Direct connections

In 1995, Vrbo introduced a new way for people to travel together, pairing homeowners with families and friends looking for places to stay. We were grounded in one purpose: To give people the space they need to drop the distractions of everyday life and simply be together. Since then, we’ve grown into a global community of homeowners and travelers, with unique properties in 190 countries around the world. Vrbo makes it easy and fun to book cabins, condos, beach houses, and every kind of space in between. Vrbo is part of Expedia Group and offers homeowners and property managers exposure to over 750 million visits to Expedia Group sites each month.

HomeToGo helps property managers maximize bookings and diversify their revenue streams with the world’s largest selection of vacation rentals while offering immediate payout, direct guest communication, and fast integration.

Founded in 2014, HomeToGo employs more than 350 people and manages 23 local apps & websites across Europe, North America, South America, Australia and Asia-Pacific. To learn more, visit www.hometogo.com or download the HomeToGo app.

Stayz is part of the Expedia Group family of sites and focused on holiday rental listings in and around Australia. 

Bookabach is part of the Expedia Group family of sites and focused on holiday rental listings in and around New Zealand.

GuestSmiles is a vacation rental marketplace,  not an online travel agency (OTA). They provide online booking via guestsmiles.com and through vertical partners. They use your rental policies, you are the merchant of record, and own the guest relationship.

getawayGoGo is a NEW last-minute marketplace to maximize occupancy and income without costly subscriptions, commissions, or traveler service fees.  Just a $10 flat rate booking fee to the property manager. Bookings and communication are direct and always in your control.  View a 30-second intro video here. 

Tripz.com is a powerful platform that enables owners and managers to take back control of their business. Advertise your properties with a low-cost, yearly subscription to connect with guests looking to book direct. Tripz.com allows you to openly communicate with guests before confirming a reservation, book the way you want, and never pay commissions or service fees. Advertise with a company that promotes your brand, not one that hides it. Integrate your properties with Tripz.com to take advantage of open communication, direct bookings, and zero service fees.

FlipKey is a TripAdvisor company and powers the vacation rental experience on TripAdvisor.com. TripAdvisor-branded sites make up the largest travel community in the world, with 60 million emailable members and more than 150 million reviews and opinions. Properties listed on FlipKey are exposed to nearly 260 million unique monthly visitors on FlipKey and TripAdvisor. Working with thousands of rental managers, FlipKey is dedicated to helping your business succeed with their industry leading guest review and marketing services, ensuring travelers find and locate your vacation homes, resulting in more bookings and satisfied guests and owners. FlipKey’s premium marketing program delivers qualified leads and more bookings and is designed to work within your long-term budget.

Whimstay is the leading vacation rental marketplace for property managers looking to increase occupancy rates by filling their unsold nights, last minute. Whimstay offers exclusive discounts to travelers on expiring inventory while driving additional revenue for property owners.

Exotic Estates offers discerning travelers a curated collection of luxury vacation condos and villas. All Exotic Estates homes must meet quality standards for cleanliness and in-home amenities to be included in their portfolio. Their Villa Specialists provide guests with caring customer service and an insider's perspective on a variety of in-demand destinations. They specialize in Hawaii, Colorado, and Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.

Rentalz.com provides property managers a new source of bookings by allowing guests to book directly with you with a hyper-local and high-touch experience. Rentalz is the only booking platform that not only drives more direct bookings and helps property managers grow their property inventory. When you distribute your properties on Rentalz.com - you receive a FREE subscription to OwnerPoint Analyst - the industry's most powerful property data analytical tool with the property that allows property managers to identify the most desirable properties in their territory.

BeachHouse.com has been serving property managers since 2001. They are currently helping over 125 Escapia property managers generate more direct bookings with 6,300 listings. Our Google search engine ranking is in the top 10 for many beach cities. BeachHouse has a very affluent and targeted demographic that is ready to book your beach properties today. By servicing both real estate and vacation rental markets in beach locations across the globe, we facilitate the full life cycle of beach property ownership. Vacationers, homeowners, rental owners, sellers, and their agents all benefit from the use of their site.

Founded in 1985, Condo-World has established itself as the preeminent source for professionally managed vacation rentals in one of the most competitive tourism markets in the nation. Recognizing a need for a marketing channel that would exclusively promote professionally managed rentals and leveraging their knowledge and experience in the accommodations industry, Condo-World launched a collaborative program to connect travelers with an exclusive group of the best rental companies outside of their home base in North Myrtle Beach using their established brand. Condo-World is now partnering with select rental companies in Destin, Panama City Beach, South Walton/30A, Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge, Hilton Head, and Orlando.

