vrbo; Book now, pay later option on eligible stays | — | — |
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| Cancellation Policy | Set per property and rate; free-cancellation and non-refundable rates shown at booking | — | — | — |
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| Parent Company | Booking Holdings (since 2007) | Expedia Group (via 2016 HomeAway acquisition; HomeAway rebranded to Vrbo in 2019) | — | — |
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| Founded | 2005; headquartered in Singapore with major operations in Thailand | 1995 as Vacation Rentals by Owner; based in Austin, Texas, US | — | — |
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| Customer Support | — | 24/7 support with real agents before, during and after a stay | — | — |
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| Booking Fees | — | Traveller service fee charged at checkout as a percentage of the reservation (varies by amount), shown in upfront total; refunded on full-refund cancellations | — | — |
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| Guest Protection | — | VrboCare guarantee: Vrbo steps in to help resolve issues if a stay goes wrong | — | — |
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