Hopper and Expedia's Vrbo Partner on Global Vacation Rentals


A vacation rental listed on Vrbo in Scottsdale, Arizona. Source: Vrbo

Skift Take

Hopper is deploying an oft-used playbook for getting its homes' business started. But a cancel-for- any-reason feature, still in development, could add a twist.

Hopper and Expedia Group's Vrbo are working together in a global partnership where Vrbo provides Hopper with vacation rentals, and manages the bookings and customer service, Skift has learned.

When you use the Hopper app to search for vacation rentals in San Francisco; Caguas, Puerto Rico; Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic; Singapore, Beijing and Chengdu, China; Delhi, Rio de Janeirol; and Nairobi, Kenya, for example, you will see studios, apartments, homes and villas provided by Vrbo.

Their listings often have the following message: "The property you have selected is booked