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Make a difference in your local community

Vrbo connects travelers and short-term rental owners to create unique experiences that benefit local communities. Discover some of the resources available to help advocate for vacation rentals in your area.

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Highlighting the local benefits of vacation rentals

From generating tax revenue to giving a leg up to small businesses, vacation rentals can benefit their local communities in many ways.

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Boost your local economy

Vacation rentals can revitalize the economy in your area by contributing to sales, hotel, tourist, and occupancy taxes.

Create more jobs

Hiring a cleaning service, landscaper, or maintenance worker for your rental property helps create ready local jobs with reliable streams of income.

Support small businesses

Direct your guests to your favorite local shops and restaurants; small businesses rely on foot traffic and word of mouth to thrive.

Build financial security

Short-term rentals can provide additional income for those who work part-time, are on fixed income, or need help paying their rent or mortgage. 

Policy solutions

The Whole Home, Whole Community framework proposes solutions for some of the most common issues vacation rental regulation seeks to address. The framework includes:

 

  • Supporting cities through reasonable taxes and fees
  • Preserving neighbourhood character by managing density and growth of vacation rentals
  • Being a good neighbour, including measures to manage nuisance concerns
  • Supporting the rights and opportunities for all vacation rental owners with an even playing field that does not limit vacation rentals to primary residences only

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Guests on a Vrbo property rooftop in Lisbon, Portugal.
Young man and woman lying in the sun, smiling on a rooftop in Lisbon, Portugal with other rooftops in the background.
Beachfront hangout at a Vrbo villa in Saronikos, Attica, Greece.

Association policy publications

To see how changes to vacation rental regulations in your region might affect your business, check your region’s advocacy group publications:

 

EU: Eu travel tech publications

 

Europe: European holiday home association news

 

France: Union Nationale pour la Promotion de la Location de Vacances actualités

 

Germany: Deutscher Ferienhasverband politik

 

UK: Short Term Accommodation Association policies

 

Italy: Netcomm ricerche

 

Spain: Fevitur noticias

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FAQs

Yes! Vrbo has a dedicated team of government affairs policy and communications professionals who interface directly with state and local governments to advocate for fair and effective vacation rental regulations. To learn more, reach out to governmentaffairs@vrbo.com.