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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.

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.

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

Vrbo works closely with lawmakers and other stakeholders to advocate for vacation rental regulations that strike the right balance between respecting community concerns, supporting lodging options for travelers, providing important income to vacation rental owners, and spreading the benefits of tourism.

Authorities have direct access to reliable data on tourism trends and the use of vacation rental accommodations in Europe. It also enables authorities to better analyse and comprehend dynamics in the vacation rental and tourism industry, allowing for more evidence-based discussions and proportionate policy development.

 

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Guests on a Vrbo property rooftop in Lisbon, Portugal.
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.

While we are unable to share proprietary data directly from our platform, we do have access to industry aggregated data. Please reach out to our team for more information.

Due to privacy concerns, we cannot share the contact information of other hosts in your area, but we can help you get connected and organized through other effective means. There may already be a local vacation rental alliance near you. Find a local alliance above and reach out to us at governmentaffairs@vrbo.com to learn more.

No. Unfortunately, we are only able to monitor and engage on public government matters. HOAs are governed by their own private bylaws. We encourage you to closely examine your HOA bylaws and consider getting involved in your HOA’s leadership.