# Vrbo to your own website: build a direct channel next to Vrbo Keep your Vrbo listing and build a booking site of your own beside it. Vrbo's off-platform booking rules are their own document, read here in November 2026, and they are worded differently from Airbnb's. Searches like Vrbo to your own website, Vrbo direct booking website and Vrbo off-platform booking policy lead here. ## The short answer - Two pages set Vrbo's rules: Vrbo's help article "About offline booking" and Expedia Group's Off-Platform Booking Policy. Neither shows an effective date. - They keep reservations, payments, messages before a confirmed booking, and links that redirect guests on Vrbo. - Your own website, your own domain and the places people find you themselves are yours to build. - A calendar link keeps your Vrbo dates and your site's dates in step. No booking fee from PageHub. Stripe still charges its processing fees. ## What Vrbo's rules say We read both pages in November 2026. The policy page lists version 0.2.5 and no effective date. This is a summary, so read both pages before you act. - Hosts can't ask, encourage or agree to move a reservation or payment off Vrbo, apart from the narrow cases the policy lists. - Hosts can't offer or accept discounts, credits or other incentives to book or pay off Vrbo. - Talk with guests stays in Vrbo's messaging until the reservation is confirmed. Vrbo blocks host messages that share contact details, offer another way to book such as a personal website, or suggest another way to pay. - No links, QR codes, buttons or contact details meant to redirect guests away from Vrbo. - Cancelling or changing a reservation or its payment schedule to cut fees owed to Expedia Group isn't allowed. - Repeat violations can mean a suspended listing. The policy also says Expedia Group can withhold or charge amounts equal to the fees the booking would have carried, and that off-platform bookings don't get its benefits and support. The policy also lists cases that are allowed, such as collecting optional fees the platform can't take and taxes where the law requires it. Read its exact text for those. ## Not the same as Airbnb's Vrbo's rules are a different document from Airbnb's. Vrbo's names QR codes and buttons, ties messaging to the confirmed reservation, and spells out charges equal to fees. Don't assume that what is fine on one is fine on the other. Our page on Airbnb's policy covers Airbnb only. ## What stays on Vrbo Keep your site's address out of your Vrbo listing, out of your Vrbo messages, and out of anything aimed at a guest who booked or asked through Vrbo. That covers links, QR codes, buttons, cards, inserts and emails. PageHub has none of those for Vrbo guests, and it doesn't offer them. ## What is yours to build - **A site of your own.** Your homes, rates, rules and photos, on your own domain. A guest who finds it picks dates and pays into your Stripe account. The pages we read are about reservations, payments, messages, links and incentives. They don't say anything against owning a website. - **Pages that search engines can read.** Each home has its own page with a title, description and share image, and it goes into your sitemap when you publish. - **Your own booking rules.** Cancellation policy, cleaning fee, lodging tax, longer-stay discounts and promo codes are yours to set for bookings made on your site. ## Keeping your Vrbo dates and your site in step 1. Find your Vrbo calendar link in Vrbo's calendar settings. Vrbo's menus change, so follow Vrbo's own help for where it lives. 2. In PageHub, open Apps, then Vrbo. Name the home, paste the link and add it. PageHub reads the link once and tells you if it's wrong. 3. Type a nightly rate and a cleaning fee on the home, then turn on booking when you're ready. 4. Where Vrbo lets you import a calendar, paste the home's PageHub calendar link there so nights booked on your site are marked taken. A home is a name. Use the same name for its Vrbo, Airbnb and Booking.com links and the site shows one calendar, with a night blocked when any of them blocks it. PageHub reads only dates, and refreshes every hour. ## What a booking costs Vrbo's fees depend on your account, so look at your Vrbo owner dashboard for yours. A booking made on your own site is paid into your Stripe account. No booking fee from PageHub. Stripe still charges its processing fees. ## Everything in the Rentals pack $49 a month up to 5 homes, $99 up to 25, $199 up to 100. Your site is included, and PageHub takes no booking fee. Stripe still charges its processing fees. - **Bookings paid into your Stripe.** Guests pick dates on each home's calendar and pay into your own Stripe account. Charge at once, or hold the card until you approve. - **Part payment.** Guests pay part now and agree to the balance on the same card. You press Charge balance when it's due, and PageHub reminds you. - **Refundable security deposit.** Place a hold on the guest's card before check-in, then release it or keep part of it from your Orders screen. - **Rental agreements signed online.** Guests type their name and agree before they pay. Each order keeps the exact text they signed. - **Discounts, promo codes and cancellation.** Weekly and monthly discounts, promo codes on your Stripe account, and a cancellation policy that suggests each refund. - **Guest list and book-again emails.** Every guest who books is saved. Email past guests who agreed to offers, with a promo code for their next stay. - **Abandoned-booking email.** A guest who agreed to offers and left checkout gets one email about an hour later, with their dates filled in. - **One calendar for every home.** See every home's bookings on one screen, and close the same dates on several homes at once. - **Sync alerts.** Homes sync from Hospitable, Hostaway, Guesty or Airbnb, Vrbo and Booking.com calendar links. If a sync keeps failing, PageHub emails you. - **A page for every home and area.** Each home gets its own page, title, share image and vacation rental structured data, plus area and guide pages for your sitemap. - **Purchase tracking.** Each booking sends a purchase event to Google Analytics 4 and the Meta pixel, with the booking's value and no guest details. - **Set it up by asking your AI.** Connect PageHub to Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor. The Set up direct bookings skill connects Stripe, brings in your homes and checks every fee and policy. Building by asking? [Connect your AI to PageHub](https://pagehub.dev/guides/connect-your-ai-to-pagehub) in two minutes. ## FAQ ### Can I put a link to my website in my Vrbo listing or messages? No. Vrbo blocks host messages that offer another way to book, such as a personal website, and the Expedia Group policy bars links, QR codes, buttons or contact details meant to redirect guests away from Vrbo. ### Can I tell a guest who stayed through Vrbo to book direct next time? Vrbo's policy bars asking or encouraging a reservation or payment to move off Vrbo, offering incentives to book off Vrbo, and links, QR codes, buttons or contact details meant to redirect guests. PageHub has no message, card, insert, QR code or email for this, and doesn't offer one. ### Does owning a website break Vrbo's rules? The two pages we read are about reservations, payments, messages, links and incentives. They say nothing against owning a website. Vrbo decides what it enforces, so read the current text. ### Are Vrbo's rules the same as Airbnb's? No. They are a different document with their own wording. Read Vrbo's pages before you act on anything written for Airbnb. ### What happens if a host breaks the policy? Vrbo's help page says repeat violations may suspend the listing. Expedia Group's policy says action can include suspension or termination, and amounts withheld or charged equal to the fees the booking would have carried. ### Is this legal advice? No. It's a summary of what we read in November 2026. Each platform decides what it enforces, and it can change its policy. Sources, all read November 2026: [Vrbo Help Center: About offline booking (read November 2026)](https://help.vrbo.com/articles/About-offline-booking), [Expedia Group: Off-Platform Booking Policy, as it applies to Vrbo (read November 2026, version 0.2.5)](https://expediagroup.com/en-us/marketplace-policies/offline-booking-policy). Vrbo, Airbnb and Booking.com are trademarks of their owners. PageHub isn't affiliated with or endorsed by them. This page isn't legal advice.