Hawaiian Beach Rentals provides affordable and luxurious places to stay in all of the most desirable areas of Hawaii, from the excitement of Honolulu and Waikiki on Oahu to pristine, remote locations on the outer islands of Maui, Kauai, Molokai, Lanai, and the Big Island, for a Hawaii vacation rental experience you will remember the rest of your life.

Perfleek is a listing platform designed to empower you to build your entire business profitably, while capitalizing on your unique ability to create genuine relationships with your customers. One low annual listing fee extends your advertising reach, enables direct communication with your customers, and provides flexibility to set your policies and fees. Have units for sale or available for long-term rental? Perfleek users can easily filter for these types of units as well. The help you want without prohibitive requirements — now integrated with Escapia  for easy listing syncs.

Tweener Homes is a new marketing platform that can help you diversify your marketing plan and increase demand during times when your rental homes have lower occupancy. Tweener Homes is not another vacation rental company. By listing your properties on TweenerHomes.com, your rentals will be showcased to a new audience of home renter. Tweener Homes helps home builder and real estate broker clients, who are in between permanent residences, to secure a temporary rental home until they have access to their new permanent home. Rent for months at a time, not days at a time! Less move-ins, move-outs, cleanings, and headaches!

Since 1998, Aloha Condos and Homes has been providing hundreds of thousands of guests to Hawaii with an easy way to book some of the finest Hawaiian vacation condos and homes at incredible values. Their honest business philosophy combined with our real-time booking website provides guests specific properties with the assurance that "What You See is What You Get" - including accurate rates, photos, videos, reviews, and real-time availability.

BeachGuide.com is a complete beach vacation planning website, offering a convenient way for property managers and hotel professionals to connect with prospective guests. Their vacation rental listings include detailed property descriptions, rates, photos, special deals, and other useful information for customers. Their marketing network includes a strong social media presence on Facebook, Pinterest, and Twitter; a BeachGuide iPhone App offering the same useful information as their website plus interactive travel directions; and an effective e-mail marketing program. BeachGuide.com also publishes two printed guidebooks annually. Distributed at strategic locations throughout the Southeast, BeachGuide and Resort Guide of the Gulf Coast have been helping travelers plan their beach vacations since 1984.

CayDirect.com is the Cayman Islands official condo and villa reservation service and is backed by both the Cayman Island Department of Tourism and the Cayman Islands Tourism Association. Their custom, real-time booking engine is direct linked to over 300 of the islands' condos and villas. This offers the consumer an innovative tool with an easy-to-understand interface, which results in a far superior customer experience! For property managers, CayDirect.com’s "NO start up cost" and "Pay for Performance" pricing model ensures that you only pay commission on bookings that they actually produce for you.

CaymanVacation.com has over 28 years of experience representing over 300 luxury and deluxe vacation rental condos and private villas on Grand Cayman. They combine outstanding traditional travel agency services with the latest instant book online technology. They leverage extensive search engine optimization and marketing technology and social media to drive website traffic, engagement, and bookings. CaymanVacation.com currently partners with 10 Escapia resorts on Grand Cayman, with featured sections on their site for each of the Escapia partner resorts and properties. They can help you drive top line revenue today.

LeaLea Vacation Rentals, operated by H.I.S. Hawaii, offers advertising in the Japanese market for vacation rentals units in Hawaii managed by vacation property management companies.

For over 20 years, Hawaii Vacation Condos Inc./RBC Travel Management has been committed to providing travelers with the best possible experience, whether assisting them with accommodations, air transportation, car rental, trip protection, or activities. They offer a full array of travel options through their advanced technology, and they pride themselves on providing personalized service through the booking process. Through committed relationships with key suppliers and vacation rental property managers, Hawaii Vacation Condos Inc. provides outstanding value and lets their travelers deal directly with the travel source after bookings. Gain new travelers by working with Hawaii Vacation Condos Inc. and let their experience get you more bookings.

Simpleview (formerly JackRabbit Systems) develops online travel software for destination and travel portal websites. The BookDirect™ search engine is designed to improve website functionality and usability to enhance the visitor’s experience and increase room nights in the selected destination on city and state tourism (DMO) websites in North America. Consumers enter dates into the engine to search for rates and availability for rooms and then click to book directly with the lodging properties. By linking consumers directly to lodging properties, the BookDirect™ search engine creates an innovative consumer experience for booking rooms that leaves the most profit with the lodging property.

