From Airbnb and Vrbo to Vacasa and Booking.com, the vacation rental business has undoubtedly boomed in recent years. Although many travelers swear by short-term rentals due to their space, privacy and ...

Travelers frequently use Airbnb or Vrbo — two of the most popular vacation rental websites — to book short-term vacation rentals. Deciding which of these options to use for booking a place to stay can ...

Jennifer Austin had no reason to believe the vacation rental she booked on Vrbo was a scam. The photos of the home in Oro Valley, Ariz., featured a cozy living room with overstuffed furniture, a ...

When online travel agencies trot out statistics on their numbers of properties, is it a vanity thing or something more strategic? If you take Vrbo at its word, it's going for quality over quantity.

A few days before flying to Bali, Indonesia, I received an unexpected email from Airbnb: My host had sold my vacation home. "We’re reaching out with the unfortunate news that your reservation was ...

DEAR TRAVEL TROUBLESHOOTER: On the first night of our vacation rental in Hawaii, I found cameras pointing directly at the bed in our master bedroom. I immediately contacted Vrbo and cited their ...