| Service Types | Holidays and package breaks, city and weekend breaks, hotels, flights, car rental (Holiday Autos) | 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) focused on holidays and short breaks, originally late-deal travel | Vacation rental marketplace connecting travellers with property owners and managers; hosts set rates and cancellation terms | — | — |
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| Markets Served | Europe; UK, France and Italy are the largest markets; also Germany via weg.de | — | — | — |
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| Inventory Scale | — | 2 million+ bookable rentals worldwide; 19 million+ reviews | — | — |
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| Loyalty Programme | — | 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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| Payment Options | — | Secure online payment through Vrbo; Book now, pay later option on eligible stays | — | — |
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| Parent Company | lastminute.com Group (formerly Bravofly Rumbo Group, owner since 2014–2015) | Expedia Group (via 2016 HomeAway acquisition; HomeAway rebranded to Vrbo in 2019) | — | — |
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| Founded | 1998 in London, UK, by Martha Lane Fox and Brent Hoberman | 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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| Sister Brands | Volagratis, Rumbo, Bravofly, Jetcost, Holiday Autos, hotelscan, weg.de | — | — | — |
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