Easily book your tropical condo rentals with tropicalbound.com. The beaches, waterfalls, palm trees, and cold Mai Tais make the islands a perfect place to relax with your family or just you and your partner. Let them provide you with custom accommodations to help make this the trip of your dreams! Tropicalbound.com has the perfect tropical vacation rentals for the most reasonable prices. Our prices are cheaper than at the booking offices right on-site.

Rent 30A is the premier listing platform for home and condo rentals along scenic Highway 30A in Florida's Emerald Coast. They attract high-quality web traffic interested solely in 30A vacation rentals. Their customers skew to higher incomes and the majority have stayed on 30A previously and are planning a trip in the next six to twelve months.

Gulf Coast Reservations is a market leader in direct navigation domains, and their websites have been among the top online destinations for vacation planning in each area they serve for over 16 years. Gulf Coast Reservations' network distribution includes DestinReservations.com, GulfShoresReservations.com, FortWaltonBeachReservations.com, PCBeachReservations.com, PerdidoKeyReservations.com, GulfCoastReservations.com, and more. Make Gulf Coast Reservations your channel partner today to add significant incremental rental income for your owners with no risk in their pay-for-performance model.

Resort Town Reservations is an online travel partner working with property management companies nationwide. By working with a select number of property managers in each market, they provide inventory that fits their guests while creating micro-websites in each market, so properties don't get lost amongst thousands of properties. Having built a massive guest database over the years, Resort Town Reservations has repeat guests looking for advice and guidance on trying new destinations. By harnessing the power of the EscapiaNET connection, property rates, availability, images, and descriptions are uploaded and live on each website. Guests have the option of booking directly online or speaking with a destination advisor, and reservations process in the property management software.

SmokyMountains.com is the preeminent destination portal for the Smoky Mountains region. Their marketing efforts, which have been featured by hundreds of top-tier news organizations, drive millions of annual website visits. The founding team includes two expert-level digital marketers that are laser-focused on delivering results for their partners. Everything from their website address to the trip-planning content inspires visitor confidence and produces results. The website features content and properties in Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge, Sevierville, Townsend, and Wears Valley. By partnering with SmokyMountains.com, your brand will receive unparalleled brand exposure.

VisitBreck.com, the premiere online vacation rental portal for Breckenridge, Colorado, offers maximum exposure for professionally-managed, high quality vacation properties. Through seamless Escapia integration, you have immediate access to their proven, technology-driven booking system. Their highly-experienced local sales and marketing team will generate increased year-round bookings for your mountain properties. Offering 24/7 sales coverage, they generate, capture, and immediately respond to your sales leads. Providing complete transparency between you and your guest, they provide all client booking and contact details. Remember, these are your guests, they just help them find you. They secure the booking; you fulfill the guest’s vacation!

At Ski.com, 46 years in the ski-travel industry meets cutting-edge technology and free services to create the largest provider of ski vacation packages in North America. Ski.com began as s&l travel, established in Aspen, Colorado in 1971, and has since grown to provide complete ski-vacation packages to 120+ of the most popular resorts in North America, Europe, South America, and Japan.

The Corolla Light website allows guests to conduct date-specific queries for Corolla Light rental homes, even though these homes are represented by a variety of different property management companies. The site describes resort amenities and provides links for things to do, sights to see, etc. 

Grand Cayman Villas & Condos manages a portfolio of both oceanfront rental villas and condos on Grand Cayman. They specialize in both 7 Mile Beach condos and luxury private villas around the island. They link the 7 Mile Beach condos who use Escapia, and they also link with other villa booking managers on island to bring them incremental bookings for vacant weeks. Grand Cayman Villas & Condos is a member of the Cayman Islands Tourism Association (CITA) and enjoys a close relationship with the Cayman Government’s Department of Tourism. All properties must be licensed and inspected.

VacationAtMyPlace.com (VAMP) is a “local” vacation rental channel focused on the beaches of Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia. Their model was built with property managers in mind:

• There are no fees to list your company’s properties.
• Your company makes the same revenue as a direct booking.
• All bookings are pushed back through your payment processor so that you are always in control of the funds.
• They provide an in-house communication system to give guests the chance to ask questions about a property.